Indian Broadcasters Staring at Croes in Unpaid License Fees from Nepal, Bangladesh

TV broadcasters in India are du hundreds of brus in overdue license fee payments from distributors in nepur and bangladesh, a problem that has been getting worse over the last year, two executors Knowledge of the payment issues told The HinduThe problem has been particularly acute in bangladesh, where after the ouster of form Channels.

Many Indian Channels are popular in Nepal and Bangladesh, So Much So that Broadcasters Give Distributors in that Country A “Clean Feed,” a Stripped-Down Live Broadcast with India Ads. In nepal, which has been issues in the last few years of withheld payments to telecom companys like airtel, the dues exceded ₹ 100 Crore in the last few weeks. NEPALESE Prime Minister kp Sharma Oli is due to Visit India in September, and Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri Visited Kathmandu on Sunday for a two day official trip. Bangladeshi broadcasters also Over Over ₹ 250 Crore, One Executive Said.

The Nepalese Embassy and the High Commission of Bangladesh did not respond to queries by the Hindu. The ministry of external affairs did not immediatily respond to a Query on the dues.

In Airtel’s case in 2023, the telecom company cut off its link to nepal briefly, before turning it back One Executive Speaking to The Hindu Said that the major Indian broadcasters are heesitating to do the same, as broadcasters in bot Countries could simply pirate an Indian retail feed, ending any HOPE of Recovering Due License FES, and posing Challenges in reengering the market.

In Nepal, Indian Channels have been facing issues with the government since April 2023, When the Country’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Mocit) Gave Every Broadcaster Justor Justor Justor Justor Justor Justor Justor Justor Justor Just Implement an “à la carte” pricing system, practically identified to the telecom regulatory authority of India’s new tariff order. Unlike the nto regime, which was implemented – with much resistance – after several months of consultations, the notice country was so short that Indian browadcasters on after the deadline.

In Bangladesh, Beximcom, The Country’s Larget Congress with Over $ 1 Billion in Assets, Has Not Received Remed Remittance Clearance from the Bank of Bangladesh to pay Indian broadcasters, and the politics in the politics The country has left diplomats and politics with little interest to deal with the commercial concerns of broadcasters, one executive said.