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  • Kurnool LCO’s office sealed, 3 others’ being investigated: MIB on Peace TV

    Kurnool LCO’s office sealed, 3 others’ being investigated: MIB on Peace TV

    NEW DELHI: While denying that the Information and Broadcasting Ministry had asked the Home Ministry to help in keeping a check on illegal channels, the government today said that five complaints had been received in July on the carriage of un-permitted satellite TV channels:

    Yesterday, Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiaih Naidu had told the Rajya Sabha that action had ‘reportedly’ been taken in Kurnool and Aurangabad for carriage of illegal channels.

    However, the Lok Sabha was told today by Minister of State Rajyavardhan Rathore that the office of Seema Communication Pvt. Ltd. in Kurnool had been sealed and equipment seized This was on a complaint on 9 July 2016 by Rajya Sabha member T G Venkatesh against the LCO for telecasting the non-permitted ‘Peace TV’ in Kurnool District. The complaint was sent to the District Collector, Kurnool on 10 July 2016. The DC carried out the instructions and found that the operator was actually carrying the non-permitted channel and an FIR was lodged by the authorized officer.

    However, another complaint on 12 July from Vinay Patil against Yashodeep Cable Network for transmission of the same channel in Aurangabad District was found to be incorrect as the Deputy Commissioner found that this channel was not being carried by the LCO.

    Another complaint of 7 July 2016 from Kuldeep Kumar Sahani against Venkata Sai Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. for illegal transmission of Peace TV in Nizamabad District was sent to District Collector, Nizamabad, on 22 July 2016 for further necessary action by the authorized Officer.

    A complaint about Peace TV on 9 July 2016 from A Thirupathi Reddy against Sri Sai Communications in Karimnagar District was sent to District Collector, Karimnagar on 22 July 2016 for further necessary action by the authorized Officer.

    A fifth complaint of 8 July 2016 from Nandyal Digital TV Communications against Siti Vision Digital Media Pvt. Ltd. for illegal transmission of Peace TV in Kurnool District was sent to District Collector, Kurnool, on 22 July 2016 for further necessary action by the authorized Officer.

    Apart from advisories sent to the authorized officers, MSOs, and LCOs, the minister said an appeal was issued on social media platform to the general public to report cases of transmission of un-permitted satellite TV channels by cable operators.

    Meanwhile, the minister said that in addition to satellite channels, the ministry has received recommendations from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on its query that the procedure for cable operators to transmit local (ground based) channels had not defined in the Act.

    Peace TV from Dubai and as many as fourteen television channels from Pakistan figured in a list of 24 channels which the Home Ministry identified as ‘not conducive to the security environment in the country’ in December 2015.

    The Pakistani channels are PTV, PTV Home, PTV World, Geo TV, Dawn, Express, Waqat, Q TV, Madni TV, Noor TV, Hadi TV, Aaj, Filmax and STV.

    Out of the other ten, there are two from Nepal (one identified as Nepal, and the other as Kantipur), and one channel each from Bangladesh (NTV Bangladesh), Maldives (TV Maldives), Bhutan (Bhutan Broadcasting Service), and there was a United Kingdom-based channel, Ahmedia Channel.

    The other channel from Arab countries was Saudi TV while the nationality of two channels was not disclosed: ARY TV and XYZ TV.

  • Kurnool LCO’s office sealed, 3 others’ being investigated: MIB on Peace TV

    Kurnool LCO’s office sealed, 3 others’ being investigated: MIB on Peace TV

    NEW DELHI: While denying that the Information and Broadcasting Ministry had asked the Home Ministry to help in keeping a check on illegal channels, the government today said that five complaints had been received in July on the carriage of un-permitted satellite TV channels:

    Yesterday, Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiaih Naidu had told the Rajya Sabha that action had ‘reportedly’ been taken in Kurnool and Aurangabad for carriage of illegal channels.

    However, the Lok Sabha was told today by Minister of State Rajyavardhan Rathore that the office of Seema Communication Pvt. Ltd. in Kurnool had been sealed and equipment seized This was on a complaint on 9 July 2016 by Rajya Sabha member T G Venkatesh against the LCO for telecasting the non-permitted ‘Peace TV’ in Kurnool District. The complaint was sent to the District Collector, Kurnool on 10 July 2016. The DC carried out the instructions and found that the operator was actually carrying the non-permitted channel and an FIR was lodged by the authorized officer.

    However, another complaint on 12 July from Vinay Patil against Yashodeep Cable Network for transmission of the same channel in Aurangabad District was found to be incorrect as the Deputy Commissioner found that this channel was not being carried by the LCO.

    Another complaint of 7 July 2016 from Kuldeep Kumar Sahani against Venkata Sai Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. for illegal transmission of Peace TV in Nizamabad District was sent to District Collector, Nizamabad, on 22 July 2016 for further necessary action by the authorized Officer.

    A complaint about Peace TV on 9 July 2016 from A Thirupathi Reddy against Sri Sai Communications in Karimnagar District was sent to District Collector, Karimnagar on 22 July 2016 for further necessary action by the authorized Officer.

    A fifth complaint of 8 July 2016 from Nandyal Digital TV Communications against Siti Vision Digital Media Pvt. Ltd. for illegal transmission of Peace TV in Kurnool District was sent to District Collector, Kurnool, on 22 July 2016 for further necessary action by the authorized Officer.

    Apart from advisories sent to the authorized officers, MSOs, and LCOs, the minister said an appeal was issued on social media platform to the general public to report cases of transmission of un-permitted satellite TV channels by cable operators.

    Meanwhile, the minister said that in addition to satellite channels, the ministry has received recommendations from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on its query that the procedure for cable operators to transmit local (ground based) channels had not defined in the Act.

    Peace TV from Dubai and as many as fourteen television channels from Pakistan figured in a list of 24 channels which the Home Ministry identified as ‘not conducive to the security environment in the country’ in December 2015.

    The Pakistani channels are PTV, PTV Home, PTV World, Geo TV, Dawn, Express, Waqat, Q TV, Madni TV, Noor TV, Hadi TV, Aaj, Filmax and STV.

    Out of the other ten, there are two from Nepal (one identified as Nepal, and the other as Kantipur), and one channel each from Bangladesh (NTV Bangladesh), Maldives (TV Maldives), Bhutan (Bhutan Broadcasting Service), and there was a United Kingdom-based channel, Ahmedia Channel.

    The other channel from Arab countries was Saudi TV while the nationality of two channels was not disclosed: ARY TV and XYZ TV.

  • Essel Group Chairman Dr Subhash Chandra files nomination for Rajya Sabha seat from Haryana

    Essel Group Chairman Dr Subhash Chandra files nomination for Rajya Sabha seat from Haryana

    MUMBAI: Media Mogul and the chairman of Essel group Dr. Subhash Chandra Goel has filed nomination for the second Rajya Sabha seat that fell vacant from his home state Haryana, as an independent candidate. Along with him is lawyer R K Anand.

    The biennial elections to the upper house are scheduled to be held on June 11 and 31 May was the last date for filing nomination. While Chandra claimed to have garnered support from the ruling BJP and some MLAs cutting across party lines, main opposition Indian National Lok Dal threw its weight behind Anand, who has fought the Lok Sabha election in the past as an INLD candidate. However, Anand at present is not a member of INLD, as per a party leader quoted by Zee News.

  • Essel Group Chairman Dr Subhash Chandra files nomination for Rajya Sabha seat from Haryana

    Essel Group Chairman Dr Subhash Chandra files nomination for Rajya Sabha seat from Haryana

    MUMBAI: Media Mogul and the chairman of Essel group Dr. Subhash Chandra Goel has filed nomination for the second Rajya Sabha seat that fell vacant from his home state Haryana, as an independent candidate. Along with him is lawyer R K Anand.

    The biennial elections to the upper house are scheduled to be held on June 11 and 31 May was the last date for filing nomination. While Chandra claimed to have garnered support from the ruling BJP and some MLAs cutting across party lines, main opposition Indian National Lok Dal threw its weight behind Anand, who has fought the Lok Sabha election in the past as an INLD candidate. However, Anand at present is not a member of INLD, as per a party leader quoted by Zee News.

  • Rathore: Time gap of live matches between Star Sports and DD is three to four secs

    Rathore: Time gap of live matches between Star Sports and DD is three to four secs

    New Delhi: The Government says it has no information about any time delay in telecast by Star Sports of cricket matches or bookies taking advantage in any manner.

    Quoting Prasar Bharati, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhavn Rathore told the Rajya Sabha that there was a time gap of just three to four seconds on Doordarshan terrestrial transmission compared to that on Star Sports due to down-linking of signals and re-telecasting for terrestrial network and final telecast by Doordarshan terrestrial transmitters. The delay was due to time taken by the signal to travel back and forth to the satellite and processing by terrestrial transmitters, he said.

    Prasar Bharati had told the ministry that it had no information about time delay in telecast by Star Sports or bookies taking advantage in any manner. The pubcaster also said it had not received any complaints in this regard.

     

  • Rathore: Time gap of live matches between Star Sports and DD is three to four secs

    Rathore: Time gap of live matches between Star Sports and DD is three to four secs

    New Delhi: The Government says it has no information about any time delay in telecast by Star Sports of cricket matches or bookies taking advantage in any manner.

    Quoting Prasar Bharati, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhavn Rathore told the Rajya Sabha that there was a time gap of just three to four seconds on Doordarshan terrestrial transmission compared to that on Star Sports due to down-linking of signals and re-telecasting for terrestrial network and final telecast by Doordarshan terrestrial transmitters. The delay was due to time taken by the signal to travel back and forth to the satellite and processing by terrestrial transmitters, he said.

    Prasar Bharati had told the ministry that it had no information about time delay in telecast by Star Sports or bookies taking advantage in any manner. The pubcaster also said it had not received any complaints in this regard.

     

  • ASCI received 722 complaints against misleading advertisements in the media during 2015-16 till December-end

    ASCI received 722 complaints against misleading advertisements in the media during 2015-16 till December-end

    New Delhi, 8 March: The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) received a total of 722 complaints till December last for the year 2015-16 complaints against misleading advertisements.

    Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore told the Rajya Sabha today that the ASCI had received 1580 complaints during 2014=15 and 1399 complaints during 2013-14.

    He said the Department of Consumer Affairs appointed ASCI as their executive arm in April 2015 to process complaints received on the GAMA (Grievance against Misleading Advertisements) portal. 

    The details of all such complaints which are under investigation of ASCI are available on GAMA portal.

    He also said case-wise details of such advertisements as reported by ASCI have been uploaded on Ministry’s website, www.mib.nic.in. 

  • ASCI received 722 complaints against misleading advertisements in the media during 2015-16 till December-end

    ASCI received 722 complaints against misleading advertisements in the media during 2015-16 till December-end

    New Delhi, 8 March: The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) received a total of 722 complaints till December last for the year 2015-16 complaints against misleading advertisements.

    Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore told the Rajya Sabha today that the ASCI had received 1580 complaints during 2014=15 and 1399 complaints during 2013-14.

    He said the Department of Consumer Affairs appointed ASCI as their executive arm in April 2015 to process complaints received on the GAMA (Grievance against Misleading Advertisements) portal. 

    The details of all such complaints which are under investigation of ASCI are available on GAMA portal.

    He also said case-wise details of such advertisements as reported by ASCI have been uploaded on Ministry’s website, www.mib.nic.in. 

  • Print ads get largest chunk from govt’s ad spends of Rs 842.8 crore till 29 February

    Print ads get largest chunk from govt’s ad spends of Rs 842.8 crore till 29 February

    New Delhi: A total of Rs 842.8 crore was spent by the Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity during 2015-16 for release of government advertisements on behalf of various central government ministries/departments, attached and subordinate Offices. Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley, while informing that these figures were up to 29 February, added that the largest chunk of Rs 402.79 crore went into print media and the lowest chunk of 7.83 crore went into exhibitions.

    In a reply in the Rajya Sabha, Jaitley said today that a sum of Rs 353.31 crore went into the electronic media which includes private cable and satellite TV channels, FM radio, digital cinema, SMS, and internet. A sum of Rs 66.83 crore went into outdoor publicity, and Rs 12.13 crore was spent on print publicity.

    Breaking up spends on the print media further, Jaitley said, Rs 864,622,488 went into finance, Rs 313,042,627 in health and family welfare,  Rs 650,186,569 into information and broadcasting, Rs 236,255,392 into social justice and empowerment, Rs 153,758,926 into consumer affairs and food and public distribution, and Rs 109,740,171 into home affairs.

    In electronic media, the largest chunk went into publicizing drinking water supply (Rs 888,196,956), followed by Rs 518,201,180 on department of family welfare, tourism (Rs 438,717,736), income tax (Rs 27,504,845) and Rs 238,051,652 on information and broadcasting.

  • Print ads get largest chunk from govt’s ad spends of Rs 842.8 crore till 29 February

    Print ads get largest chunk from govt’s ad spends of Rs 842.8 crore till 29 February

    New Delhi: A total of Rs 842.8 crore was spent by the Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity during 2015-16 for release of government advertisements on behalf of various central government ministries/departments, attached and subordinate Offices. Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley, while informing that these figures were up to 29 February, added that the largest chunk of Rs 402.79 crore went into print media and the lowest chunk of 7.83 crore went into exhibitions.

    In a reply in the Rajya Sabha, Jaitley said today that a sum of Rs 353.31 crore went into the electronic media which includes private cable and satellite TV channels, FM radio, digital cinema, SMS, and internet. A sum of Rs 66.83 crore went into outdoor publicity, and Rs 12.13 crore was spent on print publicity.

    Breaking up spends on the print media further, Jaitley said, Rs 864,622,488 went into finance, Rs 313,042,627 in health and family welfare,  Rs 650,186,569 into information and broadcasting, Rs 236,255,392 into social justice and empowerment, Rs 153,758,926 into consumer affairs and food and public distribution, and Rs 109,740,171 into home affairs.

    In electronic media, the largest chunk went into publicizing drinking water supply (Rs 888,196,956), followed by Rs 518,201,180 on department of family welfare, tourism (Rs 438,717,736), income tax (Rs 27,504,845) and Rs 238,051,652 on information and broadcasting.