The Information & Broadcasting Ministry is in favour of a self-regulation model for content showcased on video OTT apps similar to the framework followed by the broadcasting industry. Speaking at…Read More
I&B Minister will also launch digital version of Gurbani and Shabad Kirtan from Prasar Bharati’s archives. Union Ministers Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Hardeep Singh Puri, Prasar Bharati Chairman A Suryaprakash, Secretary,…Read More
Posted by Prasar Bharati Prasar Bharati invites applications to fill up MPEG-2 slots of DD Free Dish DTH Platform on prorata basis for the period from 01.12.2019 to 29.02.2020 through…Read More
The Information & Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry in an advisory on Saturday asked private TV channels, cable operates and DTH operators to ensure “strict conformity” to the Programming Code in the…Read More
The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha TV channels which telecast parliamentary proceedings could soon pool resources, manpower and even have a common name with Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu setting…Read More
National Broadcaster Prasar Bharati’s news service was inaugurated on Thursday with Chairman A Surya Prakash saying that itwill feed both All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan. Prakash inaugurated the Prasar…Read More
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) will issue a “negative list” – a list of some “non-negotiable” prohibited content – to video streaming services like Netflix by the end…Read More
Posted by YuppTV The global leader in South-Asian OTT content, YuppTV has announced its partnership with India’s oldest communication service provider, BSNL. The two category-leaders have entered into a triple…Read More
Television viewing in India will continue to grow in the next five years, unlike in many countries where the slide, caused by the onslaught of over-the-top (OTT) and digital content…Read More
Posted by BARC India’s sole television measurement company, Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, had appointed an oversight committee in June 2019, to review its data validation and outlier policy…Read More
Facing flak after he cited Rs 120 crore business done by three movies on a single day to rebut suggestions of an economic slump in the country, Union minister Ravi Shankar…Read More
Posted by PIB The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval for the MoUs between India and Foreign Broadcasters in the field…Read More
Regulatory issues arising out of convergence of technologies need to be addressed, Information and Broadcasting Ministry Secretary Amit Khare said on October 9, seeking suggestions on the issue of regulation…Read More
The Centre on Monday appointed senior Indian Information Service (IIS) official K.S. Dhatwalia as the new Director General of the Press Information Bureau (PIB). Dhatwalia will become the 28th DG…Read More
Rohit Gupta, president, Sony Pictures Networks has been unanimously elected as the chairman of the board of The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), the industry watchdog said in a…Read More
Posted by BARC India’s sole TV viewership measurement company, BARC India, which also operates the largest TV panel in the world, recently collaborated with India’s premier Institute for Management Education–…Read More
Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that there are so many news channels in the country but people tune into Doordarshan news for credible news. He said, Doordarshan…Read More
Posted by PIB Union Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar announced that 118 new Community Radio Stations (CRS) are in the process of being set-up. The approved list of applicants having been…Read More
Posted by PIB Union Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology and Law & Justice Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has launched the maritime communication services at Mumbai. He said that…Read More
As the Supreme Court awaits the Centre’s reply on vulgar and harmful content being streamed on over-the-top (OTT) platforms, the concerned officials from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry are set…Read More