NEW DELHI : The Delhi Excessive Court docket on Thursday stayed a 20 September order of the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), which directed broadcasters, together with Star India Pvt. Ltd , Sony Photos Networks India Ltd, and Solar TV Community Ltd, to supply info to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on all of the content material of TV channels being made accessible on their very own excessive platforms (OTT). A bench headed by Justice Yashwant Verma stated: “Prima facie, the court docket finds itself unable to maintain the order of 20 September. The TDSAT order and the proceedings earlier than TDSAT have been stayed until the following date of listening to.”
The matter will probably be heard by on 3 March 2023. In the meantime, a discover has been subject to Trai.
Star owns Disney+Hotstar, Sony runs SonyLiv and Solar TV is the proprietor of SunNXT.
The court docket additionally questioned the jurisdiction of Trai to control OTT companies. In a round on 25 November 2021 Trai had requested Star, Sony and Solar TV to supply detailed info on shared content material of TV channels and OTT platforms.The broadcasters moved TDSAT difficult the jurisdiction of Trai, and questioned its energy and authority to hunt info on this regard.
The broadcasters submitted earlier than the court docket that Trai’s acknowledged place in earlier judicial proceedings is that it doesn’t regulate OTT platforms. The truth is, the appellate tribunal had offered an ad-interim safety to broadcasters in opposition to any coercive motion by Trai.
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