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Despite declining trusts in some news brands in India — especially as alternative sources like social media being available and patronised — some of the legacy platforms such as NDTV, Times of India, Republic TV and BBC News continue to enjoy high viewership among younger, urban and mostly English-speaking people who were surveyed, Reuters Digital News […]
The new Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw may not be completely out of place at his ministry as many of the issues must have been brought to his notice when he headed the Electronics and IT Ministry (Meity) in the last government. However, at Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB), which has been this […]
Prasar Bharati has announced that Doordarshan will telecast the T20 World Cup, set to take place in the West Indies and USA starting June 2, on the DD Free Dish platform. This marks the beginning of a high-profile sports coverage lineup that includes several major international events. Following the T20 World Cup, viewers can look […]
Even as Doordarshan has invited bids for MPEG2 and MPEG4 slots on its free DTH platform FreeDish for June 2024 to March 2025 period, it has simultaneously sought stakeholders’ comments in a short consultation paper for revising norms for MPEG4 auction process. The latest rounds of e-auctions for MPEG4 slots are likely to be held […]
India’s Broadcast Engineering Society, an organisation of broadcast professionals, has suggested to regulator TRAI that the private sector should chip in to amplify dissemination of public service broadcast, apart from what national broadcaster Prasar Bharati is already doing. It also has proposed that funding through corporate social responsibility (CSR) be allowed in the country’s media sector […]
Can TV channels designated as pay-per-view on one distribution platform turn into a free-to-air (FTA) on another platform? Well, that’s an issue that has been occupying quite a bit of mind space in the Indian M&E industry, keeping on the boil the traditional ‘fight’ between broadcasters and distributors for subscribers and revenue. According to a […]
