New Delhi: Treading cautiously, government on June 30 said it is toying with the idea of "dual feed" for a smooth roll over to the Conditional Access System (CAS) for television channels from July 15.

"Dual feed" means keeping the option open for watching pay TV channels without set top boxes during the transitory phase for a smooth roll over.

An indication to this effect was given by Information and Broadcasting Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad after a series of meetings with broadcasters and officials.

Stating that CAS was being implemented on July 15 as scheduled, Prasad told reporters that suggestions for "dual feed and "twilight zone" have been made and these were being examined by the government.

"We are making it consumer friendly so as to ensure that there are no blank outs", he said adding the scheme would be implemented from July 15 and government was working out a mechanism for it.

PTI