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"Threat To Public Order": Turkey Deports BBC Reporter Covering Protests
Turkey on Thursday stepped up a crackdown on media coverage of mass protests since the arrest of Istanbul's popular mayor, deporting a BBC journalist and imposing a 10-day broadcast ban on an opposition TV channel.
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Trump Calls For End To US Public Funding For Broadcasters NPR, PBS
President Donald Trump called on Congress on Thursday to "immediately" defund two public broadcasters as he and his supporters ratchet up their long-running battle with the US media.
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Centre-Right Opposition Wins Greenland Election Amid Trump's Control Pledge
Never before has an election in Greenland garnered as much international interest, following Trump's recently stated ambitions to take control of the territory.
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"Such Delight To Find...": Hansal Mehta Praises Prasar Bharati's OTT App
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta praised the public broadcaster for digitising iconic Doordarshan classics such as "Buniyaad", "Hum Log", and "Bharat Ek Khoj".
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Prasar Bharti Unveils OTT App 'Waves'
India's public broadcaster Prasar Bharati on Wednesday unveiled its OTT app 'Waves' through which users can also access vast archives of Doordarshan and Aakashvani.
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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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Amazon Fire TVs to Carry Freely Streaming Platform in Boost for BBC, ITV
Freely, a new streaming service backed by the BBC, ITV, will be debuting on Amazon Fire televisions. The tie-up will help take content from the four public broadcasters - which are required by UK law to offer programming beneficial to the public interest - to more British households, through smart TVs using Amazon's popular Fire operating system.
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Drone Launched From "The East" Killed 2 Soldiers, Says Israel
The Israeli army on Friday said a drone launched "from the east" killed two soldiers, with a public broadcaster reporting the strike originated from Iraq and hit a base in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights.
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6.9 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Japan. Tsunami Alert Issued
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 hit southwestern Japan on Thursday, triggering tsunami advisories, public broadcaster NHK reported, but there were no immediate signs of major damage.
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Israeli Intel Warned Of Hamas Plans Before October 7 Attack: Report
An Israeli intelligence brief prepared weeks before Hamas's October 7 attack had warned military officials of the Palestinian group's preparations for an assault, according to Israeli public broadcaster Kan.
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Doordarshan's New Orange Logo Sparks Criticism, Ex-Boss Takes A Jibe
Doordarshan, the autonomous public broadcaster, has changed the colour of its logo from red to a distinct saffron (or orange) shade, sparking criticism from the opposition camp.
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BBC India Restructures Business After Centre Tweaks FDI Rules
The BBC has handed over its newsroom publishing licence in India to a private limited company, Collective Newsroom - a first for the public service broadcaster's global operations anywhere in the world.
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Pinarayi Vijayan Condemns Doordarshan's Decision To Screen 'The Kerala Story'
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Thursday condemned the Doordarshan's decision to telecast "The Kerala Story" and asked the public broadcaster to withdraw from screening the controversial movie.
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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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On Camera, Japan's First Private Satellite Explodes Seconds After Launch
A rocket made by a Japanese company exploded just after launch on Wednesday, with public broadcaster NHK showing footage of the fiery failure.
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"Threat To Public Order": Turkey Deports BBC Reporter Covering Protests
Turkey on Thursday stepped up a crackdown on media coverage of mass protests since the arrest of Istanbul's popular mayor, deporting a BBC journalist and imposing a 10-day broadcast ban on an opposition TV channel.
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Trump Calls For End To US Public Funding For Broadcasters NPR, PBS
President Donald Trump called on Congress on Thursday to "immediately" defund two public broadcasters as he and his supporters ratchet up their long-running battle with the US media.
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Centre-Right Opposition Wins Greenland Election Amid Trump's Control Pledge
Never before has an election in Greenland garnered as much international interest, following Trump's recently stated ambitions to take control of the territory.
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"Such Delight To Find...": Hansal Mehta Praises Prasar Bharati's OTT App
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta praised the public broadcaster for digitising iconic Doordarshan classics such as "Buniyaad", "Hum Log", and "Bharat Ek Khoj".
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Prasar Bharti Unveils OTT App 'Waves'
India's public broadcaster Prasar Bharati on Wednesday unveiled its OTT app 'Waves' through which users can also access vast archives of Doordarshan and Aakashvani.
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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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Amazon Fire TVs to Carry Freely Streaming Platform in Boost for BBC, ITV
Freely, a new streaming service backed by the BBC, ITV, will be debuting on Amazon Fire televisions. The tie-up will help take content from the four public broadcasters - which are required by UK law to offer programming beneficial to the public interest - to more British households, through smart TVs using Amazon's popular Fire operating system.
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Drone Launched From "The East" Killed 2 Soldiers, Says Israel
The Israeli army on Friday said a drone launched "from the east" killed two soldiers, with a public broadcaster reporting the strike originated from Iraq and hit a base in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights.
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6.9 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Japan. Tsunami Alert Issued
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 hit southwestern Japan on Thursday, triggering tsunami advisories, public broadcaster NHK reported, but there were no immediate signs of major damage.
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Israeli Intel Warned Of Hamas Plans Before October 7 Attack: Report
An Israeli intelligence brief prepared weeks before Hamas's October 7 attack had warned military officials of the Palestinian group's preparations for an assault, according to Israeli public broadcaster Kan.
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Doordarshan's New Orange Logo Sparks Criticism, Ex-Boss Takes A Jibe
Doordarshan, the autonomous public broadcaster, has changed the colour of its logo from red to a distinct saffron (or orange) shade, sparking criticism from the opposition camp.
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BBC India Restructures Business After Centre Tweaks FDI Rules
The BBC has handed over its newsroom publishing licence in India to a private limited company, Collective Newsroom - a first for the public service broadcaster's global operations anywhere in the world.
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Pinarayi Vijayan Condemns Doordarshan's Decision To Screen 'The Kerala Story'
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Thursday condemned the Doordarshan's decision to telecast "The Kerala Story" and asked the public broadcaster to withdraw from screening the controversial movie.
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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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On Camera, Japan's First Private Satellite Explodes Seconds After Launch
A rocket made by a Japanese company exploded just after launch on Wednesday, with public broadcaster NHK showing footage of the fiery failure.
