(a) the number of television channels operating in the country at present;
(b) the number of companies permitted to uplink T.V. channels from India during the last three years’;
(c) whether a number of proposals of various companies seeking permission to uplink their T.V. channels from India are pending with the Government;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the time by which these proposals are likely to be cleared?
THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING & CULTURE ( SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY )
(a) to (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.423 FOR ANSWER ON 25.8.2005
(a) : The Ministry has so far permitted 161 private TV channels to be uplinked from India. Besides, a number of channels that are uplinked from abroad, are also available for viewing in India
(b): Forty four (44) companies have been permitted to uplink their TV channels from India since 1st August, 2002.
(c) & (d) : As on date, proposals of the following 24 companies are at various stages of scrutiny:
1. Lok Prakashan Ltd.
2. Positiv TV Pvt. Ltd.
3. Winning Edge Communication Ltd.
4. Bollywood Infotainment Pvt. Ltd.
5. Kohinoor Broadcasting Corporation Ltd. 6. SAB Samachar Ltd.
7 Dakshin Media Gaming Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
8. In Cablenet (Andhra) Ltd.
9. Value Vision Broadcasting Pvt. Ltd. 10. Brindavan Television Network Ltd. 11. Jain Studios Ltd. 12. New Delhi Television Ltd. 13. Coaxswain Technologies Ltd. 14. Raj Television Network Ltd. 15. Times Global Broadcasting Co. Ltd. 16. Yash Satellite Industries (P) Ltd. 17. Sangeet Bangla Network (P) Ltd. 18. Avanti Media Pvt. Ltd. 19. Mavis Satcom Ltd. 20. Global Broadcast News Pvt. Ltd. 21. Channel Bharat Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. 22. Independent News Services (P) Ltd. 23. TV Today Network Ltd. 24. MD TV Pvt. Ltd.