October 08, 2012: The decision that was into consideration has been finally arrived at , with the Multi System Operators(MSO)and the broadcasters agreeing to switch off genre-wise analogue signals of television channels in phases ahead of the November 1st digitization deadline.
The consent of the broadcasters would not violate the earlier Tdsat ruling in favour of ESPN Star Sports that stated that the MSOs could not switch off analogue delivery of popular channels before 1 November.
It is however still not clear, if all the broadcasters are in agreement with this decision.Earlier, sports broadcaster ESPN, which is now telecasting the T20 World Cup, had moved the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Arbitration Tribunal (TDSAT) alleging that MSOs had stopped re-transmission of signals of its channels.