The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has requested the Telecom Regulator Authority of India (Trai) to include the issue of granting autonomy to TV distributors in bouquet formation by allowing them to break broadcaster bouquets, in its consultation paper that was issued on August 8, people in the know told ET.
NEW DELHI: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has taken several steps to accelerate the 6G research and development in India to ensure that the country can contribute to the development and manufacturing of the sixth-generation technology by 2030, said a senior official Wednesday.
India’s Film Heritage Foundation (FHF), which enjoys the support of cinema greats Martin Scorsese and Amitabh Bachchan, is conducting the third edition of the Biennial Audio-Visual Archival Summer School in partnership with the International Federation of Film Archives.
This is serious business with execution, planning, and RoI-driven all success mantras alongside. The launches and expansions are now just numbers and show no signs of a pause. Experts say the actual growth may be yet to begin. India accounts for roughly 14 to 15% of global internet users, whereas data center is only 6% leaving a huge gap there. As the number of Internet users goes up, the young population of India is likely to drive the demand for OTT platforms, mobile usage, payment gateways, and gaming and entertainment.
The ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) will hold a consultation meeting with industry stakeholders on the recently enacted Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA), 2023 in New Delhi on Wednesday.
New Delhi: The central government is not considering enabling a revenue sharing model between over-the-top (OTT) players or apps and the telecom service providers for using the telcos’ networks for carriage of the apps, said a top official in the ministry of communications.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services Interconnection (Addressable Systems) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2023 (4 of 2023).
Telcos have been arguing over ‘same service same rules’ and demanding that it be applicable to the OTT industry, including WhatsApp, video and audio streaming apps, and internet-based calling apps, among others. The OTT industry has been contesting this saying the services are not comparable.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) plans to introduce the Broadcasting (MIB) plans to introduce the Broadcasting Services Regulation (BSR) Bill 2023, which, once it becomes law, will replace the current Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995.
Stars such as Salman Khan and Aamir Khan, who had taken a break following box office setbacks, have started greenlighting new projects in the wake of a slew of successful Bollywood films drawing audiences back to the cinemas.