The meeting, held on Thursday at the Prime Minister's residence at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi, was also attended by Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Ashwini Vaishnaw
The NBF is set to raise issues such as the challenges faced by national and regional channels and the concerns regarding the lack of transparency and data sharing within the present systems
The court has ordered restoring the transmission of TV9 Telugu, Saakshi TV, 10TV and NTV news channels among others
The court said it wants to ‘tighten up’ the self-regulatory mechanism
It has termed the boycott as an onslaught on free speech through systemic targeting of the media.
The NBF has written a letter to the MIB claiming that a group of broadcasters are attempting ‘to impede the ongoing transparent process of publishing weekly ratings for the news genre’
News18, Republic Bharat, TV9 & Zee News paid Rs 19.85 crore, Rs 16.55 crore, Rs 14.55 crore and Rs 15.5 crore respectively, shared sources
The first two slots under Bucket C, for news & current affairs (Hindi) channels, has been picked up for Rs 19.85 crore and Rs 16.55 crore say sources
The industry bodies believe that the auction procedure is skewed against all news and current affairs channels
The non-addressal of the landing page matter has compromised the whole measurement system, read the letter
In a statement, NBF has said news channels that don’t want ratings can be voluntarily exempt
The ministry has asked IBDF, NBDA, and NBF to provide their comments on the 39-page report dated 4th January 2021
The federation has requested the ratings agency to resume the release of TRP data to 'save the news broadcast industry from the brink of collapse'
The federation wrote to BARC CEO Nakul Chopra stating there's no legitimate reason to pause ratings for only the news genre
The federation noted that the accreditation from the GoI is first for an SRB in India
The broadcasters apprised Thakur of the recent growth and trends in the news sector and the recent challenges in the broadcasting industry
The network was previously associated with Rajat Sharma-led NBA
Sources suggest the possibility of a BARC board meeting in the next two weeks where the return of news ratings could be discussed
NBF members of news broadcasters with national and regional presence, had provided information sought under IT Rules 2021 much before the deadline said a statement released by the body
With TV and print already complying with the Cable Television Network Act and Press Council Act respectively, industry bodies question the need for an extra layer of regulation
All NBF members are currently allied with the new digital media subcommittee and the broadcasters’ body is now looking at onboarding more players
NBF also requests them to not pressurize their member news channels that are protesting to pay the fees due to pause in BARC’s weekly rating availability
While NBA is contemplating a writ if the verdict is not in favour of the broadcasters, NBF has gone one step ahead and filed an RTI seeking details into the creation of the new guidelines
The primary issue at the moment, however, is the confusion around the new IT Rules and whether news should fall under them at all
In a letter addressed to BARC Chairman Punit Goenka, R. Jai Krishna of NBF, sought 'immediate response' on the allegations
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Five months into the BARC data blackout, smaller news channels have endured losses and some have also disappeared from TV screens in the last four to five months
In a letter written out on Wednesday, the news broadcasters’ body has requested the commission to investigate the “monopoly practice" of BARC India and its impact on FTA news channels in the county
Govt's letter to BARC on maintaining status quo came barely a few days after NBF approached MIB Minister Prakash Javadekar seeking his intervention in resuming the data
NBF says the blackout of data is causing heavy losses to organisations that may start affecting livelihoods of those employed with them
As per NBF's statement, four broadcast journalists from NewsX and India News were threatened and attacked during the rally
NBF also calls upon BARC to not come under the pressure of vested interests and hold back the release of ratings
In a letter to BARC, NBF has said the decision to pause ratings without naming the specific channels under investigation has severely hurt the credibility of news channels
The organisation has requested the Government of India and State Government of Maharashtra to follow the due process of law and ensure fair treatment to Goswami
In a statement NBF has said that filing of an FIR is a drastic measure against both the media as well as the common citizens
The brands say ad rates might get hit in the absence of data
While some broadcasters feel the blackout period will eliminate any anomaly in the system, others argue suspending ratings at a time when news viewership is high is unfair
According to R Jai Krishna, General-Secretary, NBF, the decision is unilateral, one-sided and undemocratic, impacting and targeting one single genre
Barun Das, Chief Executive Officer, TV9 Network, has released a statement saying that the allegations were ‘pernicious’
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The broadcasters federation has said it is pleased with the order that refused to place restrictions on the media
The apex court had passed an order on Tuesday, 31 March 2020, urging the print, electronic and social media to take strict action against unverified news
Goswami, President of the News Broadcasters Federation, says broadcasters are scaling up coverage and this requires more infrastructure, more people, more resources
Goswami, President of the News Broadcasters Federation, said the news broadcasters will work hard to bring factual news to the people to strengthen the fight against Covid-19
To overcome the financial impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, the NBF has also asked the government to waive off the fees for news channels on DD Freedish for the month of March and April 2020
In the current scenario, the GST applicable on the print media stands at 5% whereas the news broadcasters are charged 18% GST