Tag: Media

MIB to introduce new bill to regulate OTT platforms and DTH services

OTT is tuned into for specific programming, so ads are more likely to be consumed because they are fewer and unskippable at the start and middle of programming.(Representative Image: Bastian Riccardi via Unsplash)

The bill is currently in its initial stages and is most likely to be introduced only after the general elections next year.

TRAI releases Draft Registration of Consumer Organisations (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 for comments

The framework provides for using cross-sector cooperation in carrying out RS testing with the help of other ministries and agencies.(Image source: News18)

The proposed amendment would enable Authority to register capable consumer organisations having wider reach to work in more than five states! UTs under national level registration. It simplifies the registration process for such consumer organisations.

NBDA and NBF hit out at I.N.D.I.A bloc’s boycott of news anchors, saying it ‘imperils press freedom’

NBDA said that the decision "imperils press freedom" and "goes against the ethos of democracy," adding that it sets a dangerous precedent. (Representative image via Unsplash)

Broadcasters groups NBDA and NBF said that the opposition bloc’s decision is “draconian”, “goes against the ethos of democracy” and sets a dangerous precedent.

ZEE, Punit Goenka Case: SAT doubts SEBI will conclude ZEE investigation within stipulated time

The bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanahan has informed the Ajit Pawar Group that serious action will be taken if the order wasn’t obeyed.

The Securities Appellate Tribunal’s (SAT) observation follows SEBI’s order barring Punit Goenka from holding key managerial positions in ZEE group companies over alleged fund misappropriation.

TRAI releases consultation paper on ‘Digital Inclusion in the Era of Emerging Technologies’

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)

In the consultation paper, TRAI has analysed various gaps in digital inclusion present in the country such as the mobile internet usage gap, rural urban internet penetration disparities, gender gaps in internet access, etc. as well as gaps identified from some global indices.

Zee row: ‘What’s the guarantee you will finish investigation in 8 months’ SAT asks SEBI

The NCLAT will be hearing a challenge to the Zee-Sony merger on May 17. (Source: Moneycontrol)

Senior counsel Darius Khambata, who appeared for SEBI informed the tribunal that while the investigation is likely to be completed in eight months as per SEBI’s chairperson, he will take further instruction and apprise the tribunal of the same.

ZEE Case: SEBI told tribunal it sees red flags in transactions between Zee and Essel entities; hearing resumes today

In its suit filed in Delhi Sessions Court, ZEE had argued that the article published on 21st February 2024 by Bloomberg, was false and factually incorrect, with a pre-meditated and malafide intention to defame the Company. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

The markets regulator SEBI has argued before the SAT that it sees significant red flags in the transactions between Zee and Essel entities.

TRAI announces consultation paper on regulatory issues for OTT players

The Ministry, in accordance with Regulation 15(1) of the Interconnection Regulation, 2017, mandated that every distributor of channels must conduct an annual audit of their system. (Representative Image: Piotr Cichosz via Unsplash)

The TRAI indicated that live content on OTT platforms may be brought under a similar rules and regulations structure as the broadcasting sector.

AI Threat: 80% DNPA members restrict use of crawlers on websites to train AI models

While ML, Python and SQL continue to dominate current skills requirements in AI; GitHub, PyTorch and Databricks are also beginning to emerge as important skills. (Representative image by Andrea De Santis via Unsplash)

Digital news publishers the world over and in India are jumping into action to safeguard their content against powerful web-crawlers like OpenAI’s GPTBot, which collects data from websites to train its AI models.