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The industry body said in a statement that the issues strike at the very heart of the new MRP based tariff regime (NTO<\/a>) which TRAI made effective from February 1st, 2019.
The IBF noted that surprisingly, barely a few months after the commencement of the NTO and even before the industry at large and more importantly the end consumer has fully adapted to the new regulatory regime, TRAI proposes a fresh consultation paper, seeking to make fundamental changes in channel pricing and bouquet formation. “This goes against all norms of a stable regulatory regime so necessary for the economic advancement of any industry,” IBF said.
It also noted that the implementation of the NTO has resulted in massive changes in the distribution landscape and with the support of all stakeholders including broadcasters, distribution platform operators (DPOs) and the end consumer, the transition to the new regime is being managed relatively smoothly.
“Broadcasters have done their best to ensure a smooth transition without a disruption of services. TRAI itself has stated that over 90% of consumers have migrated to the new tariff regime by choosing channels and\/or bouquets of their choice,” IBF stated.
However, it added that TRAI’s consultation paper proceeds on the assumption that consumers are being denied their choice of channels by excessive discounts on bouquets. “IBF wishes to point out that the cap on bouquet discounts under the NTO was struck down by the Madras High Court as “arbitrary”. Further, the global practice in the television and cable industry is the offering of content in bouquets customised to meet the diverse needs of consumers,” IBF said.
The essence of a free market economy, IBF said, is that consumers make their own choices about the products they buy or the services they wish to receive. “It is incorrect and would be an affront to the consumer’s intelligence to suggest that they choose channels only on price and not on the quality of their content,” IBF said.
The foundation added that promoting a la carte at the cost of bouquets will deny consumers the choice they need in a country like India with such a large and variegated diversity of cultures and languages.
“Smaller as well as niche content channels will lose out and their viability will come under question. Broadcasters will be unwilling to launch new channels and producers will be unwilling to experiment with new content. All this will lead to fewer shows being produced which will have a knockdown effect on downstream production and on employment in the sector,” IBF warned.
Stability in policy<\/a> formulation and “soft touch” in regulatory oversight is an absolute necessity for healthy industry growth. The Government’s focus on “ease of doing business” warrants minimal regulatory intervention. Hence regulatory intervention at this early stage in the implementation of the NTO is not only premature but will have disastrous consequences for the broadcasting industry, IBF maintained.
IBF also urged TRAI to defer any further regulatory interventions and allow the industry and its stakeholders and especially the consumer more time to adapt to the new regulatory regime.
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IBF引发了担忧火车对关税相关问题的咨询文件
的行业组织在一份声明中表示,罢工的问题核心的新的基于MRP的关税制度(旅游),火车从2月1日生效,2019年。
的行业组织在一份声明中表示,罢工的问题核心的新的基于MRP的关税制度(旅游公司),火车从2月1日生效,2019年。
国际羽毛球联合会指出,令人惊讶的是,几乎没有几个月开始之后的旅游公司和行业之前,更重要的是最终消费者完全适应新的监管体制,火车提出了一个新鲜的咨询文件,寻求在渠道定价和束形成根本性的变化。“这不利于稳定的所有规范监管制度很有必要对于任何行业的经济发展,“IBF说。
它还指出,旅游公司的实施导致了大规模的分布格局的变化和与所有利益相关者的支持包括广播、分销平台运营商(DPOs)和最终消费者,过渡到新政权的管理相对顺利。
“广播公司已尽力确保平稳过渡没有中断的服务。火车本身已经表示,超过90%的消费者已经迁移到新的关税制度通过选择渠道和/或花束的选择,”IBF表示。
然而,它补充说,火车的咨询报告收益假设消费者被过度否认他们对渠道的选择折扣花束。“IBF愿望指出花束折扣上限下击杀了全家人的马德拉斯高等法院为“任意”。此外,全球电视和有线电视行业的实践内容的提供花束定制来满足不同消费者的需求,”IBF说。
自由市场经济的本质,IBF说,是消费者对产品做出自己的选择,他们购买或他们希望得到的服务。“这是不正确的,将是一个侮辱消费者的情报表明,他们选择通道只在价格上而不是在其内容的质量,“IBF说。
基金会说,促进点菜为代价的花束会否认消费者选择他们需要的国家像印度这样一个大型和组合成文化和语言的多样性。
“小以及小众内容的渠道,将失去了和他们的生存能力将面临的问题。广播公司将不愿推出新渠道和生产者不愿意尝试新的内容。这一切将导致产生更少的显示将降价影响下游行业生产和就业,”IBF警告说。
稳定政策制定和“有求必应”监管的健康行业增长是绝对必要的。政府关注的“经商”认股权证最小的监管干预。因此监管干预在这个早期阶段的实现不仅是全家人的广播行业的过早,但将带来灾难性的后果,IBF维护。
IBF还敦促火车推迟任何进一步的监管干预,让行业及其利益相关者,特别是消费者更多的时间来适应新的监管制度。
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