TN flays Sun TV for delay in providing feed
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government has accused the Marans-run Sun TV network of delay in providing feed to the state-owned Arasu Cable TV Corporation (ACTC) despite the latter “fulfilling all legal obligations.”
“Sun TV is continuing its delaying tactics in giving feed to ACTC,” an official release said here, echoing the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Mr M Karunanidhi's statement early this week that the TV channel owned by his estranged grandnephews, Dayanidhi and K alanidhi Maran, was employing “delaying tactics,” in prodiving feed to ACTC.
“Sun TV is spreading false information that the government officials have sought time to provide information wanted by Sun TV to give the feed” it said.
Despite providing all legal details periodically as required, Sun TV was not providing feed, it said. The state-owned multi-system operator (MSO) would cover the entire state of Tamil Nadu from September 15, the birth anniversary of DMK founder, late C N Annadurai, it said adding areas including Madurai would come under the ACTC ambit and control rooms at Coimbatore and Thanjavur had already been beaming signals in these areas.
The latest episode of the cable war follows Mr Karunanidhi refuting Sun TV's allegations that Royal Cable Vision, owned by his Madurai-based son Mr M K Azhagiri, was blocking ACTC in the temple town.
The RCV, like any other MSO, should cooperate with ACTC, the DMK leader had said early this week.
“Sun TV is continuing its delaying tactics in giving feed to ACTC,” an official release said here, echoing the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Mr M Karunanidhi's statement early this week that the TV channel owned by his estranged grandnephews, Dayanidhi and K alanidhi Maran, was employing “delaying tactics,” in prodiving feed to ACTC.
“Sun TV is spreading false information that the government officials have sought time to provide information wanted by Sun TV to give the feed” it said.
Despite providing all legal details periodically as required, Sun TV was not providing feed, it said. The state-owned multi-system operator (MSO) would cover the entire state of Tamil Nadu from September 15, the birth anniversary of DMK founder, late C N Annadurai, it said adding areas including Madurai would come under the ACTC ambit and control rooms at Coimbatore and Thanjavur had already been beaming signals in these areas.
The latest episode of the cable war follows Mr Karunanidhi refuting Sun TV's allegations that Royal Cable Vision, owned by his Madurai-based son Mr M K Azhagiri, was blocking ACTC in the temple town.
The RCV, like any other MSO, should cooperate with ACTC, the DMK leader had said early this week.
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