In a move to counter cross border propaganda from neighbours, the Indian government will provide free Doordarshan DTH connections to residents of far flung areas of Jammu and Kashmir, especially in villages in the border areas, according to a senior government official. To achieve the goal of reaching out to people
Category: MIB
Ministry Of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) is a ministerial-level agency of the Government of India, that brings the rules, regulations, and laws in the field of information broadcasting, Press, and the Cinema of India.
MIB’s AVGC task force to submit action plan within 90 days
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) on Friday announced the promised Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC) promotion task force under the chairmanship of the Secretary of the ministry and comprising representation from various stakeholders.
The AVGC Promo...
Govt. blocks 18 Indian, 4 Pak YouTube channels citing national security
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has directed the blocking of 22 YouTube-based news channels, of which four are from Pakistan, for allegedly spreading fake news to mislead viewers.
This is the first time that action has been taken against the Indian YouT...MIB merges film media unit with NFDC
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Wednesday announced the merger of its four-film media units- Film Divisions, Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), National Film Archive of India (NFAI), Children’s Film Society of India (CFSI)- with National Film Development Corporation (NFDC). MIB said in a press note, “Bringing all these acti...
5 content self-regulatory bodies registered with MIB: Minister
The Indian government on Friday said that there were 20 legal cases against the IT Rules 2021 pending in various high courts of the country, while five self-regulatory bodies (SRBs) for content regulation had registered with the authorities.
“There are 20 (twenty) cases in various Hi...
Digital publisher responsible for news content, not a OTT platform: MIB
The digital regulations, introduced by the Indian government in 2021, has helped bring about a “lot of discipline” in a sector of the media and entertainment industry, according to a top official.
Speaking recently at a roundtable on news broadcasting at the India Pavilion at Dubai E...