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The ‘who’ and the ‘how’ of OTT content regulation

May 14, 2025 12:10 pm

OTT regulation should aim at striking a balance between freedom of speech and social sensitivities

From March, broadcast 15 hours of monthly national interest content: Govt to channels

January 31, 2023 7:33 am

The recent guidelines for uplinking and downlinking of television channels included a requirement for private broadcasters to undertake public service broadcasting for 30 minutes every day, based on certain themes given by the ministry.

Don’t play songs glorifying drugs, guns: Centre to radio channels

December 02, 2022 3:21 am

The advisory cited a recent judicial note by the Punjab and Haryana High Court against such content.

Centre may shelve proposed registration of digital media under PRB Act: Official

November 25, 2022 7:59 pm

According to the proposed amendments to the PRB Act, the government plans to shift registration of newspapers and periodicals to a web portal and make the process of checking for availability of a newspaper title digital.

Deregulation of uplinking of satellite TV channels within a month: I&B ministry

October 28, 2022 4:09 pm

Currently, several satellite television channels use Singapore as the hub for broadcasting their channels and the deregulation of uplinking could help India emerge as a hub.

Journalists' groups write to I&B Minister against new accreditation guidelines

February 11, 2022 8:36 pm

The letter, with the subject “Protest by the journalists against the new guidelines” was written by the Press Club of India’s president and secretary general.

Mumbai: I&B secretary visits site of national animation centre

October 09, 2021 7:02 am

Apurva Chandra visited the site and held wide ranging consultations with various stakeholders, as part of his two-day tour.

Apurva Chandra is new I&B Secy

August 20, 2021 2:27 am

Before the Labour and Employment Ministry, Chandra had served as the Special Director General, Defence Acquisition, in the Ministry of Defence,

Anurag Thakur: Will reach out to maximum people, take predecessors’ legacy forward

July 09, 2021 2:30 am

Thakur praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's work for the past seven years. “My endeavour will be to meet his expectations, reach out to maximum people and take the legacy of my predecessors forward,” he said.

Tandav makers agree to changes, thank I&B ‘guidance’

January 20, 2021 8:44 am

In a statement, the makers thanked the ministry for its "guidance" on the issue.

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