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Cable, DTH vs streaming: Battle lines drawn at Trai over FAST TV rulesIndia's old television distributors and new digital companies are in a regulatory fight. The debate is about whether internet-delivered TV ...18 May, 2026, 05.00 PM IST- Skin Doctor case: Can you be arrested over your social media posts in India?Social media influencer Dr. Neelam Singh, 'The Skin Doctor', was arrested by Delhi Police for alleged posts targeting businessman Sunjay Ka...14 May, 2026, 10.23 AM IST
- IBDF joins legal battle over streaming of TV channels on Prasar Bharati’s WAVES platformThe Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation has joined a legal battle concerning Prasar Bharati's WAVES platform. The dispute centers on...12 May, 2026, 08.34 PM IST
- Warner Bros shareholders to vote on Paramount's $81 billion takeover of the Hollywood giantWarner Bros. Discovery shareholders are voting on a massive $81 billion deal to be acquired by Skydance-owned Paramount. This mega-merger c...23 Apr, 2026, 05.00 PM IST
- OTT platforms will continue to remain outside the jurisdiction of CBFCThe government has confirmed that Over-the-Top (OTT) platforms will not fall under the Central Board of Film Certification's (CBFC) purview...17 Dec, 2025, 04.28 PM IST
- Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on OTT content regulation petitionThe Supreme Court has addressed a petition concerning objectionable content on OTT platforms and social media, issuing notices to the Centr...28 Apr, 2025, 07.36 PM IST
- Parliamentary Panel to discuss OTT content with industry bodiesThe Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology will discuss the "Emergence of OTT Platforms and Related ...11 Dec, 2024, 07.14 AM IST
- OTT rules come into focus after outrage over Kandahar seriesThe controversy surrounding Netflix's 'IC-814-The Kandahar Hijack' series has sparked discussions on tighter content regulation for OTT pla...17 Sep, 2024, 07.06 AM IST
- Avoid unnecessary vulgarity, abusive content: DMCRC to OTT platformsThe DMCRC asked member OTT platforms to conduct frequent meetings with content creators and production houses to sensitise them and ensure ...03 Nov, 2023, 07.18 PM IST
- Trai plans consultation paper on OTT playersThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is reportedly planning to release a consultation paper on regulatory issues related to ove...14 Sep, 2023, 05.48 PM IST
- New IT rules put in place mechanism for adherence to Ethics Code by OTT platforms: Centre to SCThe IT Rules, 2021 also provides for self-classification of audio visual content of such platforms into five age-based categories for infor...23 Mar, 2021, 10.30 PM IST
- Contemplating 'some action' on regulating OTT platforms, Centre tells SCThe plea filed by advocates Shashank Shekhar Jha and Apurva Arhatia also sought a proper board/institution /association for the monitoring ...16 Feb, 2021, 03.14 PM IST
- Over 70% OTT viewers do not approve of threats issued to artists, directors and producersThe survey by LocalCircles, an Indian community social media platform, highlighted that 58% of the respondents said that such threats worri...15 Feb, 2021, 10.06 AM IST
- View: Why over-the-top platforms need a chaperonWhile many democratic countries have clear guidelines for online content, India has been lax on this front. An attempt to self-regulate was...08 Feb, 2021, 12.16 AM IST
- What different countries are doing to regulate content on OTT PlatformsIn most countries the regulatory paradigm has come from the print and other forms of traditional media, and has been driven by demands for ...25 Jan, 2021, 08.07 AM IST
- Research paper by FTII chairman & CBFC member argues for "creative freedom" of OTTs, wants industry to set standardsOTT platforms, the paper said, are the future of entertainment, and that it was important to understand the "personalised nature" of OTT me...01 Dec, 2020, 12.02 PM IST
- I&B ministry to seek transfer of all OTT-related cases to SCAt least 23 cases pertaining to OTT content are being heard in different courts of the country, and it will be better if the SC hears them ...26 Nov, 2020, 10.10 AM IST
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