Discovery turns to telecom tribunal over channel dispute with Den Networks

Disagreement surfaced when the operator asked for a reduction in fee

Discovery Communications has gone to the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), against a decision by Den Networks to discontinue the services of 11 of its channels.

It also issued an advertisement last Sunday that in line with the Standards of Quality Service Regulations of 2012, both customers and cable operators could insist on "obtaining a discount of Rs 111 per subscriber per month", the per-item pricing of the Discovery offering, for not receiving the channel from the multiple system operator.

Den hit back through an advertisement on Wednesday, telling customers to not get distracted by the "misleading advertisement". Without specifying