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Tanay Singh Thakur May 23rd, 2022 3:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

MIB Ensuring that 5G Doesn’t Interfere With Broadcasting

With 5G rollouts nearby, there are a lot of things and a lot of rules and measures that multiple industries along with the government will have to oversee. The collaboration between multiple sectors is important because 5G frequencies could bring interference to multiple existing systems and services. The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) has asked all the DTH (Direct-to-Home), HITS, and MSOs to avoid any scenarios of interference of... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 7th, 2022 3:59 PM 0 COMMENTS

TRAI Wants DoT, MIB to Move Fast on Recommendations

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) to move fast on the recommendations. According to an ET Telecom report, there are a lot of pending decisions that DoT and MIB need to take based on the recommendations given by the TRAI. The sector regulator has warned that if timely actions are not taken, the recommendations... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 6th, 2021 1:36 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Announces New Recommendations for Regulation of Platform Services

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has recently announced that all the platform services provided by Direct-to-Home (DTH) operators, Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), or Multiple System Operators (MSOs) shall be exclusive to their platforms and should not be shared with any other distribution platform operator (DPO) directly or indirectly. If the platform service is shared with a DPO, Trai or the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) reserve the... Read More

Bala Yogesh May 2nd, 2020 6:29 PM 1 COMMENTS

MIB Invites Feedback on New Policy Guidelines of TV Channels, Net Worth Requirement Specified

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) on Thursday issued a new draft policy guidelines for uplinking and downlinking of television channels with the ministry seeking suggestions and comments from stakeholders. According to the circular from the ministry, the new guidelines are said to “address the challenges from fast evolving broadcasting technology.” The stakeholders are provided 15 days to submit their suggestions and comments on the new policy guidelines. The... Read More

Ria Lakshman June 13th, 2015 11:27 AM 0 COMMENTS

MIB asks MSOs to sign an affidavit, a move to hide its license delay

Ministry of Information Broadcasting (MIB) has directed the multi-system operators (MSOs) to sign an affidavit stating a clearance of criminal cases against them and their approval in shutting down the service in case of any discrepancies found in the later stage. This move has popped up during a scenario when MSO license clearances are getting delayed from Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). According to reports, around 700 applications are pending... Read More

Bhupendra Sharma May 6th, 2015 4:13 AM 0 COMMENTS

MIB directs BARC to stop releasing TV Viewership Data, meanwhile TAM to continue

The Broadcast Audience Research Council or BARC has set forth its offerings in a competent way. Within a week of initiating services and releasing maiden TV viewership data, BARC has come on top in the ongoing trends in Media and Entertainment industry. The first week of data has imported a lot of startling changes in the industry, which once looked out of the question. Switching from TAM to BARC has... Read More