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With the rise of shared devices, smartphones are becoming the poor man's TV while smart TVs are becoming the rich man's smartphone in India

Blackout: Why has the broadcaster-cable operator fracas come to a head?

The issue has been fermenting since TRAI raised the price cap for a TV channel from Rs 12 to Rs 19

DTH companies say they will raise prices gradually, not in one go: Report

Broadcasters have been complaining that the price of TV content has not seen any increase since 2019

Govt asks TV channels to provide monthly details of public service content

The govt issued a fresh set of guidelines, asking TV channels to show at least 30 minutes of public service content everyday

Govt calls out TV channels on 'distasteful' reporting on accidents, deaths

The I&B ministry says such reporting by TV channels is an issue of invasion of privacy and could be maligning and defamatory

Public service content on pvt TV channels to be voluntary: I&B ministry

I&B ministry set to issue a clarification in the matter soon

Trai restores cap on MRP of a TV channel as part of a bouquet to Rs 19

IBDF President K Madhavan welcomes move; says result of constructive dialogue

Smart TV scores over mobile devices for OTT content, finds survey

In terms of consumption patterns of those watching stre­a­ming TV, 41 per cent prefer OTT for movies and serials, 17 per cent prefer music

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

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

News websites, TV channels told to refrain from carrying betting sites' ads

The Centre on Monday issued advisories to news websites, OTT platforms and private satellite channels asking them to refrain from carrying advertisements of offshore betting sites. ...the private satellite television channels are strongly advised to refrain advertisements of online offshore betting platforms and/or their surrogate news websites or any such product/service depicting these platforms in a surrogate manner, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting advisory said. It also warned private satellite television channels of penal action under applicable laws for violation of the advisory. In a separate advisory to publishers of news and current affairs content on digital media and OTT platforms, the ministry issued a similar directive and asked them not to target such advertisements towards the Indian audience.

Zee Media exits BARC, 14 news channels to be out of viewership rating

Zee Media sent a letter to the TV viewership measurement company on Friday evening, said sources

Prasar Bharati considers launching children's TV channel under Doordarshan

Content for DD Kids will come from broadcaster's library and partnerships with animation studios and production houses: sources

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

British government's plan to sell TV's Channel 4 draws criticism

Unions and industry groups also criticised the decision

US accuses Kremlin of 'full assault on media freedom and truth' in Russia

US Department of State has accused Kremlin of engaging in full assault on media freedom and the truth in Russia after the restriction of access to Echo of Moscow radio broadcaster, Dozhd TV-channel

Centre bans apps, website, social media accounts of Punjab Politics TV

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday blocked applications, website and social media accounts of foreign-based 'Punjab Politics TV', which is linked to banned organisation Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), for allegedly attempting to use an online platform to disturb public order during assembly elections. The SFJ has been declared unlawful under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Relying on intelligence inputs that the channel was attempting to use online media to disturb public order during the ongoing State Assembly Elections, the Ministry used emergency powers under the IT Rules on February 18 to block the digital media resources of 'Punjab Politics TV', it said. The ministry noted that the content of the blocked apps, websites and social media accounts had had the potential to incite communal disharmony, separatism and were found to be detrimental to the sovereignty and integrity of India, security of the state, and public order. It was also observed tha

Dish TV Q3 profit down 7.17% to Rs 80.21 crore, revenue down 12.8%

The company had reported a net profit of Rs 86.41 crore in the October-December quarter a year ago, Dish TV said in a BSE filing

Budget 2022: PM e-Vidya programme to be expanded to 200 TV channels

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Tuesday that the government will expand the PM e-Vidya programme of 'One Class, One TV programme' from 12 to 200 TV channels

The rise of video and decline of cable

The decline in cable owes as much to a greedy ecosystem where no one invested in the technology as it does to a regulator that believes that price control is the only lever to use

Google in talks to provide free channels to its smart TV platform

Google TV, the smart TV platform from the search engine giant, could soon get support for free TV channels.