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
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
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
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