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    MIB Wants Smart TVs to Pre-Install Waves OTT App; Another Overreach?

    • 14.01.2026
    • By Azdhan
    Medianama

    The Indian government is again attempting to regulate digital ecosystems through the wrong regulatory channels. If the New Indian Express’ report on the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) writing to TV manufacturers to pre-load Prasar Bharati’s OTT app WAVES is accurate, then the absence of a public notice or a public consultation paper and the lack of clarity on whether any commercial arrangement exists are concerning.

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