TDSAT: Star Den provide Star India channels to WWIL
Televisionpoint.com Correspondent | Mumbai
The Telecom Disputes and Settlements Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) passed an interim order directing the distributor Star Den to provide their television channel feed to the Headend-In-The-Sky (HITS) service platform of Wire & Wireless India Ltd (WWIL).
This interim measure was in response to a petition filed by WWIL, an Essel Group company, against Star Den Media Services, who were denying their feed to the HITS service. Star Den distributes the Star India group of channels.
WWIL, which is one of the largest cable companies in the country, has about 70 lakh analogue cable subscribers and about 2.5 lakh digital cable subscribers at the moment. The company is planning to launch its HITS service soon as the TDSAT has directed Star Den to supply its group of channels to the multi-system operator.
WWIL will, however, have to take the channels at the RIO (reference interconnect offer) rates and terms that Star Den has filed with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
"We were willing to give WWIL the channels at RIO rates for their HITS platform," says Gurjeev Singh Kapoor, CEO, Star Den.
While passing the interim order, Justice Arun Kumar, chairman, TDSAT, said, "Star Den will supply signals of its channels to WWIL on both a la carte and bouquet RIO rates. Star Den will also provide activated decoders to the MSO by 23 October 2008."Star Den distributes the Star and Network18 group of channels.
The counsel for WWIL (petitioner) argued that the rates for Conditional Access System areas should be fixed at Rs 5 while the rates for non-CAS areas should be fixed at the DTH price (according to which prices of channels have been fixed at 50 per cent of analogue cable rates).
The Telecom Disputes and Settlements Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) passed an interim order directing the distributor Star Den to provide their television channel feed to the Headend-In-The-Sky (HITS) service platform of Wire & Wireless India Ltd (WWIL).
This interim measure was in response to a petition filed by WWIL, an Essel Group company, against Star Den Media Services, who were denying their feed to the HITS service. Star Den distributes the Star India group of channels.
WWIL, which is one of the largest cable companies in the country, has about 70 lakh analogue cable subscribers and about 2.5 lakh digital cable subscribers at the moment. The company is planning to launch its HITS service soon as the TDSAT has directed Star Den to supply its group of channels to the multi-system operator.
WWIL will, however, have to take the channels at the RIO (reference interconnect offer) rates and terms that Star Den has filed with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
"We were willing to give WWIL the channels at RIO rates for their HITS platform," says Gurjeev Singh Kapoor, CEO, Star Den.
While passing the interim order, Justice Arun Kumar, chairman, TDSAT, said, "Star Den will supply signals of its channels to WWIL on both a la carte and bouquet RIO rates. Star Den will also provide activated decoders to the MSO by 23 October 2008."Star Den distributes the Star and Network18 group of channels.
The counsel for WWIL (petitioner) argued that the rates for Conditional Access System areas should be fixed at Rs 5 while the rates for non-CAS areas should be fixed at the DTH price (according to which prices of channels have been fixed at 50 per cent of analogue cable rates).
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