India’s pubcaster Prasar Bharati, which has been designated as the monitoring agency to see if all mandated TV channels were being carried on distribution platforms, has asked the distributors to provide it with compliance reports.
Consumers may eventually have to fork out more money for popular channels; experts think this could push some TV households to shift completely to the OTT side.
Avasthi talks about addressing the challenges around OTT measurement in India.
The MRP of popular channels has been kept higher than the old cap of Rs 19.
The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has a filed lawsuit in a New York federal court in New York against South Asian pirate video services, Desi TV and Live TV.
The industry has transformed post-pandemic; new trends arise while high quality production is need of the hour.
The companies selected for the PLI scheme include Nokia India, HFCL, Dixon Technologies, Flextronics, Foxconn, Coral Telecom, VVDN Technologies, Akashastha Technologies, and GS India.
Media reports say that Darshan Bhatt, Vinit Mehra and Mohit Mehra are currently in talks with family offices and high net worth individuals to set up DMV Capital.
Dr Batra, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of e4m & BW Businessworld, feels the fight between Zee and Invesco has an equivalence with the trinity of our Gods– Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu & Lord Shiva.
Since TRAI has brought down the MRP cap for channels that are part of a bouquet to Rs 12 from Rs 19, broadcasters are considering keeping GECs and sports channels out of bouquets.