Centre will soon bring law to regulate digital media, says Anurag Thakur

The Bharatiya Janata Party leader said that the new media presents both challenges and opportunities.

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· Nov 24, 2022 · 12:27 pm

Centre rejects Parliamentary panel’s recommendation to set up media council

The committee on Information Technology had proposed a body to check irregularities in print, digital and electronic media.

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· Mar 24, 2022 · 06:10 pm

Explainer: How the Centre exercises stringent control over Indian television news channels

Earlier this week, the government refused to renew the licence of Malayalam new channel MediaOne.

Umang Poddar

· Feb 02, 2022 · 01:55 pm

Britain freezes BBC funding for two years, Opposition calls it ‘cultural vandalism’

Households that watch BBC are every year charged a flat fee, which is used to fund shows and services offered by the public broadcaster.

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· Jan 18, 2022 · 11:21 am

Set up a council to check irregularities in all forms of media, IT panel tells Centre

The efficacy of the existing regulatory organisations was limited, the committee said.

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· Dec 02, 2021 · 11:10 am

Tablighi Jamaat coverage: SC pulls up Centre for not curbing TV programmes which incite violence

The court said control over such content was essential to maintain law and order.

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· Jan 28, 2021 · 05:05 pm

I&B ministry asks private TV channels to not defame or slander individuals

The ministry issued an advisory to channels to adhere to Rule 6 of the programme code under the Cable Television Network (Regulation) Act, 1995.

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· Oct 09, 2020 · 05:34 pm

I&B issues second advisory to TV channels to refrain from promoting ‘anti-national attitudes’

The Editors Guild of India had last week sought the withdrawal of the first advisory, calling it ‘regressive’.

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· Dec 20, 2019 · 11:15 pm

Andhra Pradesh: Editors Guild says it is distressed by ‘unwritten ban’ on two Telugu news channels

TV5 and ABN Andhra Jyoti have been off air in many parts of the state since mid-September, according to reports.

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· Sep 25, 2019 · 06:12 pm

Governments around the world are criminalising fake news. Why is that bad news?

Human rights activists, legal experts and others fear these laws have the potential to be misused to stifle free speech and target whistleblowers.

Alana Schetzer, The Conversation

· Jul 10, 2019 · 11:30 pm

‘Are politicians so easy to be mocked?’: Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy suggests law to regulate media

The Janata Dal (Secular) leader criticised news channels for what he called ‘belittling of politicians’ in their satire programmes.

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· May 20, 2019 · 12:20 pm

Kapil Sibal claims government is pressuring networks not to carry new channel Harvest TV

The news channel is financed by Sibal, who claimed that the government had directed Tata Sky and other direct-to-home networks to stop airing Harvest TV.

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· Jan 29, 2019 · 04:00 pm