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.

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MIB to now register LCOs; registration to be valid for 5 years

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) yesterday issued a notification amending the Cable Television Network Rules, 1994 (the Rules) to streamline the local cable operator (LCO) registration process.

Effective from yesterday, the LCO registrations will be conducted entire...

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Telecom Minister Scindia says MIB regulates OTT

Regulating over-the-top (OTT) platforms comes under the purview of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia said, adding that one of the six advisory groups that he had established, had flagged the issue, highlighting concerns from the perspective of telecom service providers (TSPs). "T...

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MIB exhorts streamers to avoid content glamourising drug

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has issued a strong advisory to OTT platforms, urging them to ensure that their content does not glamorize or promote the use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The advisory comes amidst growing concerns over the influence of such portrayals on young and impressionable viewers, The E...

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MIB handeled 73 complaints over obscene ads in three years

complaints over the last three years regarding the broadcast of obscene, indecent, and vulgar advertisements on television, as informed by the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, L. Murugan, in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, The Storyboard18 reported. The Advertising Code under Rule 7 of the Cable Television Networks Rules mandate...