FY26 Q3 pay TV viewership dips; telecom subs, revenues up: TRAI 
India’s football body invites commercial rights bids for 15 years 
NDTV India, NDTV 24×7 lead YouTube viewership amid major news cycle 
SC judge Nagarathna says media can’t perform under constraint 
JioStar’s Piyush Goyal outlines vision for ‘Any Screen, Any Pipe’ future of TV 
‘Scary Movie’ returns with 6th instalment, set for June release 
WPP Media elevates Dipti Gulati as APMEA VP for Client Growth 
Apple TV cancels Kristen Wiig-led comedy ‘Palm Royale’ 
Jio Platforms appoints Dan Bailey as prez to drive global expansion 
Rising Bharat ’26: PM outlined vision of self-reliance, AI leadership 
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has issued an advisory to all print, electronic media, digital media and private TV channels to display the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav logo during news programmes, reports, and bulletins.
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Category: Regulation
MIB to TV channels: exhort people to follow Covid protocols during fests
India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has told all private satellite TV channels to broadcast messages encouraging people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour and not let their guards down during the festive season.
TRAI issues discussion paper on mkt structure, competition in cable TV
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday issued a consultation paper on issues related to market structure and competition in cable television services, and invited comments from stakeholders.
The move has been initiated following a reference from the Ministry of In...
India active DTH subs 69.86 mn. as on June-21; March-end figure was 69.57 mn.
India’s pay DTH platforms registered a slower growth rate during the period between April and June 2021, according to data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
TRAI flays channel rates announced by pay TV broadcasters
Terming criticism of its revised tariff regime or NTO 2.0 as “a fictional pretention” as it does not entail or prescribe grounds for increasing prices of TV channels, broadcast carriage regulator TRAI said Thursday...
TN digital cable TV operators’ body sends legal notice to TRAI
The Tamil Nadu Digital Cable TV Operators Association, a lobbying body for cable TV networks in the south Indian State of Tamil Nadu, has sent a legal notice to regulator TRAI urging it to direct the pay TV broadcasters to desist from increasing the TV channels’ prices as it w...