TRAI revamps website to connect with wider audience

TRAI revamps website to connect with wider audience

TRAI has unveiled an upgraded and revamped website to broaden its reach to connect with a wider audience.

In recognition of the growing importance of social media, new sharing features facilitate the dissemination of regulatory information to all stakeholders. The website offers comp...


TDSAT

TDSAT declines stay on FreeDish rules; gives b’casters 14 days to comply

The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has rejected the plea of broadcasters seeking a stay on the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) regulation regarding pay channels on DD FreeDish, The Economic Times reported today. The regulation, issued on July 8, 2024, mandates changes in the tariff structure for pay ...


OTT

Telecom Minister Scindia says MIB regulates OTT

Regulating over-the-top (OTT) platforms comes under the purview of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia said, adding that one of the six advisory groups that he had established, had flagged the issue, highlighting concerns from the perspective of telecom service providers (TSPs). "T...


MIB

MIB exhorts streamers to avoid content glamourising drug

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has issued a strong advisory to OTT platforms, urging them to ensure that their content does not glamorize or promote the use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The advisory comes amidst growing concerns over the influence of such portrayals on young and impressionable viewers, The E...


MIB

MIB handeled 73 complaints over obscene ads in three years

complaints over the last three years regarding the broadcast of obscene, indecent, and vulgar advertisements on television, as informed by the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, L. Murugan, in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, The Storyboard18 reported. The Advertising Code under Rule 7 of the Cable Television Networks Rules mandate...