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Lyricist and writer Prasoon Joshi has been appointed chairman of Prasar Bharati. He previously led CBFC and is expected to guide India’s public broadcasting through digital transformation and evolving audience demands

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting advised ZEE5 not to release Lawrence of Punjab, citing law-and-order concerns raised by Punjab Police, after a petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court warned against glorifying gangster culture

The Indian government suspended the reporting of Television Rating Points (TRPs) for four weeks during Operation Sindoor to prevent panic caused by sensational and speculative coverage. Minister L. Murugan informed Parliament that several TV channels aired misleading visuals, including AI-generated clips and foreign military footage, misrepresenting them as Indian strikes.

Says such portrayal has serious repercussions, particularly regarding the potential influence on young and impressionable viewers

The new rates approved by the Ministry in the month of September 2023 include a 43 per cent increase in the base rate taking into account the rising cost dynamics for the period of December 2015 to March 2023.

Media firm New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV) on Thursday said it will duly intimate the stock exchanges on the launch date of the said channels after receiving approval from the Ministry.

New Delhi: In a bid to pitch India as an uplinking hub, the government on Tuesday announced relaxation in guidelines for compliance for television channels and also made a 30-minute daily public interest broadcast mandatory, mainly for entertainment channels. The ‘Guidelines for Uplinking and Downlinking of Television Channels in India, 2022′, which have been approved […]

New Delhi: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has blocked 16 YouTube news channels, including six Pakistan and ten India based channels having a cumulative viewership of over 68 crore, for spreading disinformation related to the country’s national security, foreign relations and public order. The ministry also blocked one Facebook account. “It was observed that […]

Hyderabad: To promote diversity in Indian cinema, the National Film Development Corporation Limited (NFDC) announced a call for applications for funding of feature films. Under the scheme ‘Production of films in various Indian languages’, by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the NFDC encourages filmmakers by undertaking 100 per cent production of their debut film. […]

Javadekar said the various courses on topics like VFX, gaming and animation will also be started soon in the gaming centre.

In this regard, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued a set of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for cinema halls and theatres to prevent the spread of the ongoing novel coronavirus.

TV ads including fantasy sports must contain warning message which should occupy at least 20% of the ad space

The guidelines also state that gaming advertisements cannot depict users under the age of 18 years as engaged in playing a game of “online gaming for real money winnings”.

A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra noted that Centre's affidavit has been filed indicating the steps which have been taken in terms of earlier order of the top court.

As per the present scenario, the Press Council of India takes care of the print media, whereas the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) keeps monitory news channels.

I&B Ministry issues SOPs on preventive measures for screening of films