The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has directed the IPTV service providers in India to transmit eight channels of National Broadcaster, Doordarshan. The list of channels include Lok Sabha Television, DD Rajya Sabha, DD-1, DD News, DD Sports, DD Urdu, Gyan Darshan and DD Bharti.The directive supposedly has been issued in compliance with the section 8 of the Cable TV Network Regulation Act. The Cable TV act reportedly enunciates that cable TV operators are bound to broadcast minimum of two DD terrestrial channels, two Parliament channels and one regional channel.
While DTH and cable service providers have to broadcast only 5 channels on account of bandwidth limitations, the IPTV service providers are not subject to any such bandwidth limitation. Furthermore, it is anticipated that a decision to permit news in private FM radio stations may be taken by the government. It is being speculated that reading of news put out by Doordarshan, All India Radio (AIR) and accredited local and international newswire agencies will be allowed.
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