Thursday 11 February 2016

MIB grants permission to 983 private satellite TV channels; Star India receives nod for 10 channels & Viacom18 for 7 channels


MIB informed in an official release said that there are 857 private satellite TV channels that have valid permission. Out of which 399 are news and current affairs channels, whereas 458 channels are non-news and current affairs channels.
Star India emerged as the biggest gainer, as it has received permission to launch 10 channels, followed by Viacom18 which launched 7 new channels. Sony Pictures Network (SPN) and The Times Group launch 4 new channels each, while Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. Launched 2 channels.
Out of 725 permitted uplink TV channels from India and also downlink to India, 377 are news channels and 372 are non-news.
Likewise, there are only 20 TV channels which have permission for uplink from India but not permitted to downlink in India, which includes 7 news channels and 13 non-news genre.
Out of 88 TV channels which have permission to only downlink into India, 15 are news channels and rest 73 are from non-news category.