Guest Column: Adman Prabhakar Mundkur explains why the suspension of television ratings has left the industry navigating without a compass

Prabhakar Mundkur Jul 8, 2026 1:37 PM

Industry executives said today's IBDF meeting is expected to focus on preparing a common industry position before engaging with the ministry

Imran Fazal Jul 6, 2026 11:47 AM

The move effectively renders BARC's ratings operations inactive until the ministry completes the renewal process under the new regulatory framework

Imran Fazal Jul 1, 2026 9:42 PM

AIDCF has already filed its counter submissions opposing the Centre's plea seeking vacation of the interim order granted by the court

Imran Fazal Jun 19, 2026 3:00 PM

MIB has filed an affidavit in response to a petition by AIDCF and DEN Networks challenging the validity of the provision that excludes landing page-generated viewership from TV rating calculations

Imran Fazal Jun 6, 2026 9:58 AM

Puri has been associated with Dish TV India for over two decades

e4m Desk Jun 1, 2026 11:46 AM

The ruling, which ends a 13-year legal battle between broadcasters and the regulator, is expected to disproportionately impact news broadcasters and free-to-air (FTA) channels

Imran Fazal May 29, 2026 1:59 PM

The rule restricts channels to 10 minutes of commercial advertising and two minutes of self-promotional content every clock hour

e4m Staff May 29, 2026 1:28 PM

IBDF president K Madhavan writes letter to MIB

exchange4media Staff Apr 25, 2023 9:28 AM

The broadcasting industry has been voicing its concern over the disruption of satellite services due to the reduction of the guard band

exchange4media Staff Apr 13, 2022 4:01 PM

Responding to questions in Lok Sabha, I&B Minister Anurag Thakur has said the transmitters are being phased out since DD Free Dish is offering a plethora of content without any cost

exchange4media Staff Dec 2, 2021 8:53 AM

The MIB Secretary was speaking about the evolution and potential of broadcasting in India. He shared that the M&E industry in India will reach approx $70 mn by 2030

exchange4media Staff Nov 23, 2021 5:40 PM

The ministry has asked IBDF, NBDA, and NBF to provide their comments on the 39-page report dated 4th January 2021

exchange4media Staff Nov 23, 2021 8:39 AM

The IBDF Secretariat has also received valid nominations from Avinash Pandey, ABP Network and Megha Ariez Tata, Discovery Communications India for election to the Board of Directors

exchange4media Staff Oct 5, 2021 8:21 AM

The council has upped the GST rates for both the industries to bring parity between distribution & licencing services, as well as parity with colour printing of images from film or digital media

exchange4media Staff Oct 4, 2021 8:12 AM

Government has projected earnings of Rs 44.55 crore from information and publicity in 2021-22

exchange4media Staff Feb 1, 2021 6:47 PM

At the CII Big Picture Summit, Neerja Sekhar, Additional Secretary (Broadcasting) & CVO, MIB, said the ministry was working towards declaring broadcasting an infrastructure sector

Sonam Saini Dec 18, 2020 8:14 AM

Guest Column: Citing facts from Koan Advisory's latest report, communication expert Farah Bookwala Vhora writes how regulatory burden is weighing down India’s Rs 79,000-cr broadcasting industry

Farah Bookwala Vhora Aug 25, 2020 8:41 AM

The court noted that the implementation of NTO 1 was also put on hold by Madras High Court on similar grounds

exchange4media Staff Feb 27, 2020 8:33 AM