MUMBAI: The News Broadcasters Federation (NBF) secretariat has requested all its members to take a collective view on its submission to the ministry of information and broadcasting on its uplinking/downlinking policy for private television channels and teleport operators. The initial deadline set is 15 May, 2020.

The NBF secretariat has already reviewed the submissions made by some of its member-channels to TRAI during the consultation process in this regard as well.

The ministry drafted new policy guidelines for uplinking and downlinking of television channels in view of the fact that broadcasting technology and the market scenario have gone through a major change in this decade. The last guidelines for uplinking and downlinking of satellite television channels were issued by the ministry in 2011. MIB has drafted the suggestions after consulting with stakeholders and has also invited comments on the draft from them within 15 days from the date of the issue of the guidelines.