The revised Broadcast Services (Regulation) Bill, 2024 also introduces a broader regulatory framework for digital news, encompassing individual content creators
Content volume has risen due to increase in the number of TV channels, but revenue of production houses has not increased as much because the ad revenue is not growing satisfactorily, say producers
Senior industry experts say some channels continue to show objectionable content and so the MIB should consider taking more stringent steps such as penalties
The apex court has reportedly asked Centre to create and apprise it of the mechanism
In an advisory to all private TV channels, the ministry stated that no programme should contain anything obscene, defamatory, deliberate, false and suggestive innuendos and half truths