www.startv.com/media/2797/rate_card_rio_filing_dt05112018.pdf Both parties went on Twitter to publish the update to the common public and said in the official statement: “Airtel Digital subscribers will continue to have continuous access to all star programs, including Vivo IPL, under an agreement between Star and Airtel. Both parties want to assure their subscribers that both companies are working to provide their consumers with ever-increasing quality content and experience. The suspicion of the case was taken by the Telecom Dispute Settlement and the Court of Appeal (TDSAT), which decided that the two parties should obtain mutual agreement by March 31 otherwise the RIO agreement would automatically enter into force on April 1. In accordance with Article 10, paragraph 3 of the Regulation, broadcasters are required to enter into a written interconnection agreement with distributors on the allocation of royalty channels. After a long anger over the price hike of star channels on Airtel Digital TV, the two companies finally reached an agreement where Airtel Digital TV agreed to send star channels without handicaps, which involve the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Star Sports Network. Previously, discussions were underway between the two parties as part of an a la carte agreement, which would mean that people would have to pay the fee based on the channel subscription that will be made available to viewers as an add-on option, and discussions also included a decision on the Interconnected Reference Offer (IRO). If the agreement had not been reached in this way, it would have signalled the total departure of Star Channels from Airtel Digital TV. But before we get to the current state of this complex case, let`s see where it all started! The table below, taken from the respective RIO agreements, shows that channels such as Sony and Zee continue to grant discounts of up to 50 percent on their bouquet prices.
