Digital television transition in India

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Digital television transition in India began in 2010.

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Digital satellite and cable TV

The Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2011 has made digital satellite and cable television transition mandatory in four phases. It was implemented after multiple extensions of analogue switch-off dates. The broadcasters, Multi System Operators (MSOs), and Local Cable Operators (LCOs) were ordered by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to end analogue transmission completely on 31 March 2017. [1] [2] [3]

Phased implementation [4]
PhaseAreaRegulatory direction for Analogue Switch-offActual Implementation Date
I4 metros – Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai30 June 201231 October 2012 (Delhi and Mumbai); 15 February 2013 (Kolkata); 17 August 2017 (Chennai) [5]
II38 cities with a population of more than 1 million31 March 20131 January 2014
IIIAll other urban areas across India with a municipality30 September 201431 January 2017 [6] [7]
IVRest of India31 December 201431 March 2017 [1]

Digital terrestrial TV

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had set the deadlines for the completion of the transition to digital-terrestrial TV Phase I (Metro cities) by 31 December 2019, Phase II (cities having a population of more than one million) by 31 December 2021, and Phase III (the rest of India) by 31 December 2023.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cut-Off Date For Phase IV of Cable TV Digitisation Extended". NDTV.com. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Full transition to digital cable TV in 2016", Business Line , Chennai, 24 September 2015
  3. ↑ Gupta, Swastik; Tiwari, Mradul; Deep, Abhay; Gupta, Alka; Garg, Himanshu; Yadav, Alok Kumar (March 2015). "Transition from analog to digital television a much awaited change in India". 2015 IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Technologies (ICECCT). Coimbatore, India: IEEE. pp. 1–5. doi:10.1109/ICECCT.2015.7226180. ISBN   978-1-4799-6084-2. S2CID   17904728.
  4. ↑ Kapoor, Arun; Mittal, Amit; Sharma, Sandhir; Dhiman, Rahul (3 October 2017). "Evolution from Analogue to Digital Television in India: An Update of Stakeholders' Subscription Revenues and Challenges". International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research. 15: 361–379 – via ResearchGate.
  5. ↑ "MIB asks Arasu: Give proof of analogue switch-off". Indian Television Dot Com. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "No extension for analogue TV signal in India". Public Media Alliance. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  7. ↑ ANI (25 January 2017). "Centre warns cable operators to switch off analogue signals in Phase III urban areas or face seizure of equipment". India.com. Retrieved 30 March 2019.


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