DD, AIR owed Rs. 214 cr. in ad revenue by pvt. firms: Minister

DD, AIR owed Rs. 214 cr. in ad revenue by pvt. firms: Minister

A whopping Rs. 214 crore in the form of advertising revenue is owed to Indian pubcaster Doordarshan and All India Radio by private companies as of March 2022.

“The total pending dues of Akashwani and Doordarshan pertaining to advertisements of private companies, as on 31.03.2022, is ...


Jio emerges biggest spender in 5G auction, followed by Airtel

Jio emerges biggest spender in 5G auction, followed by Airtel

Reliance Industries' Jio emerged as the biggest spender in India's $19 billion 5G spectrum auction, with the top telco player winning airwaves worth $11 billion as the world's number two mobile market gears up for the high-speed wireless network.

India's government aims to begin the ...


Twitter takedown requests by various govts. spiking

Twitter takedown requests by various govts. spiking

Twitter has warned that governments around the globe are increasingly asking the company to remove content or snoop on private details of user accounts at an alarming rate. The social media company revealed in a new report that it fielded a record number of legal demands — nearly 60,000 during a six-month period last year —- from local, State...


Meta to stop news payments in US; FB News to be on elsewhere

Meta to stop news payments in US; FB News to be on elsewhere

Even as Indian policymakers recently indicated that regulations could be enacted to make Big tech pay news outlets for content, as in places like Australia and some parts of Europe, Meta has said it would stop paying for news content in the US.

Reason for stopping payments for news c...


Dish TV names Rakesh Mohan as non-exec independent director

Dish TV names Rakesh Mohan as non-exec independent director

DTH service provider Dish TV has announced the appointment of a former joint secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as a non-executive independent director. The board of the company, in a meeting held on Friday, “approved the appointment of Rakesh Mohan as a non-executive independent director with effect from July 29, 2022,...