By In the last six months alone, NBA has written over twenty letters to the telecommunication administrative unit of Asian country (TRAI) chairman against Republic TV occupying multiple ‘logical channel numbers (LCNs)’, as well as in alternative genres and languages, in violation of TRAI laws that limit a television station to just one LCN or slot on a cable or DTH platform.By mistreatment multiple LCNs, Republic has placed itself aboard a lot of well-liked channels in numerous genres and languages, so increasing the possibilities of it being seen by a lot of viewers whereas surfboarding. Even alittle increase in time spent on associate English news channel in an exceedingly panel home will considerably increase its TRPs (television rating points).
In a strongly-worded letter to TRAI’s chairman simply last week, NBA chairman Rajat Sharma wrote that “since the launch of Republic TV and Republic Asian nation channels, many DPOs (distribution platform operators) area unit registering these channels below completely different genres within their EPG (electronic program guide) by listing them on multiple LCNs or putting the channel in the incorrect language class in their EPG.”
Despite our numerous representations, Republic TV, that may be a ‘News and Current Affairs’ genre television station within the English language class, is being re-transmitted on numerous networks in Madras, Puducherry within the incorrect Tamil language class within the news genre and also the aforesaid activity continues even these days with freedom,” Sharma aforesaid.
