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Guest Column: Budget didn’t totally ignore M&E sector

Guest Column: Budget didn’t totally ignore M&E sector

By Ashok Mansukhani--- India’s Union Budget for 2022-2023 has been widely hailed for focusing on six pillars: health and well being of all Indians; physical and financial capital; infrastructure; inclusive development for aspirational India; reinvigorating human capital; innovation R&D and minimu...

Apple orders limited series ‘Presumed Innocent’

Apple orders limited series ‘Presumed Innocent’

Apple TV Plus has greenlit the limited series ‘Presumed Innocent’, based on a novel by author Scott Turow.

The streaming service said the novel's story will be "reimagined" for the screen by David E Kelley, the man behind hit shows ‘Big Little Lies’ and ‘Nine Pe...

Dakota Johnson to star in ‘Madame Web’

Dakota Johnson to star in ‘Madame Web’

Hollywood star Dakota Johnson is set to step into the world of superheroes with ‘Madame Web’.

The project comes from Sony Pictures, which is plotting multiple projects in its efforts to expand its Spider-Man universe, dubbed as Sony Universe of Marvel Characters.

India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has said it suspended the registration of about 276 MSOs in April, though the reasons were not publicly outlined. However, the MIBs also stated that despite the latest action, the total number of MSOs in the country stood at 1761 at the end of April 2022. The number includes MSOs whose registrations were suspended. From the data put on the website of the Ministry, it is not clear whether the MSOs whose registrations got suspended could get back to delivering normal services as and when the objections raised by the government were addressed and anomalies in the registrations were rectified. A few of the suspended MSOs --- as highlighted by the MIB --- did change the structure of their companies from partnership to proprietorship entities. The list of suspended MSOs could be viewed on the MIB website at https://mib.gov.in/sites/default/files/List%20of%20Registered%20MSOs%20as%20on%2030.04.2022.pdf. There were four MSOs whose registrations were cancelled/surrendered during the month of April. The applications of Shivam Cable & Broadband Private Limited of East Medinipur in West Bengal and Gujrata State's Bhuj-based Rallyon Technology were rejected by the MIB owing to suppression of vital information. In March 2022 also MIB had rejected the application of two MSOs as they had withheld relevant information from the government. The registration of Panduranga Cable Network of Telengana was cancelled in April 2022 due to non-operation. Ditto for Karnataka’s RK Digital Cable TV Network. As per a government order of 2017, all registered MSOs, unless indicated in the registration order specifically, can operate anywhere in India.

MIB says action taken against 160 TV channels

The government on Thursday said it was concerned about the freedom of speech and expression and that the country was not in the times of 1975 or the Emergency.

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan told the Rajya Sabha (Upper House) that the government has init...

TV9 Bangla to air Bangaliana telethon on first anniversary

TV9 Bangla to air Bangaliana telethon on first anniversary

It is time for all Kolkatans to prepare for the grand event--- ‘Bangaliana Telethon’, a programme designed to celebrate TV9 Bangla’s first anniversary.

To be aired live from 2pm onwards on February 6, 2022, it will celebrate the achievements of Bengalis across the globe as well as co...