Dish TV moves Kerala HC for regulatory parity with DD Free Dish

• Dish TV has petitioned the Kerala High Court, seeking MIB directions to regulate DD Free Dish under the same framework as private DTH operators.
• The petition highlights long-standing industry concerns about regulatory disparity between state-run and private DTH platforms.
• Dish TV argues DD Free Dish should comply with existing sectoral laws, including encryption and Digital Addressable System (DAS) implementation.
• Private DTH operators face mandatory encryption and subscriber-level addressability, increasing compliance and operational costs, unlike DD Free Dish.
• The case could significantly impact the DTH sector, potentially requiring DD Free Dish to adopt stricter compliance and reshaping market competition.