Ooty-based Nilgiri Cable TV has got permanent licence, while four permanent MSOs have got pan India licence after revision of areas of operation
BestMediaInfo Bureau | Mumbai | October 28, 2015
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has released the list of permanent and provisional MSOs (Multi-System Operators) in the country as on October 21, 2015. There is one addition to the list of MSOs with permanent licence, while 36 new MSOs have been given provisional registrations.
Nilgiri Cable TV, based in Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, has got permanent registration on October 20, 2015 and will operate in Phase III and Phase IV areas in Tamil Nadu.
The areas of operation have been revised pan India in DAS notified areas for these MSOs – Novabase Digital Entertainment (Delhi), Sea TV Network (Uttar Pradesh), Delhi Distribution Company, and JPR Channel (Mumbai).
The 36 new MSOs that have got provisional licences and their areas of operation are as follows:
Sky World Digital - City/ town/ area under Phase III and IV in Tamil Nadu and Union Territory of Pondicherry
Tejas Doordarshan Cable Network - In entire DAS notified areas of Aravalli, Sabarkantha and Mahfisagar districts of Gujarat and Dungarpur district of Rajasthan
Shivalik Digital - Dehradun district in Uttarakhand and Simour district in Himachal Pradesh
Pahalgam Cable Network – Anantnag district in Jammu & Kashmir under Phase III and IV
Winn Suthi Digital Network - Areas in Tamil Nadu under Phase III and IV
Sakharkherda Cable Network - Maharashtra
Kachchh Digital Network - Gujarat
Mukand Trading - North-Eastern states (Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Sikkim), Siliguri, Cooch Bihar, Jalgaon, Dinajpur, Malda, Krishna Nagar, Howrah, Purulia, Asansol, and Medinapur areas in West Bengal, and Dhanbad and Bokaro in Jharkhand
Pundir Star Digital – Pan India
Catvision - Pan India
SMR Entertainment - In Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh under all phases
Goa Digital Co-operative Society - Pan India
Sundar Digital Cable Network - Sonepat district in Haryana
ABS Digital Cable - Pan India
Broadways - Kangra, Mandi and Hamirpur districts in Himachal Pradesh
Omnero Media - Himachal Pradesh
Modern Communication – Nagaland, and Karbi Anglong and Golaghat districts in Assam
Net 9 - In states of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala and Telangana under Phase III and IV
DJ World Vision - In state of Gujarat under Phases II, III and IV
KTV Network - Neemuch, Mandsaur, and Garoth districts in Madhya Pradesh, and Pratapgarh, Chittorgarh, Kota, Jhalawar and Udaipur districts in Rajasthan
Rachit Cable Network - Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh
Signet Digital - Palghar district in Maharashtra
Cable Combine Communication - West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Sikkim, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura and Meghalaya under all Phases
Rajmoti Network - Gujarat, Daman and Diu
Skywalk Digital Network - Tamil Nadu under Phases II, III, and IV
Soham Cable Network – Maharashtra
Kamban Digital - Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Ariyalur, Cuddalore and Pudukottai districts in Tamil Nadu
Shiva Cable Network – Medak and Rangareddy districts in Telangana
Tanuku Communication Network - West Godavari, Krishna and East Godavari districts in Andhra Pradesh under Phases III and IV
LMO Digital Cable - Maharashtra under Phases II, III, and IV
Entertainment TV Club - Vellore and Krishnagiri districts in Tamil Nadu
New SkylinkVision - Saiha district in Mizoram
Jay Ambe Cable Network - Banswara district in Rajasthan, Dahod district in Gujarat, and Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh
Balaji Cable Network – Maharashtra
Shree Laxmi Narayan Cable Network – Taluka Guhagar in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra under Phases III and IV
Basanta Cable TV Network - Koraput district in Odisha
Shiva Communication - Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak and Keonjhar districts in Odisha
It may be noted here that the provisional licence of Manthan Broadband Services stands void after it was given permanent licence on September 24, 2015.
