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Article: Provide signals to Sun direct: TDSAT to ESPN.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
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- November 24, 2008
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Provide signals to Sun direct: TDSAT to ESPN
New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) -- Broadcast tribunal TDSAT today directed sports broadcaster ESPN to provide its signals to South-based Direct-to-Home operator Sun Direct at half the cable rates, as specified by TRAI.
The Telecom Disputes and Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), headed by Justice Arun Kumar, also held that ESPN would give signals to Sun Direct on a la-carte (pick and choose) basis as per TRAI regulation.
However, the tribunal also made clear to Sun Direct that if ESPN, which has challenged TRAI's regulation over DTH pricing before it, gets the order in its favour, the DTH operator ...