TRAI's new year bonanza: Now you get more channels at lesser price
To
protect consumer interests, the Telecom
Regulatory Authority of India
(Trai) on Wednesday has released amendments to the New
Tariff Order
(NTO). According to the new order, number of free-to-air channels has
increased, pricing for pay channels has reduced and TRAI has capped
the number of bouquets of pay channels offered by broadcasters.
Analysts
say this move is likely to lower the average revenue per user (ARPU)
for TV operators. It had surged by close to 60 per cent, on an
average, after the NTO took effect. This would mean a lower share of
revenue for broadcasters, who used to get almost 50 per cent share
after the NTO came into being in February last year. It will
negatively impact broadcasters’ revenue, which had grown 30-40 per
cent year-on-year due to the higher share and increased ARPU.
At
present, direct-to-home (DTH) or cable TV operators provide only 100
channels for a network capacity fee (NCF) levy of Rs 153. Now, cable
operators will have to provide 200 channels for Rs 153. Read
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