Sancheti also said that pushing à la carte beyond a point will hurt the pay-TV base
Registered MSOs reached 1,704 from 1,613 in 2019.
Move comes a month after Reliance offloaded 19.1 per cent stake in Hathway.
It has cited delay of the process as a reason for dropping the plan.
The OFS will open for non-retail investors on 26 March and for retail buyers on 30 March.