TRAI revamps website to connect with wider audience 
Prime Video to limit in India number of TV sets having access per subscription 
Delhi HC orders meta to remove deepfake videos of Rajat Sharma 
Govt. blocked 18 OTT platforms for obscene content in 2024 
Broadcasting industry resists inclusion under Telecom Act 
‘Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 3’ set for February 2025 release on Netflix 
Radio City unveils ‘WOKA Santa’ to spread Christmas cheer across 10 cities 
‘Squid Game 2’ comes to Sunburn Goa 2024 
Zee Telugu to premiere ‘Saripodhaa Sanivaaram’ on Dec 29 
&pictures announces ‘Khichdi 2’ premieres December 29 
Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel cumulatively raised their wireless subscriber tally by 34.4 lakh users in May, while Vodafone Idea continued to witness a fall in its user base, data released yesterday by TRAI showed.
Category: Regulation
SC stays Karnataka HC order banning broadcast of Kannada news channel
Observing that the case seemed to be driven by "sheer political vendetta", the Supreme Court on Friday stayed a Karnataka High Court order that restricted the broadcast of Kannada news channel Power TV. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra observed that the case against the news channel prima...
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...
TRAI removes NCF ceiling; ups DPO bouquet discounts; suggests tech upgrades to FreeDish
Amongst a slew of recommendations to the government, telecom and broadcast regulator TRAI yesterday issued a new set of tariff regulations, which removed earlier ceiling on network capacity fees and allows DPOs to offer bouquet discount up to 45 percent, while separately suggesting major tech upgrades to pubcaster Do...
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...