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Indian Government Drafts Policy to Regulate OTT Platforms: Everything You Need to Know
India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is drafting a new policy to regulate OTT platforms due to complaints about content not meeting existing guidelines. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, L. Murugan, highlighted plans to introduce the policy in Parliament after gathering input from industry and public stakeholders. Th...
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News Broadcasters Body Meets PM Modi, Flags Challenges In Digital Era
A delegation of the News Broadcasters and Digital Association (NBDA), led by its president Rajat Sharma, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday and apprised him of the industry's concerns against the backdrop of the digital media's emergence.
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CCI Said to Have Flagged Disney-Reliance $8.5 Billion Merger Over Cricket Rights Concerns
India's antitrust body has reached an initial assessment that the $8.5 billion (roughly Rs. 71,199 crore) India merger of Reliance and Walt Disney media assets harms competition due to their power over cricket broadcast rights, four sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Reliance, Disney Merger Will Hurt Rivals, Warns Antitrust Body: Report
Antitrust body, the Competition Commission of India, has reached an initial assessment that the $8.5 billion India merger of Reliance and Walt Disney media assets harms competition due to their power over cricket broadcast rights, Reuters reported.
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Turkish Woman Arrested For Criticising Instagram Ban, Insulting Tayyip Erdogan
A Turkish court on Monday ordered the arrest of a woman on charges of inciting hatred and insulting the president after she criticised a ban on social media platform Instagram, broadcaster Haberturk and other media said.
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"Government Preparing To Gag Digital Media": Priyanka Gandhi On Broadcasting Bill
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday accused the Modi government of preparing to "gag" digital media, social media, OTT platforms and those who write and speak in private capacity by bringing in the Broadcasting Services
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Gemini AI to Get US Broadcast Coverage at Olympics 2024 as Google Signs Deals With Team USA, NBCUniversal
Gemini AI will be all over the US broadcast coverage during the Olympics 2024. Google has signed a deal with Team USA and NBCUniversal to become the official “Search AI Partner” of Team USA. Since NBCUniversal will be broadcasting the event in the US, Google will showcase its AI services such as Gemini, AI Overviews, Circle to Search, and other...
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NBC Brings AI Version Of Legendary Broadcaster To Olympic Coverage
US media giant NBC Universal on Wednesday announced that it will use the AI version of a legendary sports broadcaster to narrate personalized daily recaps of Olympic game events.
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Russia Bans Distribution Of 81 EU News Outlets In Retaliatory Step
Russia said on Tuesday it was banning access inside Russia to the broadcasts of 81 different media outlets from the European Union including Agence France-Presse and Politico in retaliation for a similar EU ban on several Russian media outlets.
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Explained: What Led To Rohit Sharma-Star Sports Controversy In IPL 2024
Rohit Sharma shared a post on social media, slamming IPL 2024 broadcaster Star Sports for breach of his privacy.
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Oppo Reno 12 Pro Spotted on NBTC Listing; Enco Air 4 Pro Allegedly Appears on IMDA, SIRIM Websites
Oppo Reno 12 Pro Has been spotted on Thailand's National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) website. Apart from the model number and 5G connectivity, the listing does not hint at any specifications of the phone. Additionally, Oppo Enco Air 4 Pro reportedly appeared on the SIRIM and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) cert...
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Government Takes Action Against 'Obscene' Content on 18 OTT Platforms
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) has taken action, in coordination with various intermediaries, to block 18 OTT platforms publishing "obscene," "vulgar," and, in some instances, "pornographic content". 19 websites, 10 apps (7 on the Google Play Store and 3 on the Apple App Store), and 57 social media accounts associated with these p...
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Disney, Reliance Said to Ink Binding Pact to Merge India Media Operations
Walt Disney and Reliance Industries have signed a binding pact to merge their media operations in India, according to people familiar with the matter, as the US entertainment giant recasts its strategy amid intense competition in the world’s most-populous country.
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Watch: Iceland Volcano Erupts Again, 6th Outbreak Since 2021
A volcano erupted on Thursday in south-west Iceland for the second time this year, public broadcaster RUV and other local media reported, making it the sixth outbreak on the Reykjanes peninsula since 2021.
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Internet Disruptions Hit Imran Khan Party Broadcast, 2nd Time In 2 Weeks
Pakistan's social media and internet services were severely throttled Saturday night, as the party of jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan held a "virtual rally" ahead of elections in under three weeks.
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Indian Government Drafts Policy to Regulate OTT Platforms: Everything You Need to Know
India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is drafting a new policy to regulate OTT platforms due to complaints about content not meeting existing guidelines. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, L. Murugan, highlighted plans to introduce the policy in Parliament after gathering input from industry and public stakeholders. Th...
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News Broadcasters Body Meets PM Modi, Flags Challenges In Digital Era
A delegation of the News Broadcasters and Digital Association (NBDA), led by its president Rajat Sharma, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday and apprised him of the industry's concerns against the backdrop of the digital media's emergence.
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CCI Said to Have Flagged Disney-Reliance $8.5 Billion Merger Over Cricket Rights Concerns
India's antitrust body has reached an initial assessment that the $8.5 billion (roughly Rs. 71,199 crore) India merger of Reliance and Walt Disney media assets harms competition due to their power over cricket broadcast rights, four sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Reliance, Disney Merger Will Hurt Rivals, Warns Antitrust Body: Report
Antitrust body, the Competition Commission of India, has reached an initial assessment that the $8.5 billion India merger of Reliance and Walt Disney media assets harms competition due to their power over cricket broadcast rights, Reuters reported.
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Turkish Woman Arrested For Criticising Instagram Ban, Insulting Tayyip Erdogan
A Turkish court on Monday ordered the arrest of a woman on charges of inciting hatred and insulting the president after she criticised a ban on social media platform Instagram, broadcaster Haberturk and other media said.
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"Government Preparing To Gag Digital Media": Priyanka Gandhi On Broadcasting Bill
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday accused the Modi government of preparing to "gag" digital media, social media, OTT platforms and those who write and speak in private capacity by bringing in the Broadcasting Services
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Gemini AI to Get US Broadcast Coverage at Olympics 2024 as Google Signs Deals With Team USA, NBCUniversal
Gemini AI will be all over the US broadcast coverage during the Olympics 2024. Google has signed a deal with Team USA and NBCUniversal to become the official “Search AI Partner” of Team USA. Since NBCUniversal will be broadcasting the event in the US, Google will showcase its AI services such as Gemini, AI Overviews, Circle to Search, and other...
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NBC Brings AI Version Of Legendary Broadcaster To Olympic Coverage
US media giant NBC Universal on Wednesday announced that it will use the AI version of a legendary sports broadcaster to narrate personalized daily recaps of Olympic game events.
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Russia Bans Distribution Of 81 EU News Outlets In Retaliatory Step
Russia said on Tuesday it was banning access inside Russia to the broadcasts of 81 different media outlets from the European Union including Agence France-Presse and Politico in retaliation for a similar EU ban on several Russian media outlets.
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Explained: What Led To Rohit Sharma-Star Sports Controversy In IPL 2024
Rohit Sharma shared a post on social media, slamming IPL 2024 broadcaster Star Sports for breach of his privacy.
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Oppo Reno 12 Pro Spotted on NBTC Listing; Enco Air 4 Pro Allegedly Appears on IMDA, SIRIM Websites
Oppo Reno 12 Pro Has been spotted on Thailand's National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) website. Apart from the model number and 5G connectivity, the listing does not hint at any specifications of the phone. Additionally, Oppo Enco Air 4 Pro reportedly appeared on the SIRIM and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) cert...
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Government Takes Action Against 'Obscene' Content on 18 OTT Platforms
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) has taken action, in coordination with various intermediaries, to block 18 OTT platforms publishing "obscene," "vulgar," and, in some instances, "pornographic content". 19 websites, 10 apps (7 on the Google Play Store and 3 on the Apple App Store), and 57 social media accounts associated with these p...
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Disney, Reliance Said to Ink Binding Pact to Merge India Media Operations
Walt Disney and Reliance Industries have signed a binding pact to merge their media operations in India, according to people familiar with the matter, as the US entertainment giant recasts its strategy amid intense competition in the world’s most-populous country.
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Watch: Iceland Volcano Erupts Again, 6th Outbreak Since 2021
A volcano erupted on Thursday in south-west Iceland for the second time this year, public broadcaster RUV and other local media reported, making it the sixth outbreak on the Reykjanes peninsula since 2021.
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Internet Disruptions Hit Imran Khan Party Broadcast, 2nd Time In 2 Weeks
Pakistan's social media and internet services were severely throttled Saturday night, as the party of jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan held a "virtual rally" ahead of elections in under three weeks.
