The Indian government has proposed amendments in the Cinematograph Act to keep pace with the changing times and technology, which would also help in curbing online piracy and bring about uniformity in product classification for viewing by consumers as was recently done for streaming content.

“The efforts of the government and MeitY for pushing the digital agenda has resulted in India moving up the world digital competitiveness rankings,” Sawhney noted.

Over 600 pirate sites illegally streaming UEFA football games have been shut down by Italian authorities. Not only did the pirates receive criminal prosecutions, the website administrators were fined and end users who consumed the content may also face penalites of over 1,000 Euros (AUD $1,600) each.

Grieving the loss of the administrator, the Prime Minister remembered his days as the chief minister of Gujarat when he had worked with Mohapatra.

Would help regional news channels in complying with latest regulations.

As per a Karnataka high court decision, the Centre cannot exercise revisional powers in respect to films already certified by the censor board, but the amendment proposes that the government may, if it considers it necessary to do so, direct the chairman of the board to re-examine a particular film.

This will protect Sony Pictures from unlawful dissemination of IPs on internet.

Whether social media is a good or a service, there is no doubt it is subject to government regulation.

FICCI EY Report 2021 estimates that the channels would have generated Rs 300- Rs 400 crore of incremental ad revenues in 2020 and will likely grow to Rs 1000 crore in 2021.