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Signal failure led to LS TV blackout, says probe report

New Delhi: Failure to receive signals from the nine automatic cameras in Lok Sabha resulted in the blackout of Lok Sabha TV during the crucial proceedings for passage of the Telangana bill, a probe has

He said while the audio feed was coming, the video feed was not.

Lok Sabha TV, which broadcasts the live coverage of all the proceedings, displayed ‘House Adjourned' during that period. However, this was not the case as the proceedings were going on inside the House.

Some time later, the display changed to ‘Live from Lok Sabha shortly'. But it never happened and the bill was passed and the House was adjourned after 90 minutes of proceedings.

Mishra, who had ordered a probe into the technical problem, said the glitch was rectified after an affected cable was changed at 1 AM today.

He said the audio feed of the proceedings during the snag period will be uploaded on Lok Sabha as well as LS TV websites tomorrow.

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