{"id":40598,"date":"2019-01-17T17:40:13","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T12:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=40598"},"modified":"2019-01-17T17:40:13","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T12:10:13","slug":"trai-new-regulatory-framework-would-make-tv-choices-a-la-carte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/trai-new-regulatory-framework-would-make-tv-choices-a-la-carte\/","title":{"rendered":"TRAI new regulatory framework would make TV choices &#8211; &#8221; \u00e0 la carte &#8220;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/business\/Industry\/tv-choices-a-la-carte\/article26006645.ece\"><strong>TRAI new regulatory framework would make TV choices &#8211; &#8221; \u00e0 la carte &#8220;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Important Facts:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>&#8220;\u00e0 la carte&#8221; means:<\/u><\/strong> If you eat \u00e0 la carte, you choose each dish from a separate list instead of eating a fixed combination of dishes at a fixed price<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Reasons for new TRAI regulatory guidelines:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To <strong>address the issue of transparency in cable service and to provide real choice to consumer<\/strong> unrealized since Digitization of cable TV network in March, 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Salient Features of TRAI regulatory guidelines:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New guidelines will <strong>come into effect from February 1, 2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Applicable to all Direct to Home (DTH) and Local cable operators<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Customers could <strong>choose set of channels they want to view<\/strong> rather than pre decided packs provided earlier by service providers<\/li>\n<li>Customer needs to pay only for channels chosen<\/li>\n<li><strong>MRP of channels should be display on TV screen through Electronic Program Guide<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Additionally, Distributors and Broadcasters can provide bouquets of channels but with price transparency<\/li>\n<li><strong>Network Capacity Fees with upper ceiling of Rs 130\/ 100 channels<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>High definition channel will be counted as two Standard definition channel for determining network capacity fees<\/li>\n<li>Subscribers with advanced payment could not be charged higher and would be adjusted if they want to switch to new package wrt February 1, 2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Benefits of TRAI regulatory guidelines:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide <strong>real choice to consumers<\/strong> by allowing them to choose channels set they want to view<\/li>\n<li>Transparency in cable price through on screen display would <strong>reduce monthly cable\/DTH bill<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Covers all cable operators providing <strong>uniform regulatory standard<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Some educational channels like Swayam Prabha 32 DTH channels would be get wide viewer base<\/li>\n<li>Provides equal opportunities for all channel for consumer choices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Concerns of TRAI regulatory guidelines:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Broadcasters concern of <strong>drop in subscription of unpopular channels<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Distribution Platform Operators (DPO) concern of <strong>drop in their share of revenue<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Possibility of <strong>Black Out of TV channels<\/strong> during transition period<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRAI new regulatory framework would make TV choices &#8211; 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