As part of its campaign against illegal transmission/re-transmission of pay TV channels by cable operators and piracy of Star TV signals, officials of Star TV have filed complaints against cable operators in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, which has led to police raids on their premises, arrests and seizures of equipment.
Over the past 12 months, Star India's anti-piracy campaign has resulted in 100+ FIRs against pirating networks across the country.
Recently, raids were conducted at the control rooms of RST Digital (Karnataka), Ganesh Communication (AP) and Tanishq Communications (MP), who were found indulging in illegal transmission/re-transmission of Star pay channels.
The rampant issue of piracy in India has deprived the broadcast industry of reach and revenue worth thousands of crores.
It is widely believed that the piracy menace impacts the television medium the most with cable operators under-reporting their subscribers and indulging in illegal transmission/re-transmission of the pay channels, resulting in significant losses to the broadcasters as well as the government exchequer.
Recently, raids were conducted at the control rooms of RST Digital (Karnataka), Ganesh Communication (AP) and Tanishq Communications (MP), who were found indulging in illegal transmission/re-transmission of Star pay channels.
The rampant issue of piracy in India has deprived the broadcast industry of reach and revenue worth thousands of crores.
It is widely believed that the piracy menace impacts the television medium the most with cable operators under-reporting their subscribers and indulging in illegal transmission/re-transmission of the pay channels, resulting in significant losses to the broadcasters as well as the government exchequer.
While the implementation of Digitally Addressable Systems (DAS) in the country will be a big corrective and preventive step, the implementation of DAS all over the country is yet to be done.
In the interim, Star India, since the last few years, has adopted apolicy of 'zero tolerance' against operators indulging in illegal transmission/re-transmission of the Star pay channels.
