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In a bid to increase its footprint, the government is planning a fresh auction of FM radio stations, roll out an OTT platform and conduct trials of direct-to-mobile television broadcast this year, Information and Broadcasting Secretary Apurva Chandra said on Thursday. "We are also working towards an auction of FM radio stations this year. We hope to take FM radio to Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities this year," he said addressing the Broadcast Engineering Society Expo here. He said though there were a large number of FM radio stations, the service covered only 60 per cent of the country. Chandra said the government has made an allocation of Rs 2,500 crore over a four-year period for the Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development (BIND) Scheme to widen the reach of Prasar Bharati, including in the Left wing extremism, border and strategic areas. The scheme aims to boost public sector broadcasting in the country and focuses on infrastructure development of Prasar Bharati, including A
Telecom operators, including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, on Wednesday made a strong pitch for regulation of communication OTT players at a meeting with TRAI chief, according to industry sources. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had scheduled a meeting with telecom operators and ISPs to chalk out the agenda for 2023 where players raised multiple issues. Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal, Vodafone Idea Chief Regulatory and Corporate Affairs Officer P Balaji, and Reliance Jio board member Mahendra Nahata participated in the discussions on Wednesday. The meeting was chaired by TRAI chief P D Vaghela. Sources privy to the meeting told PTI said that telecom operators made a unanimous pitch for 'same service-same rules', arguing that OTT players which offer similar services as telcos do, should be regulated on similar lines. The industry has long been demanding a level-playing-field with communications OTTs, emphasising that regulatory conditions and licence ...
/ -- GTPL Hathway Limited (GTPL), India's largest Digital Cable TV platform and one of the leading Broadband Service providers, announced launch of 'GTPL Genie+' for all its customers. GTPL Genie+ is an OTT apps aggregation product, which offers subscriptions to a wide choice of OTT applications in convenient packs and with easy to use monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and yearly tenures to suit every budget and consumer choice. The apps subscribed through GTPL Genie+ are device agnostic and can be viewed on any device (including Android Set-Top-Box, Mobile, Laptop, Tablet, Smart TVs etc.) and any broadband connection. Consumers can visit the GTPL website, choose their base pack, any apps on a-la-carte basis, the desired duration and complete the payment through various online modes. The GTPL Genie+ packs are extremely cost-effective with an introductory pricing starting from ?50 + GST per month. GTPL has also announced an industry first and class leading unique proposition wherein ...