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  • CNN-News18 to host second edition of ‘Town Hall’ in Mumbai on 10 September

    CNN-News18 to host second edition of ‘Town Hall’ in Mumbai on 10 September

    Mumbai: After the launch of its thought leadership series ‘Town Hall’ in Delhi, CNN-News18 has announced to host its second edition in Mumbai on 10 September.

    The Mumbai edition will witness conversations with policymakers such as Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on “75 Years of Independence: How has the governance paradigm changed in the last 8 years?,” Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray on “Mumbai as a World-Class City: Rhetoric or Reality?” and Indian film actor Kartik Aaryan on “Is it time for Bollywood to reinvent itself?”

    Town Hall Mumbai chapter will look at the country’s most pressing challenges in the political, economic, and social space and discuss the future of the entertainment industry, with CNN-News18 managing editor Zakka Jacob and other top anchors of the channel leading the conversation. 

    Speaking on the Town Hall initiative, Network18 Group CEO – business news Smriti Mehra said, “Being the industry leaders, we at CNN-News18 believe that it is important to initiate a direct dialogue with key news-makers without any prejudice. Carrying this belief forward with Town Hall, we are bringing forth a balanced and analytical perspective on policy change and policy dynamics in India. We are very excited to launch the Mumbai chapter of Town Hall, which will continue to build on the success of the Delhi Town Hall and deliver result-oriented conversations that decode the most relevant and topical issues that shape India.”

    The Town Hall Mumbai chapter will be broadcast on CNN-News18 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. CNN-News18 plans to roll out the Town Hall series across India in the near future.

  • Govt supports self-regulation for OTT industry, says I&B minister Anurag Thakur

    Govt supports self-regulation for OTT industry, says I&B minister Anurag Thakur

    Mumbai: The minister of information and broadcasting, sports & youth affairs, Anurag Thakur said that the government supports self-regulation for OTT industry. He said while addressing the inaugural of CNN-News18 Town Hall recently.

    “When we decided on self-regulation on OTT, we wanted to create an industry driven check on everything,” Thakur said.

    Thakur said that systems and processes were already in place for viewers to raise any complaints or grievances. He said that in case the government had any complaints with any scenes, they raise it directly with the platforms.

    “There are age groups, where a viewer can submit their credentials and watch whatever they wish to. We have never stopped a movie, or certification. But in case there are complaints for a particular scene we do raise the same with the platforms and the same is usually taken down by themselves to ensure that there is no tension in the country.” Thakur added.

    CNN-News18 hosted the inaugural session of ‘Town Hall,’ an on-ground event where top policy makers, opinion leaders and prominent voices engage in meaningful conversations with the channel’s news team.

    The first edition of Town Hall was held on Saturday with top union ministers of the Narendra Modi government such as Dr S Jaishankar, Anurag Thakur and Smriti Irani were present.