MUMBAI: The Government today warned multi-system operators against disconnecting signals of local cable operators without due notice specifying reasons and said any violation of this would...
MUMBAI: As soon as the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) came out with an order cancelling the registration of Kal Cables, the company run by...
NEW DELHI: Kalanidhi Maran owned Sumangali Cable Vision has been asked to stop distributing signals in Chennai. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has asked the multi system...
Seldom have government ventures succeeded in democratic India for variety of beliefs and prejudices. Inherent security has ensured complacency in government servants with invisible accountability resulting...
MUMBAI: In a recent development, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) through an advisory has barred broadcasters from airing advertisements that have been found in...
MUMBAI: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has come out sharply against ads that have been found ‘violative’ of the rules by Advertising Standards Council...
KOLKATA: Granting relief to Digicable Comm Services, the Calcutta High Court has put a stay order on the cancellation of the registration of Kolkata-based multi-system operator...
NEW DELHI: A total of 104 multi-system operators (MSOs) all over the country have been granted permanent registration for 10 years to operate the digital addressable...
MUMBAI: Direct to home (DTH) operators are already facing annoyed users because of signals being disconnected due to rains. Now, they have a fresh problem to...
MUMBAI: In the genre of English movies in India, nine players have been vying aggressively for a larger market share and online presence. One amongst these nine is Sony Pix. Read on about its efforts which include...
MUMBAI: The Information and Broadcasting Minister (I&B) Prakash Javadekar wants a happy Media and Entertainment industry. And for the same, he has been meeting the members...
MUMBAI: The new government wants to give the common man an opportunity to bring out the passion for the country and creativity. The Information and...
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is going to look at putting in place regulations relating to local TV channels now. In a...
MUMBAI: The death of minister of rural development Gopinath Munde a few days after him taking charge of the office shook not just the nation but...
NEW DELHI: The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has applauded the statement of Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar that the new...
MUMBAI: It was during his open session at last week’s GoaFest that Union Minister for Environment and Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar spoke of the need...
NEW DELHI: A fortnight ago, the Information & Broadcasting Ministry had asked the broadcasters and teleport operators to provide full details relating to the companies operating...
MUMBAI: When Kantar Market Research Services, a shareholder of India’s only operational ratings agency TAM Media Research, decided to go to court against the government’s cross-shareholding...
MUMBAI: The MIB has released the list of permitted private satellite TV channels in India as on 31 January, 2014. According to a report published by...
MUMBAI: More than four weeks have passed since the Madras High Court gave the interim order restraining the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) from taking...
MUMBAI: The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) has finally put its stamp on the TV rating guidelines and the government order is already out on the...
NEW DELHI: It seems the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) keeps a close watch on channels that don’t follow the guidelines set for them. That...
MUMBAI: The clock has started ticking as of yesterday, 16 January, when the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) passed its order regarding TV rating guidelines....
MUMBAI: The media industry went into a tizzy last week when the union cabinet accepted the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB)’s proposed regulatory framework for television rating agencies...
NEW DELHI: The Information and Broadcasting minister Manish Tewari inaugurated the 20th International Conference and Exhibition on Terrestrial and Satellite Broadcasting – BES Expo 2014, today...
MUMBAI: A month after the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) came out with its mandate that 24 Doordarshan channels have to be carried on all...
MUMBAI: The year 2013 saw quite a ruckus being raised about the ratings process being followed in the country. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in...
The year Indian news television channels got a sneak peek at what Pi Patel must have experienced while battling the raging storm in mid-seas in Ang...
MUMBAI: A year of risks and several speed breakers has come to an end and the horizons of the New Year are already showing a silver...
MUMBAI: The government broadcaster, Prasar Bharati is set to see a major advancement. Reportedly, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) is planning to invest close...
MUMBAI: The government broadcaster, Prasar Bharati is set to see a major advancement. Reportedly, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) is planning to invest close...
MUMBAI: It has come under flak in the past for being rather liberal in issuing licences to TV broadcasters. But the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting...
KOLKATA: Since the time the process of cable TV digitisation started, if any faction has been really troubled, it’s the local cable operators (LCOs). To make...
MUMBAI: It has come under flak in the past for being rather liberal in issuing licences to TV broadcasters. But the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting...
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released the consultation paper on the migration of FM radio broadcasters from Phase-II to Phase-III. As part...
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI’s) recommendations are seeing movement to enable them to serve as the gold standard for television ratings. Currently with...
MUMBAI: It was day two of the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) submission of its rejoinders in the hearings on the proposed Telecom Regulatory Authority of India...
Cable TV digitisation has forced the entire television ecosystem to come face to face with some gut-wrenching changes. Each one of the players has come under...
NEW DELHI: In the recommendation issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India today, the foreign direct investment for FM Radio should be increased to 49...
BENGALURU: Indian Multi Systems Operator (MSO) Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited (Hathway) reported EBITDA (including other income) of Rs 77.04 crore for Q1-2014, more than three...
MUMBAI: The Information and Broadcasting Ministry (MIB) has cancelled the licences of 20 Multi System Operators (MSOs) for not meeting the conditions for providing digitised cable...
NEW DELHI: A special TV spot to promote the message of communal harmony on the occasion of ‘Sadbhavna Diwas‘, the death anniversary of former prime minister...
MUMBAI: Sony has just confirmed that the fourth installment of the Men in Black (MIB) franchise is definitely on the way. It was revealed that the...
NEW DELHI: A meeting of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) officials with aggregators including multi system operators has been convened in the coming week to...
MUMBAI: The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) has said that 67 per cent digitisation target has been achieved in 38 cities with four cities –...
MUMBAI: As the deadline for the second phase of digitisation nears, the Hindi General Entertainment Channels (GECs) have pulled out all stops to promote, educate and...
NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) which had last year issued regulations relating to advertisement time on television channels has now sought clarity...
NEW DELHI: Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari Tuesday unveiled the e-version of Rozgar Samachar in Urdu by the Publication Division. He said the issue could...
MUMBAI: The International Advertising Association‘s (IAA) India chapter has established the IAA Leadership Awards to honour individuals in the fields of marketing, advertising and media, who...
NEW DELHI: The Government has ruled out any new legislation to check the menace of misleading advertisements on the electronic or print media and feels the...