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According to Sun TV Network’s annual report, the network’s income from subscription grew 5% whereas income from advertising and sale of broadcast slots declined by 1.89%
While the CCI's conditional approval is a major milestone, the merger may still encounter further legal and regulatory hurdles over concerns of harming competition, say experts
Aditi Gupta & Sonam Saini Aug 29, 2024 8:55 AM
Media owners are expected to seek the Prime Minister's support in shaping structural policies that could impact the industry
e4m Staff Aug 26, 2024 5:38 PM
The affidavit was reportedly filed by Senthil Rajan, Joint Secretary in the MIB, seeking exemption for ad agencies, and exclusion of programmatic ads and user-generated content from the SDC system
Last year, TRAI recommended that DTH operators should pay a licensing fee of 3% instead of 8% on their AGR
Aditi Gupta Aug 22, 2024 8:44 AM
According to a media report, the main concern for the CCI appears to be the control over cricket broadcasting rights, which could potentially lead to issues with pricing and market dominance
e4m Staff Aug 20, 2024 5:02 PM
The President of Editors Guild of India, Anant Nath, spoke to e4m on Tuesday about MIB withdrawing the second draft of the Broadcasting Services Bill, his apprehensions on the bill & more
Kanchan Srivastava Aug 13, 2024 12:38 PM
Given the lengthy and contentious process surrounding the Bill, a delay at this stage could hinder progress and add to industry uncertainty, believe legal experts familiar with the broadcast industry
Aditi Gupta Aug 13, 2024 8:45 AM
The ministry has informed stakeholders that a fresh draft will be issued after detailed consultations
e4m Staff Aug 13, 2024 8:29 AM
As per sources, the MIB has reached out to broadcasters, cable operators, and other stakeholders to return the bill copy that they received earlier this month
e4m Staff Aug 12, 2024 5:47 PM
Industry leaders express concerns over Broadcast Bill exempting DD FreeDish from the encryption mandate that can undermine efforts to combat piracy and maintain industry standards
Aditi Gupta Aug 12, 2024 8:47 AM
The publishers allege the Broadcasting Bill aims to enforce censorship by putting a compliance burden on the creators
Looking forward, experts say the second quarter, which includes the festive season, could also be strong as TV will continue to be a key medium for advertisers to reach out to consumers
Aditi Gupta Aug 7, 2024 8:47 AM
Guest Column: Rohit Jain, Managing Partner, Singhania & Co., critically examine the Bill, its objectives, grievance mechanisms, the manner of its introduction, and its practical implications
Rohit Jain Aug 5, 2024 11:01 AM
This fine is for not conforming with standards specified by the central government regarding interference or equipment usage
Sonam Saini Aug 5, 2024 9:04 AM
In the Bill, government has proposed that every cable and satellite broadcasting network operator shall transmit or re-transmit programmes in an encrypted form through a digital addressable system
No one shall be allowed to broadcast a programme without the license from copyright owners, states the draft
The Bill proposes every broadcaster to appoint a grievance redressal officer to receive and hear complaints in contravention of the Programme Code and the Advertisement Code
e4m Staff Aug 1, 2024 12:29 PM
The letter, addressed to I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, alleges that the consultation process excludes key public stakeholders, including digital media content creators and the general public
e4m Staff Jul 31, 2024 9:06 AM
As per the new draft of the broadcasting bill, people who regularly post content on news and current affairs may be classified as digital news broadcasters
The fine on first violation is Rs 2 lakh and second violation is Rs 5 lakh. The fine for the third violation is Rs 25 lakh
e4m Staff Jun 28, 2024 3:22 PM
TAM’s application for a licence to start broadcast ratings is pending at the MIB for over a year now, sources say
Kanchan Srivastava Jun 28, 2024 8:27 AM
In a meeting held with stakeholders yesterday, MIB shared that it is setting up a core committee to finalize its submission to the Supreme Court
Chehneet Kaur Jun 26, 2024 9:00 AM
In its recommendations on inputs for National Broadcasting Policy, TRAI touches on a lot of peripheral issues rather than recommending core issues which impact growth of the sector, say experts
Aditi Gupta Jun 24, 2024 8:45 AM
In its recommendations on National Broadcasting Policy, TRAI said that there's a lack of an effective mechanism to authenticate subscriber data numbers on the FreeDish
e4m Staff Jun 21, 2024 8:44 AM
The Authority had floated a pre-consultation paper on 21st September 2023, to elicit the issues needed to be considered for the formulation of ‘National Broadcasting Policy’
e4m Staff Jun 20, 2024 11:35 AM
Some of the channels called out by the PIB have more than 1 million subscribers
e4m Staff Jun 14, 2024 9:17 AM
In a letter to MIB secy Sanjay Jaju, ISA members raised concerns about security, technical snags and ambiguity related to the process of submitting self-declaration certificates
e4m Staff Jun 13, 2024 2:58 PM
Stakeholders, who will be impacted by SC’s self-declaration certificate mandate, express how the decision has not been thought through and entails more challenges than benefits
Chehneet Kaur Jun 12, 2024 8:40 AM
The meeting to be held on June 11 will be chaired by MIB Secretary Sanjay Jaju, said a news report
Media bodies like IBDF, NBDA and IAMAI reportedly raised several concerns about the National Broadcasting Policy consultation paper released in April
Industry experts attribute the decline to several factors, including dwindling viewership of non-fiction shows across Hindi GECs
Sonam Saini May 7, 2024 9:28 AM
Prashant Khanna, Head - Field Operations, Studios & R&D for Sports, Disney Star, tells us how technology has improved
Aditi Gupta May 2, 2024 10:26 AM
Sources say TRAI has requested broadcasters to not increase prices of TV channels till June this year to avoid any kind of action and reaction from cable operators during elections
Aditi Gupta Apr 9, 2024 9:01 AM
YRF Music, Sikh Ratnavali, Saga Music and Saga Music Haryanvi will now be streaming on DistroTV
According to TRAI, the consultation paper raises questions about policy and regulatory measures
The channel won 21 gold, 21 silver and 6 bronze metals and 2 special jury mentions for their outstanding work
e4m Staff Mar 31, 2024 12:20 AM
The channel won 11 golds, 20 silver and 12 bronze metals across categories
e4m Staff Mar 31, 2024 12:20 AM
The Group bagged 59 golds, 28 silver and 21 bronze metals across categories
e4m Staff Mar 31, 2024 12:19 AM
Vineet Jain gets Lifetime Achievement Award, Avinash Pandey honoured with CEO of the Year title
e4m Staff Mar 31, 2024 12:12 AM
At NewsNext conference, Founder- Editor, Mojo Story, Barkha Dutt, spoke on ‘Technology, AI & Impact on Journalism’
e4m Staff Mar 30, 2024 2:14 PM
At NewsNext conference, senior television journalist Bhupendra Chaubey talked about how digital media is taking over and filling the information vacuum
e4m Staff Mar 30, 2024 1:34 PM
At NewsNext conference 2024, Rabindra Narayan, MD and President of PTC Network, said if news channels use CRP, they’ll get better ratings and better business opportunities
e4m Staff Mar 30, 2024 1:23 PM
Cable TV operators are crying for help to survive the storm of OTT and hike in channel prices after the implementation of NTO 3.0
Aditi Gupta Mar 29, 2024 8:49 AM
Manoranjan Grand paid the highest price, Rs 21.25 crore, for a slot on the platform
Sonam Saini Feb 27, 2024 8:58 AM
Overall, Prasar Bharati has earned Rs 645 crore from 34 channels in the auction so far
Sonam Saini Feb 23, 2024 8:29 AM
The new system of CBC is designed to enhance transparency and efficiency in media planning processes, said MIB
Chehneet Kaur Feb 22, 2024 7:29 PM
