In a series of over 40 fact checks, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) Fact Check Unit (FCU) busted three YouTube channels, which were spreading false information in India. These YouTube channels had nearly 33 lakh (33,00,000) subscribers and almost all of their videos were found to be false, but were watched...
Category: Regulation
Govt. extends feedback time for data protection Bill
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has decided to extend the deadline for feedback and comments on the 'Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022' until January 2, 2023. In response to several stakeholders' requests, the ministry has decided to extend the time limit for receipts, a...
India to be first nation to auction satellite spectrum: TRAI chief
India will be the first country to auction spectrum for satellite communication, and it should be designed to attract investments in the sector, telecom and broadcast regulator Trai chairman PD Vaghela said on Tuesday.
No FreeDish revenue loss when auction stopped in 2017-18: Thakur
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has stated that Doordarshan FreeDish incurred no loss of revenue for the period between 2017-18 when an e-auction process for onboarding private sector TV channels was put on hold.
Network monitoring: MIB extends MSO registration deadline
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has once again extended the date for MSO registration on a government website to facilitate information upload regarding installation of monitoring devices on networks.
“All the MSOs are hereby informed that the last date for registr...
Minister reiterates all govt. entities banned from broadcast biz
The Indian government on Thursday reiterated in parliament that as per a new advisory all government entities, whether federal or at State level, will have to extract themselves from any activity related to the business of broadcasting.
It also said that if any government body is pre...