Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007

Star India Private Limited challenged the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services Interconnection (Addressable Systems) Regulations, 2017 and the accompanying Tariff Order, alleging that TRAI had overstepped its jurisdiction by regulating the content, pricing and packaging of TV channels, which they argued …

Star Sports India Pvt. Ltd. (appellant) was required under the Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007 to share live broadcast signals of sporting events with Prasar Bharati. The shared "world feed" contained sponsor logos (on‑screen credits) embedded by the event organiser (ICC). …

The Union of India challenged the re‑telecast of live cricket feeds, shared by Star India and ESPN with Prasar Bharati under Section 3 of the Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007, by cable operators under Section 8 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995. The pet…