Cable TV firms seek restriction on Prasar Bharti hosting private channels on OTT

Cable TV operators, including Siti, Hathway, Den, and GTPL, have urged the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) to restrict Prasar Bharati from onboarding private TV channels on its forthcoming OTT platform.

In a letter dated September 2 to I&B secretary Sanjay Jaju, the cable TV operators, through All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF), urged the ministry to direct Prasar Bharti to withdraw its notice inviting application from broadcasters to offer their linear TV channels for the former’s OTT platform. A copy of the letter was seen by FE.