I&B ministry proposes to bring content on OTT platforms under its purview

As movie halls are also closed due to lockdown, several production houses have released their movie directly on OTT, bypassing theatrical releases

The Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has proposed bringing under its purview the contents being streamed on the several over-the-top (OTT) platforms, said a top ministry official said on Tuesday. At present, OTT platforms that are digitally streamed falls under the domain of the Ministry of Information and Technology (IT). "OTT being a digital platform will fall under the purview of the Ministry of IT but now we are proposing a decision that the content should fall within the purview of I&B ministry," said Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Secretary Amit Khare.

He said "there is a need for convergence