Tag: Media

TRAI extends deadline for comments on 5G digital transformation consultation

The consultation paper on the new broadcast policy will be released within the next few days, said the TRAI chairman. He added that Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has completed the process of pre-conversation for a broadcast policy. (Image sourced from Moneycontrol)

TRAI has decided to extend the deadline for the submission of written comments until November 27, 2023.

SAT reverses SEBI’s ban on Punit Goenka from boardrooms

The Board of the Company, chaired by Mr. R. Gopalan, has instituted the required measures, to guide and mentor the management on a regular basis, in order to enable the team to achieve the set goals for the Company

Experts anticipate that this development will accelerate the Zee-Sony merger proceedings.

Radio ad volumes witness 6 percent growth in Jan-June 2023: TAM

The integration of Storytel's library into the Kuku FM platform is already underway and is expected to be completed within the next quarter, with audio content set to be available as early as the 1st week of March. (Representational image by Alexey Ruban via Unsplash)

Eecom-media/ entertainment/ social media category experienced the highest increase in ad secondages, growing 4.3 times.

After multi-year lows, smartphone industry in India hopes for Diwali bump

Total mobile data traffic is estimated to grow threefold between the end of 2023 and end of 2029 - attributed to factors such as improved device capabilities, an increase in data intensive content and continued improvements in the performance of deployed networks. (Representative image by Mika Baumeister via Unsplash)

Owing to the huge discounts offered by Amazon and Flipkart during their respective seasonal sales, the sales of iPhones went up by 25% as compared to the previous year.

TRAI grants extension on Spectrum Assignment consultation paper

TRAI issued a direction dated 02.06.2023 under TCCCPR-2018 to all the Access Providers to develop and deploy the Digital Consent Acquisition (DCA) facility for creating a unified platform and process to register customers' consent digitally across all Access Service Providers and Principal Entities (PE).

The last dates for submission of written comments and counter comments have been extended up to 15th November 2023 and 29th November 2023 respectively.

IBDF asks TRAI to lift pricing restrictions on broadcasters

Regional OTT content volumes exceeded Hindi language content in 2023 for the first time. (Representative Image: Bastian Riccardi via Unsplash)

The IBDF in its request to the TRAI, said that broadcasters should be allowed to set prices for their TV channels and distribution services and should be able to negotiate the terms and conditions of their interconnections based on market data and forces.

Metaverse and regulators: TRAI raises big concerns around metaverse

Across the world, authorities are pushing for more regulation of emerging technologies like metaverse, AI, etc. (Representative Image: Minh Pham via Unsplash)

TRAI bats for appropriate regulation to safeguard future generations so they do not “inherit a digital world polluted by predators, hate speech and mistrust.”

Zerodha’s Nithin Kamath expresses concerns over use of dark patterns

Kamath has several times spread awareness on deepfakes and how they can be misused and the consequences can be grave. (Twitter via @CNNnews18) (Image source - Twitter via @CNNnews18)

Nikhil Kamath, co-founder and CEO of Zerodha, took to X to share that he too believes that the guidelines will help consumers have a better and more unfiltered shopping experience.

Amazon and Microsoft team up to take against tech frauds

The DoT has also issued advisory about WhatsApp calls from foreign origin mobile numbers (like +92-xxxxxxxxxx) impersonating government officials and duping the people. (Image source: Unsplash)

Amazon, Microsoft, and Central Bureau Investigation (CBI), the federal enforcement agency in India, have taken decisive action against perpetrators of technology support fraud.