Reports are emerging that some of the MSOs in Telangana have blacked out two more channels of Andhra Pradesh in the new state. Customers of MSOs In Digital network have complained that broadcasting ETV-Andhra Pradesh and Sakshi news channels have been stopped since Sunday.
The subscriber base of In Digital is very less and they say other MSOs in Hyderabad such as Hathway, Siti Cable, Digi Cable, which cover over 90 per cent of cable TV subscribers have been airing ETV-AP and Sakshi news channels. GHMC cable network operators association assures that there is no such ban on any channels except ABN-Andhra Jyothy. The blackout may be due to some business related issues between the channels and In Digital.
The services of TV9 and ABN-Andhrajyothy were barred by the MSOs several months ago in Telangana state. The channels were banned by the MSOs of the region after Telangana Chief Minister K Chandra Sekhar Rao slammed them in Assembly for airing derogatory and false news on the region and the newly elected government. TV9’s services were resumed after it managed to get an order of TDSAT but ABN is still fighting it in courts over the ban.
