The Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation’s (IBDF) Digital Media Content Regulatory Council (DMCRC) has advised its member over-the-top (OTT) platforms to avoid unnecessary vulgar and abusive content without justification. The DMCRC is part of the Indian Digital Media Industry Foundation (IDMIF), which has been formed by IBDF, and has 10 members, namely JioCinema, SonyLIV, Disney+ …
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is planning to float a consultation paper on some regulatory issues pertaining to over-the-top (OTT) video platforms like Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, and JioCinema, people privy to the development told ET. While regulation of OTT content comes under the ambit of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting …
India’s prominent over-the-top (OTT) industry lobby groups have informed the government that their OTT platforms are proactively ensuring compliance with the IT Rules before publishing any content. In separate but identical letters to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), the Indian Digital Media Industry Foundation (IDMIF) and the Internet and Mobile Association of India …
Broadcasters and teleport operators have expressed concerns to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) about the potential negative impact of reducing the bandwidth available to C-band communication satellites. They believe that shrinking the spectrum from 500 MHz to 200 MHz will harm their business. Currently, the broadcasting services are allotted the C-band spectrum within …