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
Information Minister of Bangladesh Dr. Hasan Mahmud inaugurated the broadcast program at BTV Auditorium in Dhaka. State Minister for Information Md. Murad Hasan and India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva…Read More
The government’s decision on 28 August to restrict foreign direct investment (FDI) in digital news media companies to 26% is likely to hit investment activity and may lead to a…Read More
Posted by PIB The Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting and Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar today unveiled the new logo and certificate design of Central Board…Read More
In what may be seen as the latest extension to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India campaign, the Union Cabinet has approved 26% FDI (foreign direct investment) to digital media…Read More
The Centre’s advertising expenditure on television and print mediums in 2018-19 fell to the same level as 2014-15, The Indian Express has reported. This, even as the government’s spending on internet…Read More
Posted by PIB Union Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar presented the National Awards for Community Radio for 2018 and 2019 at a function organized at Dr. BR Ambedkar Bhawan, New Delhi….Read More
India’s antitrust watchdog plans to conduct an assessment of the country’s media and broadcasting sector to ensure that any competition concerns are identified and resolved swiftly, a government document seen…Read More
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday launched Kalvi Tholaikkaatchi (Education Channel) for school students in a ceremony at the Anna Centenary Library in Kotturpuram. Speaking at the…Read More
There is shortage of staff and officers at the All India Radio and Doordarshan Kendra for Nagaland. Further, there has been no Press Information Bureau (PIB) officer posted to Kohima…Read More
The government is likely to come out with a clarification on applicability of the foreign direct investment policy on the digital media sector, official sources said. The present FDI policy…Read More
The Indian Railways is planning to float a new tender for content-on-demand during the first week of September. RailTel, the Railways’ subsidiary, had in 2017 floated a similar tender — targeting revenue…Read More
In a bid to enhance the quality of Doordarshan programmes, the Prasar Bharati Board on Wednesday approved the restructuring of the national broadcaster that will now have a separate dedicated…Read More
Information and Broadcasting Ministry has decided to implement Accessibility Standards for Persons with Disabilities in television programmes for private TV channels from this Independence Day. This is a major step…Read More
Google on August 13 announced a long-term collaboration with Prasar Bharati under which the former will host live streams and digitise content for the public broadcasting agency, a company release…Read More