Broadcasters may move court against Trai ruling on pay channels

Mumbai: TV broadcasters are planning to mount a legal challenge to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (Trai) directive on making pay channels that are available on DD Free Dish free to other distributors, sources privy to the development said.

The broadcasters are likely to move court against the Trai notification through industry bodies like Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation and News Broadcasters and Digital Association, they added.