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    Stakeholders urge TRAI to treat ground-based & satellite-based broadcasters equally

    • 20.12.2024
    • exchange4media

    The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday held an Open House Discussion on its consultation paper regarding the regulatory framework for Ground-Based Broadcasters.

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    JioStar CEO Kevin Vaz elected IBDF President

    • 20.12.2024
    • BestMediaInfo

    Rajat Sharma, Gaurav Banerjee and R. Mahesh Kumar elected vice-presidents. I Venkat is the Treasurer of the apex broadcasters’ body.

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    MIB adds consumer affairs representative to IDC for TV ads and programmes regulation

    • 20.12.2024
    • BestMediaInfo

    In 2021, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting set up the Inter-Departmental Committee (IDC) to address complaints and act on violations of the programme and advertising codes by TV channels.

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    EXCLUSIVE: Parliamentary Committee, MIB meet stakeholders; discuss vulgarity in OTT content

    • 20.12.2024
    • Storyboard18

    Industry bodies will now meet OTT platforms responsible in creating content to address the issues raised by the government.

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    Broadcast TV in critical state, needs resuscitation

    • 20.12.2024
    • Hindustan Times

    Uday Shankar asserts TV's relevance in India despite declining viewership and ad spends, urging investment in quality content and tailored programming.

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    Nations must control data to tell their stories their way

    • 20.12.2024
    • Timesnownews

    It all begins with a simple question: who gets to decide how a country’s stories, culture, and information are handled online? That is what digital sovereignty is about.

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    ‘Stree 2,’ ‘Munjya’ Roar for India’s Maddock as Chief Dinesh Vijan Looks Back at Stellar 2024: ‘Go Unique or Go Home’ (EXCLUSIVE)

    • 20.12.2024
    • Variety

    Indian production house Maddock Films, led by Dinesh Vijan, has delivered a series of successful genre films in 2024, including the breakout horror-comedy “Munjya” and the franchise continuation “Stree 2.”

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    Amazon Prime Video Changes Device Policy in India, Restricts Streaming on Multiple TVs

    • 20.12.2024
    • MEDIANAMA

    Amazon Prime Video has introduced a change in its usage terms in India, announcing a cap on the type of devices used by Prime members as part of their five-device entitlement for each subscription. This will come into effect starting January 2025.

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    How does live content factor into the streaming regulation debate?

    • 20.12.2024
    • MEDIANAMA

    If both traditional broadcasters and over-the-top (OTT) platforms have live content, then how is one a ‘push’ service and another a ‘pull’ service? Bharti Airtel’s Chief Regulatory Officer Rahul Vatts asked during the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) recent open house discussion.

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    Broadband India Forum Warns Authorization of Internet Exchange Points Could Harm Investments

    • 20.12.2024
    • MEDIANAMA

    Broadband India Forum’s (BIF) Senior Deputy Director General Debasish Bhattacharya said that India’s oldest IXP—the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) — has been in operation since 2003 without the government asking it to obtain any license.

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