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
Pakistan media watchdog issues notice to channel for running 'Indian content' while reporting news of Asha Bhosle's deathPakistan’s media watchdog has issued a show-cause notice to a leading news channel for airing “Indian content” while covering the death of ...
14 Apr, 2026, 10.11 AM IST
TRAI begins free streaming TV regulation consultations after MIB reference, flags regulatory gapsIndia's telecom regulator TRAI is proposing new rules for streaming services like FAST. This aims to create a level playing field with trad...
07 Apr, 2026, 09.19 AM IST
MIB action against TV channels declines after 2022 highThe ministry took 12 actions in 2024 and 2025 combined for violations of the Programme Code and Advertising Code, including four in 2024 an...
02 Apr, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
What is Agent Smith? Google’s internal AI tool for operations that helps engineers codeAgent Smith, built on Google’s earlier platform, Antigravity, which offers significantly greater autonomy and workflow integration, can ref...
29 Mar, 2026, 04.41 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
Broadcast news, don't titillateAs with all rights, freedom of expression when applicable to media must be also underpinned by ethics. It is the job of TV news to broadcas...
10 Jan, 2023, 11.33 PM IST
Broadcasters told to air message for complaints against misleading adsThe code applies to ads read, heard or viewed in India even if they originate or are published abroad as long as they are directed to consu...
26 Jan, 2019, 07.33 AM IST
Advisory sent to all TV channels that ads must not interfere with programmes: GovernmentVenkaiah Naidu said 15 advisories and directives were issued since 2012, including the latest on March 10, which said, "All channels are ad...
15 Mar, 2017, 09.52 PM IST
Channels forced to go off-air for 25 times for violationTelevision channels airing objectionable contents have been forced to go off-air for 25 times for three to five days as a punitive action i...
11 Mar, 2016, 03.51 PM IST
Russian channel pulled up by I&B ministry for indecent contentIt added that the channel did not aim at objectification of women in a detrimental way while also apologising on behalf of the channel.
26 Jul, 2015, 11.42 AM IST
Delhi High Court refuses to ban astrology-based TV showsThe Delhi HC has refused to prohibit astrology-based shows on television while saying it was not in its domain to prescribe what the progra...
14 Dec, 2014, 11.29 AM IST
- News broadcasters criticise the revised guidelines that disallows licences renewal
News broadcasters in the country have criticised the revised uplinking and downlinking guidelines that disallows renewal of licences of tel...
11 Oct, 2011, 04.17 AM IST
- I&B ministry notice to Imagine TV for showing violence
Information and Broadcasting Ministry has issued a show cause notice to Imagine TV which airs the serial 'Armaano ka balidan - Arakshan', a...
07 Mar, 2011, 09.52 PM IST
- Govt formulates draft code for TV programme, ad guidelines
The government has formulated a draft code on programmes and advertisement to contain adverse impact of television content on viewers, spec...
11 Dec, 2008, 05.13 PM IST
- Committee to review Cable TV Content Code
The Government has constituted a committee for reviewing the programme and advertising codes under the Cable Television Networks (Regulatio...
27 Feb, 2008, 12.23 PM IST
- Specific timings for channels to air adult content
Government is considering fixing specific timings for TV channels to beam adult content, Information and Broadcasting Minister P R Dasmunsi...
08 May, 2007, 06.30 PM IST