The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has published the names of multi-system operators (MSOs) based on their compliance with the TRAI's interconnection legislation. The Ministry has also urged broadcasters to enter into new interconnection or renewal
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.
News channels’ FDI rules don’t apply to host OTT platform: MIB
Even as some OTT services like Disney+Hotstar had taken off third-party news channels from their platforms sometime in 2021, owing to ambiguity relating to news channels’ FDI restrictions applying to streamers or n...
MIB: Action taken in 178 TV content-related complaints since 2018
The Indian government yesterday said since 2018 it has taken action in 178 cases related to breach of content or programming code by TV channels.
“Since 2018, the government has tak...
MIB clarifies on ‘director’ definition in uplink/downlink norms
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has issued clarifications regrading definition of a director of company relating to broadcasting firms, which it said should address the concerns of the stakeholders’ compliance under the revamped uplink and ...
Piracy a major concern; new techs have slowed linear TV growth pace: Sanjiv Shankar
Amongst the many issues being looked into by the Indian government in the media and entertainment sector, content and signal piracy is gaining importance and this was asserted by a senior official.
...Anurag Thakur bats for creative autonomy; says self-regs working fine
Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has made a strong pitch for creative autonomy and said there were adequate safeguards in place for monitoring content on OTT platforms.
“Creativity should not be rei...