Category: OTT Players

Over the Top Platforms are named about devices that go ‘over’ a cable box to give the user TV content through the Internet connection.

OTT and Social Media

SM, OTT companies shy away from commenting on new norms

Most of the entertainment and social media companies have shied away from taking an official stand on the new norms announced yesterday by the Indian government for OTT and SM platforms.

The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), which had appealed to the government to hol...

Piracy rise & restricted access to VoD directly linked

इन पांच कैटेगरी में बांटा जाएगा ओटीटी कंटेंट

ओटीटी प्लेटफॉर्म्स के कंटेंट को लेकर के विवाद काफी लम्बे समय से चल रहा है। ओटीटी के कंटेंट को लेकर ही केंद्र सरकार ने नई गाइडलाइन्स को जारी किया है, जिसके अनुसार ओटीटी के कंटेंट को यू, यू/ए 7 प्लस, यू/ए 13 प्लस, यू/ए 16 प्लस और ए प्लस कैटेगरी में बांटना होगा। इसके साथ ही ओटीटी प्लेटफॉर्म्स को लॉक की व्यवस्था भी रखनी होगी और सुनश्चित करना होगा कि...

Prasad, Javadekar blame industry for failing to self regulate

Prasad, Javadekar blame industry for failing to self regulate

The Indian government blamed the social media and OTT platforms today in failing to come up with effective self regulatory mechanisms on disputable content despite nudges and consultations and this forced the government’s hand in coming out with a broad set of rules to guide the industry. While Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakas...

OTT

OTT guidelines: platforms seek public consultation on MIB draft

With a series of news reports in Indian media in recent days dwelling on draft guidelines for streaming platforms prepared by the government, an industry association has sought a public consultation on the proposed legislation. “OTT streaming platform members of Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) were dismayed reading some media r...