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  • Trai extends deadline for implementation of new regulatory framework to 30 November

    Trai extends deadline for implementation of new regulatory framework to 30 November

    Mumbai: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has extended the deadline for implementation of the new regulatory framework 2020 to 30 November. Earlier, it was decided to be implemented from 1 June.

    In a letter issued by Trai said, “All the broadcasters shall report to the authority, any change in name, nature, language, MRP per month of channels, and composition and MRP of bouquets of channels as per the new regulatory framework 2020, by 31 August 2022, and simultaneously publish such information on their websites. The broadcasters who have already submitted their RIOs in compliance with the new regulatory framework 2020 may also revise their RIOs by 31 August 2022.”

    All distributed platform operators (DPOs) have to report the distributed retail price (DRP) of channels and DRP of the bouquet of channels as per New Regulatory Framework 2020 by 31 September.

    “All the distributors of television channels shall ensure that services to the subscribers, with effect from 30 November 2022, are provided as per the bouquets or channels opted by them,” the letter added.

    TRAI is awaiting stakeholders’ comments and counter comments on its consultation paper regarding issues related to the new regulatory framework for broadcasting & cable services. It recently extended the deadline for comments to 13 June.

    The authority had received several representations from DPOs, local cable operators (LCO) and consumer organisations highlighting the difficulties in implementing the new regulatory framework 2020.

    Subsequently, the regulator formed a committee consisting of members from the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF), All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) and DTH Association to look into the process of smooth implementation of the provisions of the new regulatory framework 2020.

  • MIB gives an extension to broadcasters on TV rating committee’s report

    MIB gives an extension to broadcasters on TV rating committee’s report

    Mumbai: The ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) has granted an extension on the deadline seeking comments from broadcasters on the report on ‘Guidelines for TV Rating Agencies in India’ till 30 November.

    Major broadcasting associations including the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF), News Broadcasters Association (NBA), and News Broadcasters Federation (NBF) have received the report.

    The MIB had reached out to broadcasters earlier in the month seeking their comments by 17 November on the report. The report was submitted by a committee instituted by MIB on 4 November 2020 and led by Prasar Bharati chief executive officer Shashi Shekhar Vempati. The committee submitted its 39-page report in January.

    Govt committee seeks to set up a specialised regulator for media ratings in India

    The comprehensive report highlights 20 recommendations of the committee to restore faith in the integrity of the TV rating system in India. The committee was formed in response to the TRP scam that broke out in October last year where three TV channels were named by Mumbai Police for allegedly tampering with rating data.

    As reported previously by Indiantelevision.com, the recommendations made by the committee in their report were aimed towards strengthening corporate governance at Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc) India which is the premier TV audience measurement company in the country. There were also recommendations pertaining to the technical aspects of the TV measurement system like the use of return-path data (RPD), instituting a regulatory mechanism for media rating agencies, adopting an open data ecosystem, and moving towards hybrid audience measurement.

    The four-member committee included IIT Kanpur professor of the statistics department of mathematics and statistics Dr Shalabh, C-DOT executive director Dr Rajkumar Upadhyay and Decision Sciences Centre for Public Policy professor Pulak Ghosh.