Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, called on the Opposition to act responsibly and participate in the upcoming debate on the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) bill, scheduled to be ...
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Clare Bloomfield named AVIA Chief Policy Officer
The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) has appointed Clare Bloomfield as its new Chief Policy Officer (CPO) with immediate effect.
Bloomfield has been with the team since 2017 as Director, Policy & Research, and more recently as Acting CPO, hel...
BJP MP Tiwari calls for immediate anti-tobacco measures in OTT shows
Smoking scenes have become a trend in programmes on OTT platforms, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari said in Parliament and called for immediate action to curb the propagation of tobacco on online curated content.
Film fraternity welcomes Cinematograph Act changes to tackle piracy
The Indian film fraternity has welcomed the amendments to the Cinematograph Act mandating a maximum jail term of three years and a fine of up to five per cent of the production cost of the film for those involved in film piracy and circulation of such content.
Puneet Chandok to lead Microsoft India, South Asia
Tech giant Microsoft made a significant announcement yesterday, naming Puneet Chandok as the new Corporate Vice President of Microsoft India and South Asia. Effective September 1, Chandok will take over the operational responsibilities from Anant Maheshwari, an official release by Microsoft said. ...
MIB advises Chrome DM to stop making public TRPs
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has issued a show cause notice to Chrome Data Analytics and Media (CDAM), accusing them of releasing and commercially utilizing TV channel rating data without proper registration as a rating agency. According to the notice from the I&B, CDAM's actions hav...