Government mulls ordinance to amend cable TV Act
New Delhi: The government may bring in an Ordinance amending the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, which would ensure the smooth roll out of the conditional access system (CAS) and also regulate the broadcasters.

At present only cable operators can be punished for violations and not broadcasters.

Sources say, the proposed legislation will ensure that pay channels remain free-to-air (FTA) in accordance with the rollout plan announced earlier. Also, a cap on advertising time on pay channels is being considered.

The Government had received proposals suggesting that advertising time should be capped at 3 per cent of the total airtime.
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Health goods fastest growing say direct selling cos
New Delhi: The Indian Direct Sellers Association (IDSA), the representative organisation of organised direct selling companies in the country has registered healthy growth within the health sector.
According to the annual survey of the industry for 2002-03, nutrition and health-related products recorded the fastest growth in 2002-03 under the direct selling portfolio, averaging growth of 15-20 per cent.

The maximum credit goes to the Bangalore-based Herbalife International that deals with health and nutritional supplements and Amway India's Nutrilite range of products, which have shown the highest growth rates.

Next comes the educational segment, comprising software- and multimedia-related educational aids recording a combined growth rate of 8-10 per cent.
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