“In an informal discussion today, we have talked broadly on matters such as OTT (over-the-top) regulation, flexible use of satellite communication (satcom) spectrum, Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) levy,” Trai chairman PD Vaghela told ETTelecom.

"Some work is being done to actually simplify the licenses required for small-sized companies. It is like a procedural reform," DoT secretary K Rajaraman old ETTelecom, adding that the entire process may take about 3 to 4 months to conclude.

NBCUniversal has partnered with the Alliance for Media Arts + Culture to build on the company’s Creative Impact Lab. The Lab, launched last September, is meant to boost diversity in the creative marketing field by giving apprentices from historically excluded backgrounds the opportunity to develop marketing assets for NBCU’s nonprofit partners, with guidance from employee volunteers. These spots are then seen on Comcast NBCU’s various networks and platforms.

After being targeted in French courts by movie companies, blocked by French ISPs, and then deindexed by Google, illegal streaming/DDL site Extreme-Down burned domain after domain in an effort to stay in the game. Ending 15 years of resilience, the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment has shut down the site following a mission to Africa.

nformation and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur yesterday said efforts are afoot to have a built-in satellite tuner in television sets to offer access to over 200 channels, a move that could make set-top boxes redundant. He said there has been a humongous expansion of general entertainment channels on Doordashan FreeDish, which has helped attract crores of viewers, according to a PTI report from Mumbai.

"Quality of service is very important for customer satisfaction and protection of their interests. DoT has requested Trai for improvement in the present quality of service (QoS) through more stringent parameters," an official said.

A year ago, amid CODA’s groundbreaking run on the awards circuit, writer/director Sian Heder frequently expressed her hopes that the film’s success could be one of the “rocks that starts the avalanche” of the wealth of talent that exists within the Deaf community, heralding a new wave of deaf talent in Hollywood not only in front of but behind the camera as well.

In submissions to the European Commission, rightsholders insist that intermediaries must kill pirate IPTV streams within minutes and proactive internet blocking should be ramped up across Europe. In its submission to the EC, Cloudflare reveals that a voluntary site-blocking program in a member state saw an ISP block thousands of entirely legal sites, on several separate occasions.

The health ministry proposes to include video streaming platforms under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003, to ensure they carry public health warnings related to smoking and alcohol use, similar to those shown on TV programmes and movies.