Speaking at an event, Thakur applauded the role played by Indian media during the trying times of the Covid 19 pandemic
Anurag Thakur addressed the India Forum at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes
While the conference will be held virtually, the award ceremony will take place at The Imperial, New Delhi
The 14th edition of the awards will be held at the The Imperial, New Delhi, on April 30
Thakur said that the details of registered publications are published in the ‘Press in India (2020-21)’ report and are available on RNI website
Speaking in the Lok Sabha, I&B minister Anurag Thakur said the Bureau of Outreach and Communication has empanelled 7,256 newspapers
I&B minister Anurag Thakur has told the Lok Sabha that ASCI examines complaints relating to advertisements of offshore gaming companies in the context of contravention of the ASCI code
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
According to Economic Survey 2021-22, the sub-sector of trade, hotels, transport, communication & services related to broadcasting grew by 18.4% YoY in H1 2021-22
Delhi-based Cable Operators United Front has written to I&B Minister Anurag Thakur “to stop implementation of NTO 2.0 in its current form and relook into the provisions”
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
As per reports, the clearance of old pendencies has been taken up by the MIB and BOC as a top priority in the last few years
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
The I&B minister further stated that the government is fostering the growth of OTT industry by allowing them to self-regulate
With fact-checking arm 'PIB Fact Check', the government entity aims to verify information related to the Centre
Govt asked to file reply by August 12
228 channels were granted permission in the same period, said I&B Minister Anurag Thakur in Rajya Sabha
The information has been provided by I&B minister Anurag Thakur in the Rajya Sabha
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Thakur was interacting with the press after formally taking office as the new I&B Minister
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
Both 'Communicator' and 'Sanchar Medium' are edited by Prof. Virender Kumar Bharti and Prof. Pramod Kumar respectively
In a letter to MIB Joint Secretary Vikram Sahay, NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo claimed that the Netflix series has not only violated the guidelines but is also affecting children's interest
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
This initiative has come as a real vaccine for the outdoor media which witnessed one of the worst periods during 2020, said Mukesh Gupta, Chairman, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry
MIB Minister Prakash Javadekar has said the Centre is at an advanced stage of preparation and will come into effect as the new session begins in 2021
Digital media platforms have no monitoring mechanism like TV news media or print media, which is why the govt felt that there must be a level playing field, said I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar
The government has aligned FDI for the DTH sector with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade's (DPIIT) FDI Policy
The apex court has sought to know about the action being taken by the government and asked the Centre to file a response in six weeks
Javadekar stated that the government has received several grievances/complaints regarding the content of programmes on OTT platforms
The committee has also reportedly recommended that the survey should cover more rural and untapped areas
The Information & Broadcasting minister was speaking to Amish Devgan, Managing Editor, News18 Hindi
The news channel is alleged to have violated an Allahabad HC order about maintaining confidentiality in the investigations in the case
I&B Secretary Amit Khare makes the recommendation at a close-door industry interaction with the CII Media Committee on Friday, say media reports
Khare was first appointed for this post in May 2018; Ravi Mittal took charge last December