Pay Channel rates list under new TRAI Tariff Order

Ahead of impending TRAI December 29 deadline, all major broadcasters have submitted the list of Pay Channels to TRAI. A total of 332 channels are available on pay basis out of the total 866 private channels in India.  Among the 332 pay channels, 232 are transmitting in standard definition (SD), while the remaining 100 are HD channels. Out of the 232 SD channels, 57 are priced at Rs 10 or more, while the remaining 175 channels are priced at Rs 9 or lower.

Note: TRAI has extended the migration deadline to January 31, 2018.

National Geographic and Discovery Communications are the cheapest providers of Pay Channels, at just Rs 3 per channel on average. Discovery has a total of 13 Pay Channels  in India and it would cost you Rs 36 to subscribe to all of them individually. It can be noted Discovery along with Bharati Telemedia, Tata Sky has challenged the TRAI Tariff Order before Delhi High Court. These petitions challenge the regulator’s power to dictate deals between operators and broadcasters. Discovery competitor National Geographic has 9 Pay Channels under the new system that comes into effect on December 29. The total cost of these 9 channels works out to Rs 23 per month.

TRAI Tariff Order: Star India most expensive

Star India has a total of 51 Pay Channels, out of which 23 channels are priced at Rs 19 each. Only five are priced at Rs 1 each. All of Star India’s Pay Channels would cost consumers Rs. 604 if bought individually.

Zee Entertainment has a total of 41 channels, out of which 19 are priced at Rs 19 each. The average price of a Zee Entertainment pay channel is Rs 12.32 per month. All of Zee Entertainment’s Pay Channels would cost Rs. 505. All the 25 Pay Channels of Sony would cost Rs 301 per month if purchased individually.

Viacom 18 has a total of 32 pay channels. The average price of a Viacom18 pay channel is only Rs 7.80 per month. The total cost of all 32 channels is Rs 250 per month.

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The average pricing of channels under the new scheme for Sun TV Network, that has a total of 33 channels priced at an average of Rs 11 per month. The total cost of the individual channels works out to Rs 362 per month. ETV which runs 13 telugu channels would cost users Rs. 81 as a whole per month. It can be noted that broadcasters have bouquet plans at considerable lower prices.

Pay Channel Rate under new TRAI Tariff Plan