File photo of Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud Dhaka TribuneTwo distributors receive notices, he saysInformation Minister Hasan Mahmud said the government has not shut the transmission of any foreign channel but served notices on two distributor companies for airing Bangladeshi commercials on downlinked foreign television channels. Also Read- Two cable operators show-caused over ads on foreign channelsAlthough the government banned the airing of Bangladeshi commercials on downlinked foreign television channels from Monday, some companies continued airing ads, violating Cable Television Network Operations Act 2006, he said. "Currently, Bangladeshi television channels are being deprived of advertisements for this reason and the country is losing Tk500-1000 crore each year," Hasan Mahmud added. In other countries, including India, airing of local commercials on downlinked foreign television channels is prohibited. On March 13, the government banned the airing of local advertisements on downlinked foreign channels.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 02, 2019 17:03 UTC