Kerala court relief to Live Law Media in digital norms case

India’s new digital norms now challenged in Kerala court

Another petition in another Indian court has been filed against the country’s newly mandated digital rules for social media and OTT platforms, and publishers of digital news.

This time the case has been filed in the Kerala High Court by Praveen Arimbrathodiyil, a free and open-source...


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More ads viewed on connected TVs in ’20: Google report

In 2020, more ads continued to be viewed on connected TVs (CTVs) than any other device globally, but the environments where people were watching are changing, according to a new Google study.

For example, in-app impressions showed significant gains in 2020 as more people moved toward...


Child rights body writes to MIB on Netflix show

Child rights body writes to MIB on Netflix show

India’s child rights body NCPCR on Friday asked the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to order Netflix to remove a few scenes from its series "Bombay Begums", which allegedly portray children inappropriately. In a letter to MIB Joint Secretary Vikam Sahay, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights Chairperson Priyank Kanoongo ...


Indian TV ad to up by 20%; subscription by 5%: Ficci-E&Y

Indian TV ad to up by 20%; subscription by 5%: Ficci-E&Y

Though there was a 24 per cent decline in the growth of the Indian media and entertainment sector in 2020, some rebound towards the end has raised hopes as a new report expects television advertising in 2021 to be close to 2019 levels, growing over 20 per cent to reach INR 304 billion on the back of a lineup of fresh...