12th May 2023, Category: News
New Delhi: All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF), the apex body of digital cable television players, announced the appointment of Mr. Peeush Mahajan (CEO, Fastway Transmission Private Limited) as the new President of the Federation.More
5th April 2021, Category: News
New Delhi: All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF), the apex body of digital cable television players, announces the appointment of Mr. AnirudhSinh Jadeja (MD – GTPL Hathway Limited) as the new President of the Federation.More
1st April 2020: Category: News
New Delhi: We the members of AIDCF support the Government of India in its fight against the pandemic of COVID – 19 and imposition of the lock down for it.More
Disney-Star, Sony and Zee have disconnected services of their channels on the members of AIDCF as well as other cable tv platforms. These cable tv platforms have not executed the revised RIOs with these broadcasters as a mark of protest against the unreasonable pricing by the broadcasters.More
Wed, 01 Apr 2020 05:10 PM (IST) Category: News
AIDCF Members offer uninterrupted continuity of Doordarshan channels for avoiding “Blank Screen” for subscribers amid lockdown due to COVID-19.More
Mon, 16 Dec 2019 09:12 PM (IST) Category: News
New Delhi, Dec 16 (UNI) Senior IAS officer Ravi Mittal on Monday took charge as the new Information and Broadcasting Secretary, a Press Information Bureau tweeted on Monday.More
Sat, 19 Oct 2019 08:57 PM (IST) Category: News
New Delhi: Tech Desk. The All India Digital Cable Federation Association (AIDCF) has announced a discount for cable TV users on selecting a-la carte channel in this festive season. With the new cable TV and DTH rules coming into effect, users will now have to pay Rs 130 + GST as network capacity fee to watch TV a month. If a user selects a favorite paid channel, then the rate per channel for that will be paid.More
30 Aug, 2019 - 06:04 PM IST Category: News
MUMBAI: SITI Networks has elevated Anil Kumar Malhotra as the new CEO of the company. Malhotra’s appointment will be effective from 1 September. He joined SITI Networks as chief operating officer in 2011. Malhotra holds over 34 years of rich experience across the cable television industry with deep expertise across various facets of media distribution like technology, content ...More
01 Apr, 2019 - 10:07 PM IST Category: News
New Delhi: All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF), the apex body of digital cable television players, announces the appointment of Mr. S N Sharma (CEO – Den Networks Limited) as the new President of the Federation with effect from 1st April 2019 post expiration of term of Mr. Rajan Gupta – current President. More
Apr 01, 2019, 08.37 PM IST Category: News
MUMBAI: The All India Digital Cable federation (AIDCF), the apex body of digital cable television players, has named SN Sharma, CEO, Den Networks, as the new president effective April 1st. More
26 July, 2017 Category: News
All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF), the apex body of digital cable television players, has appointed Rajan Gupta (MD – Hathway Cable & Datacom, Chairman & Non-Executive Director – GTPL Hathway) as its new president with immediate effect. The change took effect after TS Panesar, the erstwhile president, resigned from his post at Hathway. More
25 Jan, 2017 Category: News
NEW DELHI: Annually various sectors of the Indian industry draw wish-list and hope that the government will grant them some relief during the presentation of the annual Budget of the country. MSOs are no exception and the All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) has not only demanded an industry status, which will give it related financial incentives, but also rationalisation of various other taxes, including service and entertainment taxes.More
20 Jan, 2017 Category: News
Hathway Cable & Datacom’s Video Business CEO T S Panesar has taken over as the new president of the All-India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF), the apex body of digital cable television players.More
07 Apr, 2016 Category: News
SITI Cable Executive Director & CEO, Mr. VD Wadhwa has been nominated in the Best CEO Category for Asia Communication Awards 2016, along with 11 other leading Asian CEOs. More
20 Jul 2015 Category: News
MUMBAI: The All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) is on a roll. The multi system operator (MSO) association, which first submitted its recommendations to the Information & Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry and then to the GST Committee, has now written to broadcasters with Over the Top (OTT) platforms. More
17 Jul 2015 Category: News
MUMBAI: The growing taxes have been of great concern to all. The recent move of the Delhi government to hike entertainment tax to Rs 40 just added to the growing woes. To address this, the newly formed multi system operator (MSO) body All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) has submitted its recommendation to the select Goods and Services Tax (GST) committee. More
09 Jul 2015 Category: News
MUMBAI: The All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) has appointed Saharsh Damani as its secretary general.
With a career spanning over a decade in various analytical and strategic roles, Damani will pilot the federation’s work and support the president and the federation in seeking solutions on industry issues. Damani will also endeavour to build a strong and sustainable MSO sector in India. More
08 Jul 2015 Category: News
MUMBAI: Broadband is the way forward for multi system operators (MSOs) who are looking at improving their average revenue per user (ARPU). Understanding the pain areas of the operators who are looking at expanding their broadband base, the newly formed MSO association- All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF), recently met the Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B) on the issue of 8 per cent AGR being charged on MSOs offering broadband services. More
30 Jun 2015 Category: News
MUMBAI: The Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party is currently dealing with a lot of criticism, especially from the cable and direct to home (DTH) sector. This, after it presented its budget for the national capital on 25 June. Of the many decisions, the government has decided to increase the entertainment tax on cable and DTH services from the current Rs 20 to Rs 40. While it is the consumers who have to bear the burden of the increased taxes, both the cable operators and DTH players have come out heavily on this decision. More
31 Oct 2014 Category: News
MUMBAI: The multi system operators (MSOs) are gearing up for the big change. In order to meet the deadline given by the Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), the leading MSOs under the umbrella of All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) met in New Delhi today. More
31 Oct 2014 Category: News
MUMBAI: In a significant move to organise the digital cable industry for the overall benefit of all stakeholders and to facilitate and further create momentum for digitisation for phase III and IV, major Indian multi system operators (MSOs) have come together under the aegis of the All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF). More
New Delhi, 25th July 2017
New Delhi, 25th July 2017, 25th July 2017, New Delhi: All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF), the apex body of digital cable television players, announces the appointment of Mr. Rajan Gupta (MD – Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited, Chairman & Non-Executive Director –GTPL Hathway Limited) as the new President of the Federation with immediate effect.This change has been made as Mr. TS Panesar (CEO Video Business – Hathway Digital Pvt. Ltd.) the erstwhile President, has resigned from his post at Hathway.
New Delhi, 25th July 2017
New Delhi, 25th July 2017, 25th July 2017, New Delhi: All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF), the apex body of digital cable television players, announces the appointment of Mr. Rajan Gupta (MD – Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited, Chairman & Non-Executive Director –GTPL Hathway Limited) as the new President of the Federation with immediate effect.This change has been made as Mr. TS Panesar (CEO Video Business – Hathway Digital Pvt. Ltd.) the erstwhile President, has resigned from his post at Hathway.
Mumbai, 9th May 2017
Mumbai, 9th May 2017, All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF), the apex body of Digital Multi System Operator’s (MSOs) has urged all its members to gear up for the new tariff regime. In its meeting held yesterday, the members were advised to gear up to meet the requirement under the new regulation and prepare their back end to handle dynamic offerings including offering channels on à la carte.
Mumbai, 3rd May 2017
Mumbai, 3rd May 2017, Multi System Operator’s (MSOs) under the aegis of All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF), yesterday night uploaded their RIO, channel carrying capacity and interconnect agreement on their respective websites. AIDCF, few days back, had advised its member MSOs to upload the same before the deadline set by TRAI.
New Delhi, 30th April, 2017
New Delhi, 30th April, 2017, In an important judgment on 28th April’17, the Honorable First Bench comprising of Honorable Chief Justice Indira Bannerjee and Honorable Justice Mr. M Sundar of Honorable Madras High Court refused to grant interim stay to the New Tariff order and Interconnect Regulation of TRAI.
New Delhi, 19th January, 2017
New Delhi, 19th January, 2017, All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF), the apex body of digital cable television players, on Thursday, unanimously elected Mr. T S Panesar as the new President at its 11th Governing Council Meeting held in New Delhi. Mr Panesar is the CEO of Video Business at Hathway Cable & Datacom.
New Delhi, 8th November, 2016
New Delhi, 8th November, 2016, On 7th December, the Delhi High Court has cleared the remaining cases for long pending digitization in DAS Phase 3 areas in the country. Pursuant to this order, digitization in Phase 3 areas should be complete by 20th Dec 2016
New Delhi, 7th November, 2016
New Delhi, 7th November, 2016, In an important judgement on 3rd November, the Delhi High Court has cleared the decks for long pending digitization in DAS Phase 3 areas in the country. Pursuant to this order, MSO’s have to complete digitization, and Broadcasters have to switch off analog signals, in next 3 weeks.
New Delhi, 10 July, 2015
New Delhi, 10 July, 2015, All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) has requested the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) and the Department of Telecom (DoT) to remove the 8 per cent adjusted gross revenue (AGR) applicable for MSOs offering broadband services.
New Delhi, 09 July, 2015
New Delhi, 09 July, 2015 – The All India Digital Cable Federation has appointed Saharsh Damani as its Secretary General. With a career spanning over a decade in various analytical and strategic roles, Mr Damani will pilot the federation’s work and support the President and the Federation in seeking solutions on industry issues. Mr Damani will also endeavour to build a strong and sustainable MSO sector in India.
New Delhi, 30 June, 2015
New Delhi, 30 June, 2015 – The Delhi government's recent announcement proposing to double the entertainment tax on the Cable TV Services and DTH Services in the budget is anadded burden on the common man whose main source of entertainment is the television.Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which had promised to control the prices by reducing electricityand water charges is negating by the proposed hike. Due to this, the common man will haveto bear the brunt of yet again, an additional tax, as Cable TV operators will have no choicebut to pass on this hike to the common man. It should be noted that Cable TV is the biggestmedium for news, entertainment and education. It should also be noted that the commonman is already burdened by an increase in service tax from June 2015.