Over 1.6 lakh self-declaration certificates filed for food and health ads: I&BSince June 2024, over 1.62 lakh self-declaration certificates have been filed by advertisers on the Broadcast Seva and Press Council of Ind...
31 Jul, 2025, 09.45 AM IST
Panel wants IT, I&B Ministries and DoT under one umbrellaThe Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology proposes merging the MeitY, MIB, and DoT to enhance coordination amid t...
24 Mar, 2025, 12.11 AM IST
Parliamentary panel to review media laws in meeting on January 31A parliamentary committee will meet on January 31 to review media laws due to rapid technological changes and evolving consumer behavior. T...
30 Jan, 2025, 10.49 AM IST
Broadcasters want OTT to be kept outside broadcast bill's purviewThe Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF) has requested the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) to exclude OTT platf...
04 Feb, 2024, 06.47 PM IST
MIB to bring OTT, digital news under proposed Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023The government has introduced the Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023, aimed at modernizing and unifying the regulatory framework...
11 Nov, 2023, 11.33 AM IST
I&B Ministry proposes to bring OTT, digital news under new legislationThe ministry intends to establish self-regulation through content evaluation committees and a broadcast advisory council. It also aims to p...
11 Nov, 2023, 12.48 AM IST
MIB to bring OTT, digital news under proposed new broadcasting services legislationThe Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has opened public consultation on the Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023, designed ...
10 Nov, 2023, 08.46 PM IST
Information and Broadcasting Ministry working on new Broadcasting Services BillThe Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) plans to introduce the Broadcasting Services Regulation (BSR) Bill 2023, which will repl...
19 Sep, 2023, 02.58 PM IST
Government says media council may not be desirable; parliamentary panel makes fresh pushIn an action-taken report on the subject 'Ethical Standards in Media Coverage', the committee said it had opined that the ministry should e...
09 Feb, 2023, 10.19 PM IST
Govt issues advisory against ads promoting online bettingThe Indian government on Monday issued an advisory to the media asking it to refrain from advertising online betting platforms. The advisor...
13 Jun, 2022, 06.35 PM IST
Indian Society of Advertisers issues advisory to membersThe advisory was sent to the Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) and all members of Indian Society of Advertisers almost a wee...
07 Jun, 2022, 11.43 AM IST
BCCC asks TV channels to exercise restraint on portrayal of gender-based violenceThe BCCC advisory comes two weeks after the Union government granted statutory recognition to a self-regulatory complaint-redressal mechani...
01 Jul, 2021, 12.44 PM IST
Over 12000 complaints about misleading advertisements on TV received in 4 years: GovernmentThe portal where consumers can lodge complaints relating to misleading advertisements was launched by the Department of Consumer Affairs in...
05 Feb, 2021, 07.44 PM IST
Govt issues advisory to channels, cable operators on Ayodhya verdictThe News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) last month had advised all television channels to take "caution" while reporting on the Ra...
09 Nov, 2019, 07.40 PM IST
BCCC to issue advisory over rising horror,occult content on TVFeeling the need to sensitise broadcasters, BCCC is planning to release an advisory to broadcasters in the regard, officials said.
16 Oct, 2015, 06.56 PM IST
- Broadcasters object to Katju's remarks; seeks PM's intervention
The association has argued that in the last three years it has been consciously making all efforts to improve the broadcasting standards of...
04 Nov, 2011, 06.10 AM IST
- India-born Chitra Bharucha to head BBC
India-born Chitra Bharucha is set to become the first woman to head the BBC, albeit in an acting capacity, following the resignation of BBC...
30 Nov, 2006, 01.39 AM IST