No MSO carrying more than 386 TV channels in first quarter of fiscal 2014-15: TRAI

The maximum number of TV channels being carried by any reporting multi-system operator in the first quarter ending June 2014 of the current fiscal is 386, according to a report by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. In conventional analogue form, the maximum number of channels being carried by any reporting MSO is rates is 100.

There were a total of 186 pay channels as reported by broadcasters for which the wholesale channels taken on record. At present apart from the Freedish DTH service of Doordarshan, there are six private DTH Operators. All the six private DTH Operators are offering pay DTH services.