WAVES

WAVES offers big opportunity to all media: Murugan

Union Minister L Murugan on Monday said the World Audio visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) is a big opportunity for creators. The Union Minister of State Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs said the summit, being held in Mumbai from May 1 to 4, will have programmes like


MIB

In officials’ reshuffle, Shankar moves out of MIB; Prabhat comes in

In a significant reshuffling of senior bureaucratic ranks, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the transfer of Sanjiv Shankar, IRS (IT:1993), from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. Shankar, who had been serving as Joint Secretary at the I&am...


FM Radio

Govt. amends FM Radio e-auction norms

In an important development for the ongoing e-auction process for private FM Radio Batch III channels under Phase III, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued the first amendment to the Auction Rules dated November 27, 2024. On April 09, t...


TRAI likely to recommend 5-year satellite spectrum allocation

TRAI likely to recommend 5-year satellite spectrum allocation

India's telecom regulator plans to recommend that satellite broadband spectrum be allotted for around five years to assess initial market adoption, defying Elon Musk's Starlink, which is seeking a 20-year permit, said a senior government source.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of In...