According to TRAI Annual Report 2024–25, the country has approximately 60 million cable TV households, around 2 million HITS subscribers, and 56.92 million active DTH subscribers as of 31 March, 2025
Experts, however, say Prasar Bharati’s OTT raises significant concerns for DPOs, as the move to offer free registration & revenue sharing could disrupt the industry and negatively impact rev streams
The information was shared by the govt in the Rajya Sabha
The ministry has said that only satellites authorised by IN-SPACe can provide space-based communication and broadcast services in India
The ministry issued the direction after it received several complaints against TV channels
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
After relaunching business news channel ‘NDTV Profit’, NDTV to launch two regional channels soon
The Reference Interconnect Offer (RIO) for Network18 and ZEEL will come into effect on Feb 1, 2024
As Adani Group's acquisition of NDTV completes a year, we take a look at the journey
The agency will manage ad sales for Nazara and Ishara
Industry has a mixed response. While some say NTO 3.0 has been positive, others claim it has shrunk the number of subscribers and has no good impact
Post Covid, this is the first fiscal that saw an increase in the number of satellite TV channels, the ministry said
The data will be released every Thursday
A decision on the price at which BARC will provide Respondent Level Data to channels is expected soon
The ministry said it has received representations from broadcasters having permission for 'Downlink only' TV channels that they are struggling to meet the revised minimum net worth requirement
Company’s revenue from advertisement and subscription grew by 10.9%
The bench said ‘self-regulation’ has proved ineffective for TV channels
The tagline of the channel is “मस्त है”
Stakeholders had sought clarification on Clause 11(3) (f), saying that the it could be misinterpreted
The slots were bagged by Aastha Bhajan, Aastha Tamil, Bansal News, Chardikla Time TV, MH ONE DIL SE, News 18 UP/UK, News State UP/UK, RT, Sudarshan News, Swadesh News and Vedic
The move could potentially make set-top boxes redundant
The order comes into effect on March 1, 2023
As per Clause 35 of MIB's 'Guidelines for Uplinking and Downlinking of Television Channels in 2022', channels are now required to air content of national interest for 30 mins every day
The department of telecom has, however, said the teleport operator and TV channels will be responsible for maintaining the quality of reception
To stay rooted in the present while making giant strides into the future; taking along with us all our stakeholders; remains the cornerstone of this extremely fulfilling journey, said MD Aditya Pittie
According to new guidelines, TV channels need not seek permission for the live telecast of events
Aroon Purie, Editor-in-Chief, India Today Group inaugurated the channel’s studio on Friday
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
Sources say the rationale behind exiting DD Free Dish earlier this year was to arrest the decline in pay DTH base, but the gamble doesn't seem to have paid off
The authority also sought a written confirmation stating that the same has been carried out, within a period of seven days.
Broadcasters will have to pay either 0.8% of net TV advertising billing or Rs 18 lakh per channel per annum, whichever is higher
Star Kiran marks Disney Star’s foray into the seventh local language market in the country
The total number of registered MSOs has increased to 1,763 as of March 21, 2022, from 1, 750 on December 30, 2021
Most of the annual deals of news channels are done in the March-April period and so a lot is riding on the ratings
The ministry also blocked 56 YouTube-based news channels and their social media accounts for public access during 2021-2022
The show, showcasing the journey of food discovery and exploration for Sid, an investment banker, & ex-chef, his cousin & co-host Shanky, will be launched on February 15
The channel will also showcase the world television premiere of ‘Balam Ji Love You’ on 14th February, between 6 – 9 pm
Despite challenges of the second wave, the industry continued to entertain audiences by delivering fresh content throughout the year
The new logo symbolizes simplicity and the infinite experiential knowledge looped in together for both new and existing audiences
Before getting into the business role at 9X Media, Pandey led the National Sales team at 9XM for over two years
Move follows a proposal from a promoter group entity to invest more in the company, according to media reports
Apart from Disney- Star, the category is left with only two players, Viacom18 and ZEEL, with their six channels
The company's net profit is of Rs 815.72 crore as against a net loss of Rs 488.85 crore in the previous fiscal
TRAI said it is aware that prices of some of the channels announced by broadcasters are unsustainable as these are not demand driven prices and are against the interest of consumers
Disney International HD (English General Entertainment channel) will continue to exist, as per the sources
The upcoming weeks will bring in a plethora of new shows and movies on the network including the come back of ‘Dance+’ on Star Plus after two years
TV customers are already paying higher subscription fees under NTO 1.0 due to the addition of the Network Capacity Fee
The MRP of popular channels has been kept higher than the old cap of Rs 19
The broadcaster is also planning to launch 16 new channels between December and January
The disclosure has been made in the Reference Interconnect Offer (RIO) filed by the broadcaster to comply with New Tariff Order (NTO) 2.0