In a landmark step, India’s public broadcaster Prasar Bharati entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics, Ministry of Electronics and Information…Read More
MIB has constituted a committee to review Guidelines on television rating agencies in India notified by the ministry in 2014. The present guidelines issued by MIB on television rating agencies…Read More
MIB has issued a public notice to facilitate eligible entities involved in uploading/streaming of news and current affairs through digital media, to comply with the decision of the government on…Read More
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has issued an advisory asking all private television broadcasters to follow guidelines issued by the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) for advertisements…Read More
The Union Cabinet has approved to merge its film media units, namely Films Division, Directorate of Film. Festivals, National Film Archives of India, and Children’s Film Society, India with the…Read More
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal for revision of the guidelines for obtaining license for providing direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting service in India….Read More
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry on Friday urged broadcasters and producers of TV serials to clear payments of artistes. The ministry’s request comes after two TV actors — Manmeet Grewal and Preksha Mehta —…Read More
Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India announced the commencement of servicing panel homes in areas classified as ‘Green Zones’ by the government across India. Meterology Data Pvt Ltd (MDL) manages…Read More
In a unique outreach initiative, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Shri Prakash Javadekar will talk to Community Radios in the country tomorrow ie 22nd May 2020, at 7 PM. The…Read More
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday pushed for promotion of e-learning in a post covid-19 India and said there will be dedicated TV channels for each school class and permission…Read More
The information and broadcasting ministry has issued draft policy guidelines to improve social media outreach of various ministries and government departments. Under the guidelines, social media platforms will be empanelled…Read More
The Union human resources development (HRD) ministry is planning to start 12 direct-to-home (DTH) television channels, each catering to students from one academic year, to serve as virtual classrooms at…Read More
The Supreme Court Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking directions to the Centre and other authorities to ensure that free unlimited calling, data usage and DTH facilities are provided…Read More
Amit Khare is back as Secretary at the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, a few months after he left. The government announced the appointment on 26 April. Khare replaces Ravi Mittal, who…Read More
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Wednesday issued an advisory to print and electronic media to take adequate precautions while covering incidents related to COVID-19. In a letter, issued…Read More
The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) has sought government support to deal with the crisis in the television broadcast sector as a result of the covid-19 outbreak in the country. In…Read More
Public service broadcaster Prasar Bharati has made it mandatory for its staff reporting to duty in office or in the field to download and activate the government’s coronavirus tracking mobile…Read More
Posted by BARC This is the third part of the report on “Crisis Consumption on TV and Smartphones” released jointly by BARC and Nielsen Media. BARC is the official currency…Read More
Posted by IBF The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), the apex body of broadcasters, stands indomitably with the Government of India in its fight against Covid -19 outbreak. While broadcasters, voluntarily…Read More
The government on Monday asked cable operators to mandatorily broadcast 25 Doordarshan channels and Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha TV, saying “non-carriage” of these channels is liable for action under…Read More
