Government on Tuesday stated it has determined to observe the output feed of cable operators in a ”non-intrusive method” by putting in a monitoring gadget on the head-end of multi-system operators (MSO). In an advisory, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting stated monitoring gadgets will likely be put in on the head-end of the cable operators as per the provisions of the Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Act.
It cautioned that any non-cooperation will likely be seen as a violation of sub-section 4 of Section 10A of the Act and violators might face motion.
“Government has decided to monitor the output feed of MSOs in a non-intrusive manner,” a authorities official stated.
The advisory requested Cable operators to cooperate with officers or a group of Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL) visiting their premises for set up of monitoring gadgets on their head-end.
“It is also requested to furnish the requisite information regarding head-end locations, conditional access system details, transport stream, frequency detail, RF feed details, platform service details, CTAV signal distribution areas, STB seeding details etc required by BECIL officials/ team for monitoring system,” the I&B Ministry advisory stated.
Read Also: IN10 Media Network appoints Vivek Krishnani as CEO of its movie division
Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook
Source: www.financialexpress.com”