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Definitions |
In
this RIO, unless the context otherwise requires, the words used in this RIO
shall have the meaning ascribed in ANNEXURE-1 attached herewith. |
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Term |
As mutually agreed between ICNCL and Broadcaster, subject to a minimum of one (1) year ("Term"), unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Starting from (effective date) and Ending on If
the Parties hereto wish to renew this Agreement on the
expiry of the Term, both Parties shall enter into discussions
at least sixty (60) days prior to the expiry of the
Term with a view to enter into a new agreement on mutually agreed terms with effect from the expiry of
this Agreement. |
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Territory/Areas |
TO BE SPECIFIED |
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Channel(s) |
TO BE SPECIFIED |
4. |
Access to network of
INDIAN CABLE
NET COMPANY LIMITED |
The Broadcaster in order to maximize reach and Viewership
for its Channel(s) has approached ICNCL
and requested for accessing
network of ICNCL within the Territory for carriage of Channel(s) of the
Broadcaster during the Term. ICNCL, pursuant to the said request hereby
agrees
to provide access to its network within the Territory from effective date for
carriage of Channel(s) of the |
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Rights
of the INDIAN |
The
Broadcaster hereby grants to ICNCL, the non- |
(a)
To receive signals of
its Channel(s) |
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Obligation of the |
(a)
The
Broadcaster is responsible for the content of the Channel(s), even if the Broadcaster is
not the creator of the material comprised in such content. |
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Broadcaster |
(b) The Broadcaster is
responsible for all necessary consents, approval, permission, registration, authorisation
from the relevant authorities, persons, |
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(c) The Broadcaster shall
ensure that the service signals delivered are of quality as stipulated in relevant
TRAI regulations/applicable standard and are comparable to other television
signals being received and retransmitted by ICNCL. In event of Broadcaster
failing to arrange for signals of the stipulated quality/standard, ICNCL
shall be absolved of its obligation to retransmit. |
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Broadcaster signals.
Broadcaster shall not have any right of messaging through their IRD/Decoders or
any other system which blocks the view of the |
Channel(s) programme to the
subscribers. This will be governed by the Quality of the Service Regulation dt. 15/5/12 issued by TRAI. |
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(d) It shall be incumbent
upon the Broadcaster to specify the 'genre' of the respective Channel(s). In case
of any change in the genre of the Channel(s) |
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(e) In case the
Broadcaster decides to discontinue the Channel(s) from the Territory, it
shall give atleast two months prior notice of the same to ICNCL (f) The Broadcaster shall
ensure compliance with all the laws which are applicable for content in television
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Carriage Fee |
(a) In consideration of providing
access of its network by ICNCL within the Territory for carriage of
Channel(s) of the Broadcaster during the Term, the Broadcaster shall pay
Carriage Fee for each channel @ of Rs.1.85/- per subscriber (per STB) per
month which shall be payable in advance in (b) In addition, the Broadcaster shall be
liable for the payment of all applicable taxes, cesses, etc. including
service tax, as may be applicable on the Carriage Fee payable by the
Broadcaster to ICNCL. |
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(c) ICNCL shall raise quarterly Invoice in advance
before commencement of each quarter for payment of carriage fee based on the
number of STB’s installed at the time raising the Invoice and the same has to
be paid within a period of seven days from the date of Invoice. Thereafter,
every month supplementary Invoice shall be raised for the additional STB’s
installed during each month. The payment for the supplementary Invoice shall
be made within 7 days from the date of its receipt. (d) The payment of Carriage Fee shall be
subject to deduction of Income Tax at source (TDS) at applicable rates, for
which necessary TDS Certificates shall be issued by the Broadcasters within
thirty (30) days from the date of deduction of the same by the Broadcaster
from the Carriage Fee. (e) If the Broadcaster fails to pay the
Carriage Fee to ICNCL on or before the due date(s), then without prejudice to
any action which may be taken by ICNCL under the applicable Statute/Regulations
etc for the time being in force, the Broadcaster shall be liable for the
payment of interest @18% per annum. |
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Representations and
Warranties |
Broadcaster represents,
warrants, declares, undertakes and agrees that: (a) Broadcaster is the
sole, absolute, exclusive and unencumbered legal owner of the Channel(s)
which it is exhibiting, broadcasting and retransmitting through the network
of ICNCL within the Territory. (b) That the
Broadcaster has valid and subsisting rights including copyrights contained in
the content that Broadcaster(s) shall broadcast, exhibit and retransmit
through the network of ICNCL from time to time. (c) Broadcaster hereby
covenants that the exercise of rights accruing though the Channel(s) which Broadcaster
is exhibiting and/or retransmitting through the network of ICNCL, shall not
in any way constitute any infringement of the intellectual property rights,
copyright, trademark, moral right or other proprietary right or interest or
any other rights of any third party, nor shall it be defamatory, contempt or
breach of any provision of the statute, or hurt sentiments of any religious
groups or the declared policy of the State. In the event of unforeseen circumstances,
Broadcaster shall immediately and promptly respond and do all that which may be necessary
to resolve the issue in addition to indemnifying ICNCL as to the same and hold
ICNCL indemnified and harmless against all claims, damages, costs and
expenses including but not limited to attorney’s fees arising out of any
breach of the foregoing. (d) Broadcaster hereby
undertakes that if, upon issuance of a public notice by the Broadcaster in respect
of the Channel(s) which Broadcaster is exhibiting and/or transmitting in the
network of ICNCL or otherwise, any
objections and/or claims are raised by any third
party, Broadcaster shall at its sole responsibility and liability, as to costs
and consequences, remove such objections and/or defend such claims in
addition to indemnifying ICNCL against any claims, loss, damage costs or expenses
including but not limited to attorney fees arising out of such objection
and/or claim. (e) Broadcaster has
complete authority to deal with/in relation to exhibition, transmission and
broadcast of the Channel(s) and there is no present or prospective claim,
proceeding or litigation in respect of the Channel(s) which may in any manner
impair, limit, inhibit, diminish or infringe upon any or all of the rights of
the content that Broadcaster exhibits, transmits and broadcasts and
distributes through ICNCL’s network. (f) Without prejudice
to Indemnity Clause as mentioned herein, Broadcaster shall also indemnify
ICNCL in case of any breach of these RIO/Agreement, for any loss, harm,
injury, damage that may/shall be caused to ICNCL due to any act, omission,
commission by Broadcaster.
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Termination |
a) In the event of
default in the payment of Carriage Fee by the Broadcaster by the due date, ICNCL
shall issue notice to the Broadcaster requesting
it to make payment of outstanding Carriage Fee within a period of three (3)
weeks of such notice. In case Broadcaster fails to make payment of
outstanding Carriage Fee within such notice period of three (3) weeks, then ICNCL
shall have right to forthwith terminate this RIO/Agreement. (b) In the event
Broadcaster chooses not to broadcast its Channel(s) and notifies ICNCL of its
intention by giving two (2) months notice in advance. (c) In the event ICNCL
chooses not to carry on its present business activity pertaining to
distribution of TV Channels as Multi System Operator (MSO). (d) By either of the
Parties hereto (“Non-Defaulting Party”) in the event of breach of any of the covenants
or terms of this Agreement by the other Party (“Defaulting Party”) provided
that the Non-Defaulting Party shall give a notice of three (3)weeks to the
Defaulting Party intimating it about the default(s) committed by it and the
Defaulting Party fails to cure such defaults/breach within such notice period. (e) By either of the
Parties hereto, in the event force majeure conditions subject to compliance
of Clause12 hereof.
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Consequences of
termination |
Upon the expiry or
termination of this Agreement/RIO, except as provided hereunder or by the
operation of law or otherwise, (a) all rights granted
to and obligations undertaken by, the parties hereunder shall terminate
immediately except obligations of Broadcaster to forthwith pay the Carriage
Fee, including interest if any thereon, which are due and payable by the
Broadcaster till the date of expiry or termination of this Agreement. (b) It is clarified
herein that the termination of this Agreement shall not relieve any Party of
any obligation or liability accrued prior to the date of termination and/or
such clause which by its very nature extends or applies to the Parties even
after Termination. |
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Trade
Marks |
The Broadcaster hereby
grants to ICNCL a nonexclusive license to use, the Trade Marks/Logos during the
term of this Agreement/RIO. |
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Force
Majeure |
Failure on the part of
the either party to perform any of its obligations and the non provision of
the access of its network by ICNCL for carriage of Broadcaster’s Channel(s),
shall not entitle the other party to raise any claim against the either party
or be a breach hereunder to the extent that such failure arises from an event
of force Majeure. Force Majeure will include any war, civil commotion, governmental
action, accident, epidemic or any other event of any nature or kind
whatsoever beyond the control of the either Party. It is agreed between the
Parties that lack of funds shall not in any event constitute or be considered
an event of force Majeure. If the condition of Force Majeure shall continue
for a period exceeding forty five (45) days, then the Parties shall meet to
decide upon the future performance of the
Agreement. If the Parties are unable to agree upon a plan for future
performance then the Agreement shall be terminated upon notice of either party to the other,
after the expiry of three (3) weeks from the date notice. |
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Applicable Law and
Jurisdiction |
a) This Agreement shall
be exclusively governed by the laws of India. (b) It is clearly
understood and agreed that the provisions of the TRAI Act & Regulations
made there under, from time to time, and any regulation /policy laid down by
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India from time to time shall be completely applicable
to the present Agreement and none of the clauses contained herein shall be interpreted
in a manner as may be in derogation of the said provisions and Regulations. (c) In case of any
dispute between the Parties, the Parties shall try to resolve such dispute by
negotiations between the respective senior management personnel of the
Parties. (d) The Parties
acknowledge that TDSAT shall have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of any
dispute between the Parties arising in connection with this Agreement (subject
to any appellate relief that may be sought in any court of competent jurisdiction
in Delhi). In the event any claims fall outside the jurisdiction of TDSAT,
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ANNEXURE
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DEFINITIONS
(a) “Addressable System” means an
electronic device (which includes hardware and its associated software) or more
than one electronic device put in an integrated system through which signals of
cable television network can be sent in encrypted form, which can be decoded by
the device or devices, having an activated conditional access system at the premises
of the subscriber within the limits of authorization made, through the
Conditional Access System and the subscriber management system, on the explicit
choice and request of such subscriber, by ICNCL.
(b) “A-la-carte rate” means the
rate at which a standalone individual channel is offered to the distributor of TV
channels or to the subscriber, as the case may be;
(c) “Areas” means such areas within
DAS notified areas in respect of which a request has been made by the Broadcaster
for carriage of its channels through the Cable Television Network of ICNCL.
(d) “Channel(s)” means the
standard definition (SD) channel of the Broadcaster duly registered and permitted
by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting under the Up linking and Down
linking guidelines and in
respect of which a
request has been made by the Broadcaster for carriage of the same through the
Cable Television Network of ICNCL.
(e) “Broadcaster” means a person or
a group of persons, or body corporate, or any organisation or body providing
programming services and includes his or its authorised distribution agencies.
(f) “DAS notified Areas” means
the areas where in terms of notifications issued by the Central Government
under sub-section (1) of section 4A of the Cable Television Networks
(Regulation) Act, 1995 (7 of 1995) as amended, it is obligatory for every cable
operator to transmit or retransmit programs of any channel in an encrypted form
through a Digital Addressable System;
(g) “Intellectual Property Rights” means
all intellectual property rights owned and licensed, to be owned and licensed
by the Broadcaster and/or the Channel(s) owners including but not limited to
any patent, copyright, trademark or any mark, any right in the nature of the
aforementioned rights, trade secrets, rights of attribution, integrity and
similarly afforded “moral rights,” rights in unpatented know-how, inventions
and technology, and any
other intellectual or
proprietary rights of any nature whatsoever in any part of the world
(h) "Network" means any
system consisting of a set of closed transmission paths and associated signal generation,
control and distribution equipment, designed to provide cable service for
reception by multiple subscribers;
(i) “Notice” means a written
communication by one Party to the other Party or Parties, as the case may be,
issued pursuant hereunder that is properly addressed to the Notice Address of
the other Party and hand delivered, delivered by courier or pre-paid registered
postage.
(j) “RIO” or “Agreement" or “This
Agreement” means this Reference Interconnection Offer together with its
Annexures as may be amended from time to time.
(k) “SPE” or “Subscriber Premises
Equipment” shall be deemed to include Set Top Box (STB), Viewing Card and
other tools and equipments/device(s) installed/to be installed at the
Subscriber’s Premises in order to receive and/or decode the Channel(s),
purchased/procured by the Subscriber, which are compatible with technology employed
by ICNCL for Cable Service in DAS notified areas. It is understood that each Set
Top Box will be installed with one television set only.
(l) ‘Set Top Box” (STB) means a
device, which is connected to, or is part of a television and which allows a
subscriber to receive in unencrypted and descrambled form subscribed channels
through an addressable system.
(m) “Subscriber” means any person or
entity including Hotels, restaurants, clubs, institutions etc. which has
officially subscribed to the Cable TV Service in accordance the Subscription
form duly filled by it and is contractually bound by the Subscriber Terms and
Conditions (“T&C”) and does not include any third party using/seeking to
use the Service for further distribution, re-sale or commercial purpose.
For the purpose of
calculation of carriage fee, subscriber means each STB in the Areas that
receives signals of various channels from ICNCL’s Cable Television Network as
per its Subscriber Management System (SMS).
Note: The
words/terms not specifically defined herein above shall have the same meaning
as ascribed to them in The Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable Services)
Interconnection (Digital Addressable Cable Television Systems) Regulations,
2012 dated 30th April 2012 and 14th May 2012.