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TDSAT again dismisses RCV petition, over Sun TV signals
Thursday - Jul 03, 2008
Meher Khanna - Televisionpoint.com | Chennai
The M. K. Azhagiri promoted Royal Cable Vision (RCV) suffered another setback when the TDSAT for a second time rejected its petition seeking signals from the Sumangali Cable Vision (SCV) of the Sun TV group.
"You first apply to them, and if they reject then you come to us," the commission told RCV's lawyers in New Delhi on Wednesday while dismissing the petition. The commission had rejected RCV's first petition last month saying it must give SCV the details it had sought.
RCV was started in Madurai on June 9 to take on the SCV, which saw the migration of more than 400 out of the 450 cable operators in Madurai city to Azhagiri's cable network. Sun TV had refused to give its signals to RCV and that meant almost 90 per cent of viewers in Madurai are unable to watch any of Sun TV's popular programmes.
Realising that Sun TV was essential to keep his cable network afloat, Azhagiri got his lawyers to approach the TDSAT last month, even pushing for a sitting during a vacation weekend.
Sun TV also disclosed that it had also filed numerous police complaints that RCV was illegally tapping its signals from DTH platform like Dish TV and Tata Sky.
"We may even approach the courts to compel the police to act." a Sun TV official said.
In the absence of Sun TV signals on the RCV network, Sun TV's DTH service Sun Direct has been selling like hotcakes, with a waitlist of 10 days from booking to installation in Madurai.
Cable operators, who switched to RCV, have also been in a fix unable to collect their monthly subscription charges from irate customers deprived of Sun TV.
Meanwhile the state government promoted Arasu Cable Corporation is all set to be launched on July 15 and it remains to be seen if it would be able to secure Sun TV channels.
Thursday - Jul 03, 2008
Meher Khanna - Televisionpoint.com | Chennai
The M. K. Azhagiri promoted Royal Cable Vision (RCV) suffered another setback when the TDSAT for a second time rejected its petition seeking signals from the Sumangali Cable Vision (SCV) of the Sun TV group.
"You first apply to them, and if they reject then you come to us," the commission told RCV's lawyers in New Delhi on Wednesday while dismissing the petition. The commission had rejected RCV's first petition last month saying it must give SCV the details it had sought.
RCV was started in Madurai on June 9 to take on the SCV, which saw the migration of more than 400 out of the 450 cable operators in Madurai city to Azhagiri's cable network. Sun TV had refused to give its signals to RCV and that meant almost 90 per cent of viewers in Madurai are unable to watch any of Sun TV's popular programmes.
Realising that Sun TV was essential to keep his cable network afloat, Azhagiri got his lawyers to approach the TDSAT last month, even pushing for a sitting during a vacation weekend.
Sun TV also disclosed that it had also filed numerous police complaints that RCV was illegally tapping its signals from DTH platform like Dish TV and Tata Sky.
"We may even approach the courts to compel the police to act." a Sun TV official said.
In the absence of Sun TV signals on the RCV network, Sun TV's DTH service Sun Direct has been selling like hotcakes, with a waitlist of 10 days from booking to installation in Madurai.
Cable operators, who switched to RCV, have also been in a fix unable to collect their monthly subscription charges from irate customers deprived of Sun TV.
Meanwhile the state government promoted Arasu Cable Corporation is all set to be launched on July 15 and it remains to be seen if it would be able to secure Sun TV channels.
Also if Arasu cable gets going then Sun dth have to reduce its price. Only Arasu knows when it will launch 
