Tata Sky shocked millions of TCM channel fans across India Thursday by dropping this channel abruptly without any warning and an explanation.
Sources say Tata sky has started receiving a deluge of queries from disappointed fans about TCM going off the air suddenly .
The only answer provided is “the broadcaster has decided to drop the channel”.
But others say Tata Sky may have decided to drop the channel and not TCM the broadcaster as it claims .
“I bet by dropping a niche old English movies channel like TCM Tata Sky will accommodate some populist and trashy channel ,” one viewer told Sun Post .
Others even said that they were so unhappy with Tata Sky’s decision that they were thinking of moving out of Tata Sky to some other direct broadcast satellite television provider which shows TCM .
Tata Sky is India’s largest direct broadcast satellite television provider . It alone accounts for more than half of the satellite tv customers in India .
But off late Tata Sky has been criticised by many for becoming populist like its rivals .
This is really bad, i bought Tatasky for just this channel and without warning they dicountined the channel.
To hell with them they just lost a customer
I was shocked to see that TCM was missing on my television set. It means a great deal to me! Tata Sky should consider getting the channel back. I understand you support the masses, but we have our likes as well. And we love Classics!!! I WANT TCM BACK, NO MATTER WHAT!!! (I’m sounding extremely kiddish, I know) Now I don’t know what to watch on my TV set. *tv experience ruined*
I hear you Sachin, felt the same. Disappointed.
I am deeply distressed by the sudden removal of TCM Channel by Tata Sky.
The arbitrary manner in which the TCM Channel has been removed without bothering about the customers is most unethical and disappointing.
I hope TCM is restored soon on Tata Sky.
Can’t we do something about this? The manner of dropping the channel is shocking – no communication, no announcement – the channel just disappears. I am sure we have some rights as consumers. Can we not take this up against TataSky. If anyone knows how then please reply – we can’t just sit by meekly while they exercise their monopoly.
I had taken tata Sky for TCM, Now what to do ?
What about people who dont like watching the same humdrum serials day in and day out. The quality of movies on TCM was absolutely superb and it is a great loss to find this channel suddenly withdrawn without any intimation or warning. I would request Tatasky to re-instate this channel – in any case it is a paid channel – they are not providing it free to viewers.
There has to be some option for people who dont like to watch the pathetic quality of indian and regional serials that are broadcast.
without TCM what is left to look ? sometimes MGM……
I will definetely drop tata sky and switch back to dish TV…
actualy i had switched from dish TV to tata sky, as that time, dish dropped TCM…
I feel fooled by Tata sky, I had paid for one month in advance, and want my money back.
We should move the consumer court !
go to hell tata sky !
This is absurd. Tata Sky just cannot remove TCM, a movie channel showing some of the best Hollywood films of yesteryears. I am thinking of moving to some other broadcasting company showing TCM. Can anyone suggest me such a company? Dish? Reliance? Airtel?
I have recently come from UK and was so impressed by TCM channel I saw at a relative’s house that I decided to install Tata sky at my place just for that channel. The installation of a HD recording box cost me Rs6500 plus the top package of Rs 410, but when the tata guy was showing me how to use it I realised to my shock that TCM was no longer available. I am so disappointed now. I haven’t seen any TV since the installation. What’s the point.?..I don’t even have the channel I wanted so badly.
I hope they have an answer to this.
Tata sky should be made accountable for this.
OR start it again for the sake of so many of us who keep the company in profit.
Thanks.
Iam cancelling my tata sky from today, and advise all the people in shillong to do the same,and try to get TCM on another DTH provider