Regulation - Indian Broadcasting World

TRAI suggests separate license authorization for access network provider

India’s telecom regulator TRAI has recommended creation of a separate license authorization for access network providers and a broad framework for VNO(s) seeking and entering into an agreement with the network prov...

Apruva Chandra new MIB Secretary

India’s Labour Secretary Apurva Chandra was handed a new assignment Thursday by the government when he was transferred to the high profile Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) as secretary replacing A...

NBF raises news channels’ audience data issue with Anurag Thakur

The News Broadcasters Federation (NBF), an industry lobbying body for TV news broadcasters in India, yesterday exhorted Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur to look into the issue of resumption of audience measurement data for news channels, susp...

India’s MIB curates 75thIndependence Day programming

India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has curated special programming to mark the celebrations of the 75th Independence Day of India. The programmes will celebrate the occasion under the overall spirit of sacrifice and patriotism in the

No financial penalty imposed for programme code breach: MIB

The Indian Government Monday said that no financial penalty yet has been imposed on TV channels for breach of programme code under the cable TV rules, though other actions were taken against erring channels.

“There have been 37 instances between March, 2005 to June, 2021 where broadc...

200 TV channels ceased operations during 2016-20: MIB

The Indian government said on Monday over 204 private TV channels ceased operations and warnings in 128 cases were issued for violation of guidelines during 2016-2020.

Respondi...

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“The India-made set-top boxes will help generate employment while reducing lead time. The boxes have been tested and re-tested beyond the factory floor for quality assurance, and we hope this endeavor will help us to serve the Indian consumers even better.”

Harit Nagpal MD and CEO, Tata Sky

“India lives in several centuries at the same time, Content is king…distribution is god…that play of god and king will continue but differentiation of content will play a critical part in decision making.”

Megha Tata, South Asia MD, Discovery Communications

“Backed by our network’s longstanding legacy of journalistic independence, credibility, and high standards of ethical journalism, we were always confident that ABP Nadu would be successful in connecting meaningfully with the Tamilars. But the fact that it has started garnering these numbers in justtwo weeks since its launch - is a moment of immense pride for all of us. Our entire team has worked dedicatedly towards ensuring that the viewers’ get the most-accurate predictions and the most credible election coverage on all platforms of ABP. I’m happy to see that Tamil viewers, too, have so much faith in ourcontent.”

Avinash Pandey, CEO, ABP Network said

“I want to assure all stakeholders that GTPL continues to remain committed to creating greater value even in these uncertain times. We shall endeavor to meet increasing demands of our customers across all markets while taking adequate measures to mitigate risks while taking care of our employees, assets and communities.”