When politicians own the media

Last month the ministry of information and broadcasting decided to extend the June 30 deadline to digitise TV homes in the four metros. The new deadline is October 31. There are various reasons for the delay (“Digitisation delay is not a good sign”, June 22). The biggest, however, is cable TV ownership. In many states, local politicians who own cable networks do not like the idea of subjecting their fiefdoms to the scrutiny that digitisation would eventually force. Most had been pushing for an extension.

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