MIB tweaks mandatory carriage rules for DD channels

MIB tweaks mandatory carriage rules for DD channels

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has effected some changes in the rules relating to carriage of pubcaster Doordarshan TV channels on a mandatory basis by the distribution platforms in India.

In an advisory, posted on the Ministry’s website Wednesday, MIB said some o...


'Brahmastra' makers reveal first look at major characters

‘Brahmastra’ makers reveal first look at major characters

‘Brahmastra’ team on Tuesday released the first looks of megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Nagarjuna Akkineni, and Mouni Roy from the much-anticipated fantasy adventure movie. The special video, also starring Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, was shared by the director of the film Ayan Mukerji and Dharma Productions on the ninth anniversary of ...


Indian tribunal rejects Google plea against CCI Android order

Google Assistant develops speech recognition feature

Google Assistant will soon recognize your voice as the company is working on a personalized speech recognition feature. According to an IANS report, the tool will help Google Assistant get "better at recognizing your frequent words and names." The "Personalised speech recognition" feature will appear in Google Assistant settings. The fe...


Pvt. telcos’ FY23 revenues to jump by 25% on H2 tariff hike: Crisil

Pvt. telcos’ FY23 revenues to jump by 25% on H2 tariff hike: Crisil

The country's top three private telecom operators will resort to another round of tariff hikes in the second half of the current fiscal and will close FY23 with revenue growth of 20-25 percent, a report said on Tuesday. Growth in average revenue per user is essential for the industry to invest in the network and s...


Content pirate ThopTV hauled up on Viacom18 complaint

Content pirate ThopTV hauled up on Viacom18 complaint

Well, anti-piracy initiatives in India are picking up as content rights holders and TV channels look to bring to task pirates.

The latest in this regard is the police action --- initiated on complaints filed by Viacom18 --- taken against one person involved with Thop TV, an app that ...