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...
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Ministry Of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) is a ministerial-level agency of the Government of India, that brings the rules, regulations, and laws in the field of information broadcasting, Press, and the Cinema of India.
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 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...
Minister Vaishnaw bats for stricter content rules for SM, OTT platforms
Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for Information and Broadcasting yesterday said there is a need to make existing laws more stringent to curb vulgar content on social media and OTT platforms.
In the Lo...
Govt refers D2M broadcast issue to senior officials’ panel
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has referred the direct-to-mobile (D2M) broadcasting proposal to a committee of secretaries, Storyboard18 has reported.
Citing unnamed sources, the report stated that the committee includes representatives from the Department of Tele...
I&B Ministry halts progress on draft B’cast Bill
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) has announced a suspension of work on the draft Broadcasting Bill, a move that has drawn considerable attention within the media and broadcasting sectors, The Storyboard18 reported. Originally aime...