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BANGALORE: The Bangalore cable fraternity has initiated a
gradual restart of Tamil channels here. In most areas, almost
7-8 of the possible 12 or so Tamil channels are on. Notable
among the exceptions is the DD beamed Tamil fare.
Cable operators are wary of Kannada activists and are not
willing to restart beaming all the channels at one go.
As reported earlier, following the Cauvery Tribunals Water
Sharing formula of 5 February, the cable fraternity, including
MSO’s and cable operators across the entire state of
Karnataka, had blacked out Tamil channels in protest against
the verdict.
Subsequent restart of transmission efforts were thwarted
by Kannada activists who found the cable operators easier
to target their ire on if they did not toe the line, than
the other entities in the cable TV value chain. Though normal
transmissions had recommenced across most of the state, Bangalore
was and is an exception.
“Even now, we don’t want to antagonize the Kannada
activists by starting all the Tamil channels at one go,”
said a cable operator, who did want to be named. “We will
do it slowly, and maybe meet in a few days to take a decision
on the matter, because the entire process of notification may
take a long time. Why should entertainment be mixed up with
politics?” he asked.
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