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Prasar Bharati has successfully generated close to Rs 288 crore during the initial two days of slot auction in MPEG2 on DD FreeDish, selling a total of 13 slots for the period spanning from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025. According to several media reports, in the prominent Bucket A+, featuring General Entertainment Channels […]
A. Two Decades of Broadcast Regulation Over twenty years ago, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was nominated by the Government on 09.01.2004 as the Broadcast and TV Distribution (Cable/DTH/) Regulator. In the past two decades, TRAI has played a seminal role in streamlining the Regulatory guidelines in Tariffs, Interconnection, Quality of Service and […]
Doordarshan’s 40-plus camera setup transmitting live footage of the consecration ceremony saw the broadcaster garner over 1 crore views across its platforms on YouTube on Monday. According to Times of India, the only broadcaster with access to the Ram temple, DD’s live footage was shot entirely in 4K — only the second time this was […]
Even as the country prepares for the consecration ceremony of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya later today, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has set up a Media Centre, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, at the Ram Katha Sangrahalaya. An official government statement in New Delhi said on Sunday that the Media Centre is spread over […]
Indian Media Scenario 2023 From a single-channel Doordarshan channel in 1982 to 900 TV channels in 2023, Indian media has seen an enormous explosion of multi-language content, with 200 million TV homes. There are 1500 Multi-System Operators, 1,00,000 local Cable Operators, three private DTH Networks, and Prasar Bharati Free Dish. There are over 50 OTT Streaming Networks. KPMG estimates 627 million OTT subscribers by the end of 2023. Active […]
While it is a truism that the march of technology outstrips regulation, India has been particularly tardy in framing technology-neutral regulations to ensure a level playing field for competing modes of communication media focusing on consumer needs. Key critical legislative and regulatory developments in the past three decades are discussed below: A. Prasar Bharti Act […]
