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Prospects for cable TV charges going up in December!

Posted on: 20/Oct/2021 11:29:50 AM
The Cable TV operators have informed that the monthly cable TV charges are to be increased as the main TV channels are withdrawing from the packages offered!

The system of changing over to the preferred channel was introduced in February 2019.

In the new system, the customers can select the channels preferred by themselves.

As per this, the Channel organisations can charge a maximum of Rs. 19/-.

In this scenario, the revised charges were released in January this year. As per this, the maximum charged by any TV channel will be Rs. 12/- (reduced from Rs. 19/-). It was explained that by this reduction in individual channel charges, the customer can enjoy watching more channels.

However, many of the channels have protested against this proposal.

So, some channels, grouping together, have decided to charge separately to watch their channels. For example, The Disney Hot Star Group Channels charge Rs. 49/- per month. Now, it is proposed to increase this to Rs. 69/- per month!

All other groups of channels are also set to increase their monthly charges similarly! Otherwise, they have decided to come out of the existing packages and propose a new package. The charges will change!

As such, the cable TV operators have informed that because of the above development, the monthly cable TV charges will be up by 30% to 40%!

Presently, Arasu Cable TV monthly charges are Rs. 130/-. With GST for a total of Rs. 154/-.