Regulations for the Indian Broadcasting Industry

Executive Summary

Key Terms

Industry Value Chain

Market Overview

Broadcasting Sector Growth Drivers

Television Channels in India

Television Broadcast in India—1959 to 2014

Regulations and Amendments

Regulations and Amendments (continued)

THE PRASAR BHARATI (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990

THE CABLE TELEVISION NETWORKS RULES, 1994

Cable Television Network Rules 1995—Impact on the Industry

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)

Policy Guidelines for Uplinking from India (continued)

Policy Guidelines for Uplinking from India (continued)

Prescribed Program Code

Advertisement Codes

Procedure for TV Channel Launch

Grant of Permission

Licence Fee and Renewal Process

Regulatory Bodies Pertinent to the India Broadcast Industry

Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill 2007—Statutory Bodies for Regulation of the Broadcast Industry

Foreign Direct Investment Proposals

Some of the Directives that are being Disputed

Digitization

Digitization (continued)

IPTV Service

IPTV Service (continued)

Carriage Fee Regulations

Cable Television Tariff Order 2014—TRAI

Tariff Orders for Set Top Box—TRAI, 27th May, 2013

Digital Set Top Box—Prescribed Specifications

Digital Set Top Box—Prescribed Specifications (continued)

Government Agencies and Industry Bodies

List of HD Channels in India

List of Pay Channels

List of Pay Channels (continued)

Leading Broadcasters/Aggregators

List of Top 20 MSOs (By Area and Period of License)

List of DTH Operators

Legal Disclaimer

The Frost & Sullivan Story

Value Proposition: Future of Your Company & Career

Global Perspective

Industry Convergence

360º Research Perspective

Implementation Excellence

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