As per TRAI’s Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators January–March 2023, the internet penetration in India, as of March 2023, is over 880 million, and the number of telecom subscribers, as of March 2023, is over 1172 million.
With an aim to make the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 more business-friendly and to boost the investor confidence in the sector, punishments specified under Section 16 were re-examined and were decriminalized through the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provision) Act, 2023.
The advisory from the Ministry of Information and Broadcastin advised media entities, online advertisement intermediaries and social media platforms to immediately refrain from showing advertisements/promotional content on betting/gambling in any form.
Through the “Advisory,” the Ministry has clarified that the relevant content embedded in the programmes being telecast can be accounted for by Public Service Broadcasting.
However, the Hyderabad Central University (HCU) unit of the Fraternity Movement, a student body, organised the special screening of the first episode of the documentary which was dismissed By the Central government as “propaganda”.
As per the guidelines, there will be a simple online registration process for PS channels by MSOs at nominal fees of Rs 1,000 per PS channel.
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday issued two advisories- one for private television channels and the other for digital news publishers and OTT platforms- strongly advising them to refrain from showing advertisements of offshore online betting sites and surrogate advertisements of such sites.
The size of the media and entertainment sector in India is likely to grow to over $100 billion by 2030, Union Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Apurva Chandra said on Tuesday.
Speaking during the session, Vidhu Vinod Chopra advised the local filmmakers not to accept mediocrity and keep working towards excellence.
Cinema in India has played a crucial role in nation-building right from pre-independence days through the last seven decades and emerged as a powerful medium.
