IBDF bats for liberalising sports b’casting regulations

IBDF bats for liberalising sports b’casting regulations

The Indian Broadcasting & Digital Foundation (IBDF), amongst other things, has made a major push for review and simplification of the regulatory regime for sports broadcasting in the country, saying it would help in creating a viable sports eco-system in India.

“Satellite TV broa...


TV9 Bangla ropes in scribes Anirban Choudhury, Pew Roy

TV9 Bangla ropes in scribes Anirban Choudhury, Pew Roy

TV9 Bangla has onboarded senior journalists Anirban Choudhury and Pew Roy to strengthen its content offering.

Choudhury, who will anchor the 10 pm show on TV9 Bangla, in his earlier on-air role had built a strong viewership for the prime-time slot. He would also editorially man the e...


‘Disco king’ Bappi Lahiri passes away

‘Disco king’ Bappi Lahiri passes away

Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularized disco music in Indian cinema during the 80s and 90s, has passed away due to multiple health issues. He was 69. Lahiri died on Tuesday night at the CritiCare Hospital in Juhu. "Lahiri had been admitted to the hospital for a


Government bans 54 more Chinese apps

Government bans 54 more Chinese apps

India on Monday blocked 54 more apps with Chinese links, including Tencent Xriver, Nice Video baidu and Viva Video Editor, over security and privacy concerns.

"These 54 apps allegedly obtain various critical permissions and collect sensitive user data. These collected real-time data ...


Jio Platforms Ltd and SES Announce Joint Venture to Deliver High-Performance Satellite-Based Broadband Services Across India - Positive for gaming, internet, ad tech and media OTT cos

Jio Platforms Ltd and SES Announce Joint Venture to Deliver High-Performance Satellite-Based Broadband Services Across India – Positive for gaming, internet, ad tech and media OTT cos

By Karan Taurani @ Elara Capital - This will speed up the process of high speed internet in the smaller towns/cities and also help ramp up broadband penetration in areas where there is little or no LCO support due to local broadband companies; satellite internet cannot offer speed as per the FTTH at peak (10 GBPS) , however i...