Tata Sky, one of the three direct-to-home (DTH) service providers in the country, today dragged Sun Group to Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) alleging that it had been refused signals by the south-India based broadcaster.Interestingly, Sun Group, administered by industrialist Kalanidhi Maran, has obtained a licence to enter the DTH marketplace.Tata Sky, a 80:20 joint venture between Tata and Star India, had also approached TDSAT seeking direction to competitor Zee-Turner to share feed.Ironically, Zee group's ASC Enterprises, which runs its own DTH service Dish TV, had, in May, approached TDSAT seeking signals from Star.While Zee and Star have started delivery of signals to DTH platforms run by each other's ventures, the latest hitch involving Sun has emerged as a dampener for the industry that was heralded as a cheaper and better alternative to cable television.
