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TRAI new Rules for DTH: Pay only for the Channels you Watch

TRAI new Rules for DTH: Pay only for the Channels you Watch

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Love TV Shows? Here’s good news for you. As per TRAI new rules for DTH, you need not to pay for the TV channels that you don’t want to watch.

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TRAI has now announced a new framework, where you can choose the TV channels and pay only for those channels.

Now you are the decision maker, you have the total freedom to choose what you want to watch on your TV and pay only for that.

As per the TRAI new rules for DTH, every channel will come with a price (MRP). You can choose your favourite channel individually or you can choose bouquets of channels offered by the Broadcasters.

The new TRAI rules indicate that no distributor can charge above the MRP rate declared by the broadcaster. The good part is all the Free to AIR channels will be available to you for free.

TRAI new rules for DTH- Price details

As per the TRAI DTH framework, you can chose 100 channels at Rs 130. If you want to view more channels you need to pay additional Rs 20 per 25 channels.

Why TRAI new rules for DTH?

Currently, there are so many TV channels are available to watch, but you may not watch all the channels and some channels you don’t like at all.

The new TRAI DTH framework allows you to chose the channels that you want to watch and you have no need to watch unwanted channels any more.

TRAI Channel Price List

S. NoName of the channelMRPType of Channel
1ABP Ananda0.5SD
2ABP Majha0.5SD
3The History Channel4SD
4FY1 TV181SD
5FY1 TV18 (HD)1HD
6Histroy TV 18 HD9HD
7Asianet19SD
8Asianet Plus5SD
9Asianet Movies15SD
10Suvarna Plus5SD
11Star Suvarna  HD19HD
12Asianet HD19HD
13Star Suvarna19SD
14AATH4SD
15SONY Marathi4SD
16BBC World News1SD
17Zoom1SD
18Romedy Now8SD
19MN +10HD
20Mirror Now3SD
21ET NOW3SD
22Times Now5SD
23Romedy Now HD10HD
24Movies Now HD15HD
25MNX HD10HD
26MNX8SD
27Times Now HD7HD
28BTVi3SD
29Travel XP HD9HD
30Travel XP Tamil1.5SD
31JAN TV PLUS50SD
32Animal Planet2SD
33Discovery Channel4SD
34Discovery Channel – Tamil4SD
35Discovery Kids Channel3SD
36Discovery Science1SD
37Discovery Turbo1SD
38Discovery Jeet1SD
39Discovery HD World6HD
40Animal Planet HD World3HD
41TLC HD world3HD
42Discovery Jeet HD2HD
43TLC2SD
44Dsport4SD
45Disney Junior4SD
46UTV Movies2SD
47Marvel HQ (Disney XD)4SD
48Disney International HD12HD
49Hungama TV6SD
50The Disney Channel8SD
51UTV HD8HD
52ETV17SD
53ETV Andhra Pradesh1SD
54ETV – Telangana1SD
55ETV Cinema6SD
56ETV Life1SD
57ETV Plus7SD
58ETV Abhiruchi2SD
59ETV HD19HD
60ETV Plus HD10HD
61ETV Cinema HD10HD
62ETV Abhiruchi HD4HD
63ETV Life HD3HD
64EPIC TV (HD Distribution)2HD
65UTV Bindass1SD
66UTV Action2SD
67Topper TV59.32SD
68News 18 Lokmat0.5SD
69Living Foodz HD10HD
70Living Travelz0.1SD
71Living Rootz0.1SD
72Z Living0.1SD
73J Movies3.75SD
74Jaya Max3.75SD
75Jaya Plus1SD
76Jaya TV HD19HD
77SONY BBC EARTH4SD
78SONY BBC EARTH HD10HD
79Travel XP3SD
80Good Times1.5SD
81NDTV 24*73SD
82NDTV India1SD
83NDTV Profit1SD
84Fox Life1SD
85National Geographic Channel (NGC)2SD
86Fox Life HD1HD
87Nat Geo  Wild1SD
88National Geographic HD10HD
89Nat Geo Music HD1HD
90Nat Geo Wild HD5HD
91Nat Geo People HD1HD
92Baby TV HD1HD
93NHK World Premium (HD
Distribution)		1800HD
94Prarthana2SD
95Tarang10SD
96Tarang Music2SD
97Alankar4SD
98News 18 Bihar Jharkhand0.5SD
99News 18 Madhya Pradesh /
Chattisgarh		0.5SD
100News 18 Rajasthan0.5SD
101News 18 Uttar Pradesh/ Uttaranchal0.5SD
102News 18 Urdu0.5SD
103News 18 Kannada0.5SD
104News 18 Bangla0.5SD
105News 18 Punjab / Haryana /
Himanchal Pradesh		0.5SD
106News 18 Gujarati0.5SD
107News 18 Odia0.5SD
108Raj Musix Kannada0.25SD
109Raj Digital Plus1.5SD
110Raj Musix1SD
111Raj News0.25SD
112Raj TV3SD
113Vissa TV0.5SD
114Sarthak TV19SD
115Mega 241SD
116Mega Musiq2SD
117Mega TV5SD
118Sony YAY!2SD
119AXN5SD
120SET MAX15SD
121MIX1SD
122SAB19SD
123SONY ENTERTAINMENT
CHANNEL (SET)		19SD
124PIX10SD
125SIX15SD
126MAX 21SD
127PAL1SD
128SET HD19HD
129SIX  HD19HD
130PIX HD15HD
131MAX HD17HD
132SONY ESPN HD7HD
133Ten 2 HD17HD
134Ten 3 HD17HD
135SONY ESPN5SD
136AXN HD7HD
137Ten 215SD
138Ten 119SD
139Ten 317SD
140Ten 1 HD19HD
141SONY Wah1SD
142SAB HD19HD
143Star Sports 34SD
144Star Sports 1 Tamil17SD
145Star Sports Select 27SD
146Star Bharat10SD
147Movies OK1SD
148Star Sports 1 Hindi19SD
149Star Gold8SD
150Star Jalsha19SD
151Star Movies12SD
152Star Gold Select7SD
153Star Plus19SD
154Star Pravah9SD
155Star Sports 119SD
156Star Sports 26SD
157Star World8SD
158Jalsha Movies6SD
159Star Sports HD 219HD
160Star Sports  HD 119HD
161Star Bharat HD19HD
162Star Gold HD10HD
163Star Movies HD19HD
164Star Plus HD19HD
165Star World Prmiere HD9HD
166Star Sports 1 HD Hindi19HD
167Star Sports Select 119SD
168Star Movies Select HD10HD
169Star World HD9HD
170Star Sports First1SD
171MAA Gold2SD
172MAA Movies10SD
173MAA Music1SD
174MAA TV19SD
175Star Pravah HD15HD
176Star Jalsha HD19HD
177Jalsha Movies HD19HD
178Star Sports Select HD 119HD
179Star Sports Select HD 210HD
180MAA HD19HD
181Star Gold Select HD10HD
182MAA Movies HD19HD
183Star Sport 1 Telugu19SD
184Star Sport 1 Kannada19SD
185Star Utsav1SD
186Star Utsav Movies1SD
187Adithya TV9SD
188Chintu TV6SD
189Chutti TV6SD
190Gemini Comedy5SD
191Gemini Life5SD
192Gemini Movies17SD
193Gemini Music4SD
194Gemini News0.1SD
195Gemini TV19SD
196KTV19SD
197Surya Movies11SD
198Kushi TV4SD
199SUN Life9SD
200Sun Music6SD
201Sun News1SD
202Surya Music4SD
203SUN TV19SD
204Surya Comedy4SD
205Surya TV12SD
206Udaya Comedy6SD
207Udaya Movies16SD
208Udaya Music6SD
209Udaya News0.1SD
210Udaya TV17SD
211Kochu TV5SD
212Sun TV HD19HD
213KTV HD19HD
214Sun Music HD19HD
215Gemini TV HD19HD
216Gemini Music HD19HD
217Gemini Movies HD19HD
218Surya TV HD19HD
219Udaya TV HD19HD
220Food Food TV0.3SD
221Cartoon Network4.25SD
222CNN International0.5SD
223HBO10SD
224POGO4.25SD
225Cartoon Network HD+10HD
226WB1SD
227HBO HD15HD
228CNN News 182SD
229CNBC Bajaar1SD
230CNBC TV 18 Prime HD1HD
231CNBC Awaaz1SD
232News 18 Tamil Nadu0.5SD
233News 18 Kerala0.5SD
234News 18 Assam / North East0.5SD
235News 18 India1SD
236CNBC TV 184SD
237Aaj Tak1SD
238India Today1.5SD
239AAJ Tak HD2HD
240Aaj Tak Tez0.5SD
241Colors19SD
242Comedy Central (HD Distribution)9HD
243MTV3SD
244NICK6SD
245NICK JR8SD
246SONIC2SD
247VH 1 (HD Distribution)2HD
248Colors Infinity HD9HD
249Colors Infinity7SD
250Colors HD19HD
251NICKS HD+10HD
252Rishtey Cineplex3SD
253MTV Beats0.5SD
254Colors Kannada HD19HD
255Colors Marathi HD19HD
256Colors Bangla HD14HD
257Colors Super8SD
258Colors Bangla11SD
259Colors Gujarati8SD
260Colors Kannada19SD
261Colors Marathi15SD
262Colors Oriya6SD
263MTV Beats HD1HD
264Colors Tamil3SD
265Cineplex HD5HD
266VH 11SD
267Colors Tamil HD7HD
268MTV HD+5HD
269Rishtey1SD
270Colors Kannada Cinema2SD
271Comedy Gujarati Cinema1SD
272Comedy Central7SD
273Vijay TV17SD
274Vijay Super2SD
275Vijay HD19HD
27624 Ghanta0.5SD
277Zee  Bollywood2SD
278Zee Action1SD
279Zee Bangla Cinema8SD
280Zee Café HD19HD
281Zee Café15SD
282Zee Cinema19SD
283Zee Talkies17SD
284Zee TV19SD
285Zing1SD
286& Picture10SD
287Zee Bangla19SD
288Zee Marathi19SD
289Living Foodz1SD
290Zee TV HD19HD
291Zee Cinema HD19HD
292& TV12SD
293& TV HD19HD
294Zee Kannada19SD
295Zee Telugu19SD
296& Pictures HD19HD
297Zee Cinemalu10SD
298Zee Yuva10SD
299Zee Marathi HD19HD
300Living Zen0.1SD
301& Prive HD19HD
302Zee Bangla HD19HD
303Zee Tamil HD19HD
304Zee Cinemalu HD16HD
305Zee Telugu HD19HD
306Zee Tamil12SD
307Zee Kannada HD19HD
308Zee Anmol Cinema1SD
309& Flix HD19HD
310& Flix15SD
311Zee Keralam HD8HD
312Zee Keralam0.1SD
313Zee ETC1SD
314Zee Anmol1SD
315Big Magic1SD
316Big Ganga2SD
317Zee Talkies HD19HD
318Zee 24 Taas0.5SD
319Zee Kalinga0.5SD
320Zee Business0.5SD
321Zee Punjab Haryana Himachal0.5SD
322Zee Madhya Pradesh Chattisgarh0.5SD
323Zee Salaam1SD
324Zee 24 Kalak0.5SD
325WION1SD
326Zee Uttar Pradesh Uttrakhand0.5SD
327Zee Hindustan0.5SD
328Ezmall.com0.1SD
329Zee Bihar Jharkhand0.5SD
330Zee News0.5SD
331Zee Rajasthan News0.5SD
332Movies Now12SD

The TRAI new rules for DTH will be effective from Jan 1st 2019. Please keep watching this space for more information on TRAI DTH news

Also see: How to select DTH channels as per TRAI? (Explained in detail)

The TRAI new rules for DTH will be effective from Jan 1st 2019. Please keep watching this space for more information on TRAI DTH news.

Update: TRAI extends the implementation of new rules till January 31st

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Friday gave time till January 31 for consumers to select channels of their choice under the new framework for broadcasting and cable services and said all existing packs of subscribers will continue uninterrupted till then.

The TRAI, in March, 2017, had notified the new regulatory framework for Broadcasting and Cable services and re-notified it on July 3, 2018, prescribing the implementation schedule. According to the implementation schedule, all the service providers were required to complete the preparation for migration to new framework by December 28, 2018, as the new framework will come into force the next day.

In order to facilitate all service providers to migrate their subscribers from old to new framework without causing inconvenience, TRAI, after consultations with broadcasters, DTH operators, and MSOs (multi-system operators), has given them more time to seek options from subscribers for smooth and interruption-free migrations.

“All existing packs/plans/bouquets to the subscribers will continue uninterrupted till January 31, 2019. No service provider to disconnect any signal or feed to any MSO/LCO (local cable operator)/subscriber till January 2019,” TRAI said in a statement.

Distribution platform operators (DPOs) will devise their own mechanism to reach out to all the subscribers and seek options from subscribers, it said. DPOs need to migrate all the subscribers to new framework with effect from February 1, 2019, it said.

In order to have a smooth implementation of the new regulatory framework that will come into effect Saturday, TRAI held a series of meetings and consultations with all the stakeholders including Consumers Advocacy Groups (CAG) during last 4-6 weeks, the statement said. It was noted during those discussions that to make the consumers aware about the new framework and the process of seeking fresh choice of TV channels from about 150 million subscribers would require some time and resources of the service providers.

“Subsequently, the Authority (TRAI) also held meetings on December 19 and December 27 with various service providers of the broadcasting and cable services sector. The preparedness for migration of all subscribers from old to new framework was also assessed,” TRAI said.

The Telecom regulator said the issue of smooth migration from the old to new regulatory framework was specifically discussed and it emerged that, by and large, most stakeholders are ready for implementation of the new regulatory framework. TRAI said DPOs shall declare the Distributor Retail Price (DRP) and Network Capacity Fee (NCF) by December 29.

The government had said on Thursday that the new regulatory framework for broadcasting and cable services will provide “freedom of choice” and give consumers “direct control” on their monthly bill for television services

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