According to The Economic Times, India's Information and Broadcasting ministry has issued a notification about which cable operators must show the 24 channels to all their subscribers, in cities where digitisation has been implemented. This follows the increased channel-carrying capacity of cable networks after digitisation, adds the report. The government has already implemented digitisation in four metros and 38 other major cities, and the I&B ministry intends to make … [Read more...] about “Must-carry” rule implemented in major Indian cities
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Thailand’s NBTC to pass “must-carry” rules
Following complaints by TrueVisions subscribers that they could not watch Euro 2012 LIVE, Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission’s (NBTC) broadcasting committee has approved the draft of "must-carry" rules to prevent non-availability of free-TV programmes on some platforms because of copyright restrictions, according to a report by The Nation. Under the “must-carry” rules, transmission frequencies for radio or television broadcasting and … [Read more...] about Thailand’s NBTC to pass “must-carry” rules
