Though it’s not an ideal situation as the future course of action is not clear, but for the Indian media and entertainment industry there’s something to cheer about: the Indian government yesterday, according to multiple media reports, withdrew the latest draft of the Broadcast Bill, which had generated lot of heat over State’s efforts to contro...
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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.
18 TV news channels’ permissions cancelled in last 5 years: MIB
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has said that while 14 satellite news channels were permitted to start operations in 2023, penal actions against 18 defaulters were taken for breach of various regulations in th...
New draft of B’cast Bill proposes to regulate news influencers
Individuals who routinely upload videos to social media, make podcasts or write about current affairs online could be classified as digital news broadcasters, according to the new draft of the broadcasting bill that the government shared with stakeholders. The new version -- HT has reviewed a copy -- is the second draft of
MIB’s WAVE aims new benchmarks in creativity, innovation, influence
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ashwani Vaishnaw, while announcing the World Audio Visual and Entertainment (WAVE) Summit, said the government will focus on creating employment in the media and entertainment sector and augment the talent pipeline.
This, he explained, will be...
MIB dilutes norm on ads’ self-declaration; restricts it to food, health sectors
The government yesterday sought to ease the pains of the media over the self-declaration of all advertisements --- a move necessitated by a recent Supreme Court order --- by saying such affidavits now would be needed for ads related to food and health sectors.
In ad advisory, dated J...
MIB proposes 5-year registration for LCOs; to make pan-India access easy
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has proposed a five-year registration for local cable operators (LCOs) instead of one year as the present norm is. But it has also hinted at raising the registration fee from Rs. 500 annually. The government is al...