The Prasar Bharati Expert Committee, headed by Sam Pitroda, has submitted a report to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting recommending that India’s public broadcaster Doordarshan should discontinue terrestrial analogue transmission and move to direct-to-home (DTH) signals as its primary mode of transmitting content.
“This scenario presents a strong case for switching off analogue terrestrial TV broadcasts within a short period of time and adoption of DD Direct (DTH) as Doordarshan’s primary mode of transmission,” the Committee recommended in its report.
The committee also suggested that Doordarshan should expand its satellite and digital cable TV operations and said that public broadcaster should continue to transmit through private DTH and cable and satellite operators. This move from terrestrial to satellite transmission will result in considerable cost saving, even as it offers the possibility of a wider content variety as compared to the limited number of channels available through terrestrial broadcasts.
No comments:
Post a Comment