TDSAT allows DEN to avail ZEE signals on RIO

The latest order as on February 2nd, the crux of the order is all about DEN being compliant to all the audits and technical requirements. 

• TDSAT has passed this order in favour of DEN Networks
• TDSAT (Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal) directed ZEE Entertainment Limited (ZEEL) to provide channels to DEN Networks on RIO basis dismissing ZEEL’s claim that SMS and CAS of DEN were not compliant with the regulations.
• TDSAT order is after taking cognizance of Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL) audit report which found that DEN’s systems are fully compliant with TRAI regulations (Zee’s claim that DEN is non-compliant fell flat on its face).
• In its order, the Tribunal had also directed both the parties to appear before CA Mediator on February 5, 2018 and asked the Mediator to submit / furnish the result of the mediation proceedings within 10 days
• Accepting the request of BECIL for additional time, the Tribunal had granted it six weeks’ time to submit the audit report of three JV companies of DEN Networks having independent DAS license alongwith independent head-end separate CAS and SMS servers.
• DEN is in fact agreeing to pay the pending Rs. 23.50 Crore to ZEE as per the direction of the TDSAT. Now the onus is on Zee to comply with the court order.

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