Ministry Information and Broadcasting (I&B)has cancelled the multi-system operator (MSO) licence given to Chennai-based Kal Cables Pvt. Ltd owned by Kalanithi Maran.
The company is one of the 17 MSOs whose licence was cancelled by the I&B ministry. An MSO is an operator of multiple cable or direct-broadcast satellite TV systems.
According to I&B ministry, the licence to Kal Cables was cancelled as the home ministry denied security clearance to the company. The company was given licence to operate in Chennai in 2012 and a provisional licence to operate in other parts of Tamil Nadu in 2013.The company has approached the Madras High Court to quash the order.
The company is one of the 17 MSOs whose licence was cancelled by the I&B ministry. An MSO is an operator of multiple cable or direct-broadcast satellite TV systems.
Govt revokes registration of Kalanidhi Maran's Kal Cables pic.twitter.com/GA7RhsIImn
— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) August 28, 2014
According to I&B ministry, the licence to Kal Cables was cancelled as the home ministry denied security clearance to the company. The company was given licence to operate in Chennai in 2012 and a provisional licence to operate in other parts of Tamil Nadu in 2013.The company has approached the Madras High Court to quash the order.
