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New TV guidelines: Will take Rs 5-cr hit per event, say sports channels

I&B Ministry has not exempted sports channels from paying Rs 1 lakh processing fee for live telecast of events; broadcasters may petition govt for waiver

Private channels to have 30-min slot for 'public interest' programmes

Part of new uplinking-downlinking rules prescribed by I&B ministry

Centre deregulates uplinking of satellite TV channels, revises guidelines

The government on Wednesday unveiled revised uplinking and downlinking guidelines for satellite television channels that allows Indian teleports to uplink foreign channels and scraps permission for live telecast of events. The Guidelines for Uplinking and Downlinking of Satellite Television Channels in India, 2022, which have been approved by the Union Cabinet, also makes it mandatory for television channels to telecast content in national and public interest for 30 minutes every day, Information & Broadcasting Secretary Apurva Chandra told reporters here. He said the new guidelines have done away with permissions for live telecast of events. However, prior registration of events to be telecast live would be necessary, the guidelines said. The guidelines also allow a channel to be uplinked using facilities of more than one teleport/satellite as against only one teleport/satellite at present. The guidelines also make it mandatory for channels uplinking in frequency band other than .

Fantasy sports' body lauds govt's guidelines on online betting ads

The advisories were supplemented with evidence of direct and surrogate ads of betting websites such as Fairplay, PariMatch, Betway, Wolf 777, and 1xBet.

Gaming body welcomes govt's diktat on online betting advertisements

The ministry said it had issued a similar advisory on June 13, asking newspapers, private TV channels, and digital news publishers to refrain from publishing ads of online betting platforms

Zee Media moves Delhi High Court against I&B Ministry on Ku-Band issue

I&B Ministry had asked Zee Media to remove its ten regional news channels from the Ku-Band (a form of satellite frequency) on the GSAT-15 Satellite, that was making these accessible on DD Freedish

Anurag Thakur launches 'Azadi Quest', a series of online educational games

As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur launched 'Azadi Quest', a series of online educational mobile games

9 TV channels taken off air for code violation: I&B Minister Thakur

Thakur said the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had also issued directions to block 94 YouTube-based news channels and 19 social media accounts, websites and mobile applications

Body spray brand apologises for controversial ads after online outrage

Body spray brand Layer'r Shot has apologised for its two controversial ad campaigns, which had last week triggered outrage over social media and other media platforms for "promoting gang rape culture". However, Layer'r Shot, owned by Gujarat-based Adjavis Venture, said the two advertisements were aired "only after due and mandatory approvals". "... we never intended to hurt anyone's sentiments or feelings or outrage any women's modesty or promote any sort of culture, as wrongly perceived by some," Layer'r Shot said in an instagram post on Monday. It further added: "However, we sincerely apologise for the advertisements that consequentially caused rage amongst individuals & several communities and beg their pardon." Layer'r Shot claimed that it had "voluntarily" informed all its media partners to stop the telecast/broadcasting of both the advertisements from June 4 with immediate effect. The statement comes two days after the Information & Broadcasting (I&B) ministry had on

IT rules draft to be back with revisions: Impact on social media explained

A year after releasing IT Rules 2021, the govt proposed a clutch of changes in it. While we await the revised version, find out what the original draft proposed and its impact on social media giants

Govt asks Twitter, YouTube to pull down perfume ad that triggered outrage

The I&B Ministry on Saturday asked Twitter and YouTube to remove from their social media platforms the videos of advertisement of a perfume brand that triggered outrage for "promoting sexual violence against women". In letters to Twitter and YouTube, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said that the videos were "detrimental to the portrayal of women in the interest of decency and morality" and in violation of Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code). The videos of the perfume brand sparked outrage among a large section of social media users, who claimed the advertisement sought to promote sexual violence against women. "It has come to the notice of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting that an inappropriate and derogatory advertisement of a deodorant is circulating on social media. The Ministry has asked Twitter and YouTube to immediately pull down all instances of this advertisement," an official spokesperson said. The ...

Body spray ad was potentially in serious violation of regulation, says ASCI

I&B ministry asked Twitter, YouTube to remove from their social media platforms the videos of ads of body spray Layer'r Shot, as it triggered outrage for "promoting sexual violence agaist women"

Six Pakistan-based YouTube news channels among 16 blocked by I&B Ministry

This is the second time in a month that govt has taken such an action

I&B Ministry forms task force to promote animation, VFX sector in India

In a bid to promote the animation, visual effects, gaming and comic (AVGC) sector in India, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Friday constituted a task force

Media and entertainment projected to be $100-billion industry by 2030

The Indian media and entertainment industry is one of the fastest growing media industries in the world and is projected to reach USD 100 billion by 2030, Apurva Chandra, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), said on Friday. Chandra, who inaugurated the Media and Entertainment Week at Dubai Expo's India Pavilion, said the media and entertainment industry in India is currently valued at USD 28 billion and highlighted that the country has the talent and creative skill required in the industry. Speaking at a round-table discussion organised at the India Pavilion on "Collaborating for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, and Comics (AVGC) content creation with India", Chandra said, "The Indian media and entertainment industry is one of the fastest growing and the most visible in the world." "The Indian media an entertainment industry is valued at USD 28 billion and is projected to reach USD 100 billion by 2030, growing at a cumulative growth rate of 12 per cent. India

Vague, arbitrary, draconian: Editors Guild on PIB accreditation guidelines

'These guidelines have been introduced without any prior consultation with journalists' bodies, media organisations or any other relevant stakeholders'

Govt asks BARC to release news ratings with immediate effect

This comes after over a year of suspension of television news ratings

Ask people to follow Covid norms during festivities: I&B to pvt channels

The ministry noted that media has been at the forefront of informing people about the need to adhere to COVID-19 norms.

Dish TV board cites rules, rejects YES Bank's demands to hold EGM

The lender, which holds 25.93% stake stake in Dish TV, had sought the removal of the firm's directors Jawahar Lal Goel and four others, and appointment of its own nominees

Centre gives digital media, OTTs 15 days to furnish details on compliance

The new digital media rules have asked for a three-tier grievance redressal for addressing problems of citizens