Regulations for the Indian Broadcasting Industry
Regulations for the Indian Broadcasting Industry
Guidelines and Regulations regarding FDI and DAS Critical for the Growth of Television Services in India
12-Sep-2016
South Asia, Middle East & North Africa
Description
The TV broadcast industry has evolved significantly over the last decade characterized by growing business models, increased competition, changing regulations, and above all a significant shift in consumer preferences. The TV industry in India is also undergoing a lot of changes as a result of digitization mandates.
Low entry barriers and an ease in regulation around broadcasting licenses in the late nineties led many entrepreneurs and organizations to enter the television segment, and a gradual increase in the number of channels over the past decade. Despite the tremendous growth in the number of TV channels in the last few years this sector had to face difficulties primarily due to capacity constraints and non-addressable nature of the network. This led to recommendations for implementation of DAS - Digital Addressable Cable TV Systems by the Government on 5th August 2010. The implementation of Digitization was decided to take place in a phased manner covering metropolitan cities in the first place followed by tier-2 and tier-3 cities and rest of India.
This insight includes an overview of the broadcasting industry in India, its drivers and the major regulations impacting television broadcasters, cable TV, Direct-To-Home (DTH) and Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service operators. The study discusses the role of all major regulatory bodies and the regulations that related to uplinking, downlinking, program codes, advertisement codes, licensing framework, new channel launch, foreign direct investments (FDI), carriage fees and set-top boxes.
Table of Contents
Key Findings
Key Terms
Key Terms (continued)
Industry Value Chain
Timeline—1959 to 2016
Market Overview
Broadcasting Sector Growth Drivers
Television Channels in India
Note
Major Regulations & Amendments
The Prasar Bharathi(Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990
The Cable Television Network Rules, 1994
Cable Television Network Rules 1995—Impact on the Industry
Cable Television Network Rules 1995—Impact on the Industry (continued)
Sports Broadcasting Signal(Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007
Other Regulations and Acts
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Act, 1997
Policy Guidelines for Uplinking from India
Policy Guidelines for Uplinking from India (continued)
Procedure for grant of Permission for Uplinking
Policy Guidelines for Downlinking from India
Policy Guidelines for Downlinking from India (continued)
Procedure for grant of Permission for Downlinking
Licence Fee and Renewal Process
Prescribed Program Code
Prescribed Program Code (continued)
Advertisement Codes
Advertisement Codes—Focus on Women
Licensing Framework for MSO
Regulations for The Indian Broadcasting Industry
Procedure—Primary Eligibility Criteria
Licence Fee and Renewal Process
Regulatory Bodies pertinent to the Indian Broadcast Industry
Statutory Bodies For Regulation of the Broadcast Industry—Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill 2007
Foreign Direct Investment Proposals
Some Directives being Disputed
Some Directives being Disputed (continued)
Channel Aggregator Dispute—A Case Study
Digitization
Digitization (continued)
IPTV Service
IPTV Service (continued)
Carriage Fee Regulations
Has Digitization brought down carriage fees?
Has Digitization brought down carriage fees? (continued)
The Register Of Interconnect Agreements, 2014
Cable Television Tariff Order 2014—TRAI
Commodity Pricing for Cable TV
Tariff Orders for Set Top Box—TRAI, 27th May, 2013
The Last Word
Legal Disclaimer
TRAI Consultations on Broadcast & Cable Services
Government Agencies and Industry Bodies
List of HD Channels in India
List of HD Channels in India (continued)
List of Pay Channels
List of Pay Channels (continued)
List of Pay Channels (continued)
Leading Broadcasters/ Aggregators
Leading Broadcasters/ Aggregators (continued)
List of Top 20 MSOs ( By area and period of License)
List of Top 20 MSOs (By area and period of License) (continued)
List of DTH Operators
Digital Set Top Box—Prescribed Specifications
Digital Set Top Box—Prescribed Specifications (continued)
The Frost & Sullivan Story
Value Proposition: Future of Your Company & Career
Global Perspective
Industry Convergence
360º Research Perspective
Implementation Excellence
Our Blue Ocean Strategy
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Podcast | No |
Author | Vidya Subramanian Nath |
Industries | Entertainment and Media |
WIP Number | 9AC1-00-20-00-00 |
Keyword 1 | TV broadcast industry |
Keyword 2 | TV broadcast industry in India |
Keyword 3 | implementation of DAS system |
Is Prebook | No |