TRAI recommends delinking NOTEF from FM radio licence feeThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended changes to the annual licence fee calculation for FM radio channels. Curre...
06 Sep, 2023, 11.28 AM IST
Media bodies reject proposal for unified legal frameworkThere is no requirement for a separate comprehensive code to address the convergence between broadcasting and telecommunication services, I...
08 Apr, 2023, 02.43 PM IST
AROI seeks FM radio licence fee at 4% of annual revenuesOn top of that, the association pointed out that the burden of the licence fee has left very little funds for operations and salaries. Ente...
06 Apr, 2023, 12.16 AM IST
Trai kicks off talks on FM radio issuesIn May 2022, the ministry of information and broadcasting had requested Trai to provide its recommendations on 2 key issues. The first issu...
10 Feb, 2023, 12.37 AM IST
Govt’s reforms lifeline for Covid-hit FM radio industryThe decision was taken at the Cabinet meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi last week and, accordingly, the government has approved the amend...
05 Oct, 2022, 12.46 AM IST
Govt approves amendments for private FM Phase-III guidelinesThe Centre has amended the policy guidelines for the expansion of private FM radio stations by simplifying the financial eligibility norms ...
04 Oct, 2022, 07.52 PM IST
Private FM players want government to follow Canada’s exampleThe waiver will help 100 radio and TV broadcasters save over 30 million Canadian dollars (₹166 crore) during FY21. Steven Guilbeault, the m...
26 Jun, 2020, 07.56 AM IST
Radio industry seeks Rs 300 crore for survivalIn April alone, the revenue of the entire industry had shrunk to Rs 34 crore, from Rs 198 crore in April 2019. Compared to a profit before ...
20 May, 2020, 07.06 AM IST
Private FM radio companies write to PM Modi for urgent reliefAROI pointed out that currently there are 370 private FM stations across 107 cities, out of which most are dependent on government advertis...
29 Apr, 2020, 06.57 AM IST
Bureau of Outreach & Communication awaits Rs 350 crore to clear media duesIndustry estimates peg advertising dues owed by BOC to the media industry at ₹1,800 crore. According to the sources cited above, the minist...
22 Apr, 2020, 03.27 PM IST
Sonia Gandhi’s suggestion to ban government ads draws criticism across mediaReacting to Gandhi’s statement, the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) has said that such a proposal tantamount to “financial censorship”, whil...
09 Apr, 2020, 11.51 PM IST
TV and radio companies want broadcast policy to protect media freedomBroadcasters in a submission to the I&B ministry have also suggested that the sector should have a regulator of its own.
22 Jul, 2019, 07.06 AM IST
Legacy of RK Studios is not limited to the land; Kareena says Kapoors have taken it ahead through their workR K Studios was sold to Godrej Properties last week.
11 May, 2019, 01.52 PM IST
AROI seeks PM Narendra Modi's intervention requesting Red FM to operateAssociation of Radio Operators for India wrote to PM and Home Minister Rajnath Singh requesting that Red FM, part of the Sun Group, be allo...
16 Jun, 2015, 08.26 PM IST
Private radio channels slam government policy on 'airing news on radio'Last decade has seen a proliferation of newspapers , TV channels and news websites — all of whom are free to air news, but pvt radio channe...
19 Oct, 2013, 10.49 AM IST
- Government to appoint auctioneer for FM Phase III in a month
The government is set to finalise an auctioneer for e-auction of FM radio Phase III and invite proposals from interested parties in a month...
27 Mar, 2012, 07.44 PM IST
- FM cos may get to operate multiple frequencies
The Information & Broadcasting (I&B) ministry has proposed that FM radio players be allowed to operate multiple frequencies in the same cit...
13 Nov, 2009, 01.31 AM IST