I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said this on Thursday while launching 25 challenges as part of the ‘Create in India Challenge - Season 1’ for World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit
While some in the industry believe Anurag Thakur will retain the important portfolio, others speculate over a range of possibilities including BJP allies bagging the post
I&B minister Anurag Thakur, at an event in Delhi, said the biggest threat to the mainstream media is not from the new-age digital platforms but rather the mainstream media channel itself
Speaking in the Lok Sabha, I&B minister Anurag Thakur said the MIB has also issued directions for blocking 94 YouTube-based news channels and 19 social media accounts/websites/mobile applications
As per I&B Minister Anurag Thakur, Bureau of Outreach & Communication spent Rs 96.39 cr on 5,608 publications, Rs 8.13 crore on 168 TV channels, and Rs 13.96 crore on 368 radio stations in this period
Thakur, I&B Minister, stated that the CTN Amendment Rules 2021 provide a statutory framework for redressal of grievances in relation to the Programme Code & the Advertising Code
The Minister also said that with unique combination of connectivity, culture and commerce, India is poised to be at the epicentre of the cinematic ecosystem
Key matters like the BARC rating fiasco, New IT Rules, OTT Regulations and CTN Act, 5G complications await Thakur as he takes over the reins from Prakash Javadekar
Replying to a question in Lok Sabha, I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar said the government has not endorsed any demand by the Indian Newspaper Society in this regard
While welcoming the rules, the representatives pointed out that they should be treated differently from news publishers who only existed in the digital space