Six major multi-system operators on Wednesday resented any move to scrap conditional access system in favour of - TRAP - a new system saying it was being promoted by vested parties both broadcasters and telecom operators.
Mohamed Bin Hammam has failed in his bid to be reinstated as head of Asian soccer by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Monday.
Broadcast regulator TRAI on Monday asked the government to defer the controversial conditional access system for at least another three months, maintaining that this suggestion does not in any way contravene the high court order on the issue.
To future CA aspirants, this is what Sanskruti and Shruti Parolia would like to say: 'The journey is long and tough. Be consistent and persistent. The end result will be rewarding.'
The process may begin as early as November this year if the cable industry's plan, submitted to the ministry of information and broadcasting, is accepted. CAS has been implemented only in parts of these three cities. As the technology enables consumers to choose channels, the expansion will bring down the average monthly cable bill of about 7.2 million consumers in the non-CAS areas in these cities by almost half to Rs 150-Rs 200.
Star Plus, the entertainment channel from the Star stable, will continue in its present format even after the implementation of the conditional access system.
If the finance minister's tax proposals have stimulated demand at all, it's for CAs, notes Kanika Datta.
The Delhi high court on Friday gave liberty to the consumer bodies, which have challenged the introduction of CAS, to file fresh petition before a vacation bench as their public interest litigation was not heard due to paucity of time.
Barcelona will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) if FIFA tell them to release Argentine forward Lionel Messi for the Olympic Games, club president Joan Laporta said on Monday. Laporta added that the club wants to "find a consensus solution that will suit both Barcelona and the AFA (Argentine Football Association)."
Former FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam has won his appeal against a life ban from all soccer-related activity over bribery allegations, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Thursday.
Broadcast regulator TRAI is exploring the option of allowing voluntary implementation of conditional access system in non-notified areas following the success achieved in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir will not appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a five-year ban for his involvement in a spot-fixing scandal, an International Cricket Council (ICC) spokesman said on Thursday.
The roll-out of the conditional access system will become mandatory in 57 cities in the country in a phased manner between January 2008 and March 2011.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport will rule in the first week of October on five-times grand slam champion Maria Sharapova's appeal against a two-year tennis ban, the sports tribunal said on Tuesday. The 29-year-old Russian was banned by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) in June following a positive test for the banned drug meldonium during January's Australian Open.
With the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India making sure that the Delhi high court's order on conditional access system in cable TV is adhered to
'Following AIU charges based on LIMS data, Russian athlete Natalia Antyukh has been banned for the use of a Prohibited Substance/Method. DQ results from 15 July 2012 until 29 June 2013.'
India celebrates December 16 as Vijay Diwas to commemorate the military victory over Pakistan in 1971.
The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to stay the implementation of conditional access system in South Delhi but will review it after three months.
Amid persistent fear of prosecution and penalty, people across income classes are looking for ways to do away with stacks of higher denomination currency.
Would you like to go for CAS? Do you think you will end up paying a lot more? Do you think it is worth the price? Will you be rid of the cable wallah? Tell us.
BJP's Delhi president Madan Lal Khurana, who has been opposing the implementation of CAS in Delhi in the present form, is expected to meet Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Saturday to discuss the controversial issue.
Multi-system operators Friday said they were ready to roll out conditional access system for cable broadcasting in the four metros.
The searches were carried out on June 14-15 at 10 premises in Prayagraj, Lucknow and Delhi, the agency said in a statement.
Dubious and personal expenses of Rs 1,000 crore were made from bank-loan funds for Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal and his family members even as the airline "diverted" money to some tax havens, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleged on Saturday, after arresting the businessman in a money-laundering case. Goyal (74) was taken into custody late on Friday night after the central probe agency took him to its Mumbai office from Delhi. A special court set up to deal with cases lodged under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Saturday sent him to the ED's custody for 10 days, till September 11.
City's alleged breaches stretch from the 2009-10 season to the 2017-18 campaign, the league said on Monday.
The Union government will implement the much awaited Conditional Access System before July 14 this year helping to streamline the cable TV industry.
The government said on Friday that market dynamics and not the Centre would decide the pricing of channels once the conditional access system is implemented in a phased manner across the country from September 1.
The conditional access system may roll out zone-wise in Delhi and Mumbai from July 15, if the government agrees to a recommendation made by the multi system operators on Thursday.
Consumers in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai may have to shell out up to 50 per cent higher monthly cable bills in the second phase of the roll out of the conditional access system
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will be allowed to compete in the women's singles in figure skating at the Beijing Olympics after a decision by sport's top court on Monday.
Chijindu Ujah has been provisionally suspended since Ostarine and S-23 -- both substances prohibited by world anti-doping organisation WADA -- were detected in his A and B samples following the final.
IOC raises prospect of boxing being pulled from Paris Games
Dutee Chand experienced the shock of her life when she was told by a doctor in November 2021 that level 1 cancer has attacked her body
Undeterred by the CAS chaos, the Union Cabinet on Thursday resolved to go ahead with its staggered rollout from September 1, even as it decided to hold further consultations on some legislative proposals to rein in the broadcasters.
Denis Oswald, the International Olympic Committee's permanent chair of the disciplinary commission, said Valieva claimed there was a mix-up at a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing into whether she should be allowed to continue competing.
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