Zee Turner blacks out Hathway

MUMBAI: Zee Turner has taken a swipe at Hathway Cable & Datacom, switching off all its 33 channels to the cable network across multiple cities.
 
Claiming an amount of Rs 280 million that is due over a stretch of six months, Zee Turner has blacked out its channels to Hathway in cities like Delhi, Pune and Bangalore with immediate effect. Parts of Maharashtra such as Aurangabad, Latur, and Nanded are also where Hathway will not get the Zee Turner channels.

“We have also switched off Hathway network in parts of Mumbai,” the company said.

Zee Turner and Hathway do not have a commercial agreement for months.  
 
Earlier, Zee Turner had issued a statement saying that Hathway has been “avoiding signing the agreement for airing these 33 channels despite numerous efforts by Zee Turner and now being overdue by almost 10 months.”

Zee Turner distributes channels like Zee TV, Zee Cinema, Cartoon Network, Pogo and HBO.