More cable channels blocked

IN Media Watch Briefs | 01/12/2015

The number of Indian channels blocked in Nepal by Cable TV operators has risen to 42. The block is in protest against what is being called an unofficial "blockade of goods" into the country. A former Maoist splinter party started a campaign against Indian movies and TV channels in Nepal. The president of the Nepal Cable Television Association told BBC Nepali the "black-out will be indefinite". He said it had been decided upon as "India has been intruding in the national sovereignty of Nepal," PTI said. A Kathmandu movie theatre stopped showing Indian movies two days ago, an employee said. Daily Star.

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