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Nithya Subramanian

New Delhi , March 18

THE recent controversy surrounding Ten Sports has led to the Government considering norms for channels beaming into India.

Currently several channels are being uplinked from international hubs and are downlinked in India. But there are no laws pertaining to downlinking of channels in India.

The Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has started looking into the regulatory framework in different parts of the world before finalising its strategy.

"In India, most broadcasters are registered as marketing agents or foreign telecasting companies, while the foreign parent has the rights to the signals. Hence, there is no method to monitor the channels available here," said Government sources.

This came to light when Taj TV Pvt Ltd, India told the Supreme Court that Ten Sports was owned by a company based in Dubai, Taj TV Pvt Ltd Dubai, which also owned the rights to the ongoing Indo-Pak cricket matches. The Indian entity is just a marketing agent, it added.

A final decision on the norms and who would monitor them would be taken only after the forthcoming elections.

"Either the Government or the regulator must gather information on channels available in India. Currently, there is no listing of channels uplinking from overseas," the sources said.

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