Digitising cable TV feed in TN
Posted on: 23/Apr/2013 12:59:42 PM
Tamil Nadu IT Minister Mukkur N. Subramanian announced that the government has allocated Rs. 20.72 crores to upgrade cable TV services and provide feed in digital mode.
Speaking at the Assembly, Mr. Subramanian said, ‘Yhe government is committed to offering people the services of Arasu Cable TV Corporation and is taking necessary steps to increase the subscriber base to one crore. Currently, the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation (TACTV) has 61,54,531 subscribers.
‘The government had spent considerably on the purchase of set top boxes, the conditional access and subscriber management systems, as well as the upgrading of digital control room (in the Chennai Metropolitan Area)… As soon as the digital addressable system licence is issued to TACTV, the Corporation would be able to provide cable TV services in digital mode in the city.’
