Ofcom debates ad rules for public & commercially funded TV

Ofcom fines Pakistani radio service in UK over content

Ofcom has imposed a financial penalty of £2000 on The Pakistan Muslim Centre (Sheffield) Limited in relation to its community radio station Link FM 96.7. Reason: failing to comply with broadcast content rules.

In an advisory on its website on Friday, the British


Instagram to nudge teens away from harmful content

Insta shutters Boomerang, Hyperlase standalone apps

Shortly after dropping support for the IGTV application, the photo-sharing app Instagram removed its standalone Boomerang as well as Hyperlapse apps from Apple's App Store and Google Play. "We have removed support for the standalone Boomerang and Hyperlapse apps to better focus our efforts on the main app," Instagram spokesperson Christine Pa...


Japanese filmmaker Hikari to helm Netflix series

Japanese filmmaker Hikari to helm Netflix series

Japanese filmmaker Hikari has been tapped by streaming platform Netflix to direct its comedy-drama series ‘Beef’.

Hikari, who won the Panorama Audience Award at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival for her debut feature ‘37 Seconds’, will work on the multiple...


VodaIdea to replace Huawei with Nokia as equipment vendor

VodaIdea to replace Huawei with Nokia as equipment vendor

Nokia is in talks to replace Huawei 4G radio equipment from parts of Vodafone Idea's telecom network in India, in one of the largest swap deals for the Finnish company, three sources familiar with the matter said.

The deal will see Nokia deploying 12,000 5G-ready radio sites and 4,00...


Telcos implement TRAI rules on monthly voucher schemes

TRAI extends NATE manufacturing discussion paper deadline

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has extended the date for comments on a consultation Paper on 'Promoting Networking and Telecom Equipment Manufacturing in India' to April 1.

Earlier, the last date was March 11 for submissions, while the counter-comments were to be submit...


Pete Davidson to play himself in new comedy series

Pete Davidson to play himself in new comedy series

Actor-comedian Pete Davidson is set to play a fictionalized version of himself in an upcoming comedy series. The show hails from ‘Saturday Night Live’ showrunner Lorne Michaels's Broadway Video and Universal Television, reported Deadline. The series is tentatively titled ‘Bupkis’ and Davidson will write it along with his frequent collabora...