New Delhi: The Information & Broadcasting Ministry has permitted 13 new licenses to Multi-System Operators (MSOs). The new license allotment is between the period of January 1, 2022, and March 21, 2022, which has increased the total number of registered MSOs from 1750 on December 30, 2021, to 1,763 as of March 21, 2022.
The new licensed MSOs include Sky Media, Asiasat Channel, and Consultancy India Pvt. Ltd, Assistive Netspeed Technologies Pvt. Ltd., SSCN Digital TV and Broadband, Raaga Communication, Digital Fusion Network Pvt. Ltd., Grand Gumber Network, Swastika, Ganapati Digital Network, Inishia Media Pvt. Ltd., Sai Namo Digital Cable Network (OPC) Pvt. Ltd., Dainik Savera News and Media Network, and SGRA Satellite Cable Network Pvt. Ltd.
The Ministry has provided two provisional registration to Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd and Godfather Communication Pvt. Ltd.
At the same time, around 8 MSO licenses were canceled by the ministry in the last three months. The 8 licenses canceled MSOs are namely Bhyraveshwara Cable Network, Star Club Cable And Broadband Pvt. Ltd., Hubli Digital Cable Net & Broadband Services, Limited Network Private Limited, Kavali Entertainment Network Pvt. Ltd, SSV Cable Pvt. Ltd., Anil Kumar Singh, and Sai Enterprise.
