Broadcast industry insiders believe that the government should not interfere in TV measurement and have questioned the 'urgency' in issuing the recommendations

Srabana Lahiri May 7, 2020 8:56 AM

A government advisory on the matter also says that no publication will be blocked under regularity during the period of lockdown

exchange4media Staff May 5, 2020 12:21 PM

The NBA also requested a 50% increase of rates of BOC/DAVP advertisements

exchange4media Staff Apr 27, 2020 4:36 PM

The ministry also advised frontline news professionals to take necessary precautions while travelling to hotspots, containment zones and other COVID-affected areas

exchange4media Staff Apr 22, 2020 12:12 PM

In a letter to Information & Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar, the IBF made several requests including a regulatory moratorium for the sector for at least the next 18 months

exchange4media Staff Apr 20, 2020 5:50 PM

Ashish Bhasin, President of AAAI, has sent a set of recommendations to I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar, stressing the importance of the ad industry for the accelerated revival of the economy

exchange4media Staff Apr 16, 2020 9:13 AM

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has also issued an advisory to cable operators for mandatory carriage of DD, LSTV & RSTV channels

exchange4media Staff Mar 31, 2020 11:09 AM

Radio industry experts elaborate on the appeal made by AROI to the government to restore economic stability, and the challenges they are enduring due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Noel Dsouza Mar 25, 2020 8:29 AM

The Times of India has come up with a video that talks about how printing is a highly automated process which is carried out without any human contact

exchange4media Staff Mar 24, 2020 3:33 PM

The Ministry has issued a directive to all States and Union Territories to facilitate the operational convenience for timely dissemination of authentic information during the COVID-19 outbreak

exchange4media Staff Mar 24, 2020 1:21 PM

According to reports, I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar also said that the Ministry does not intend to levy a 10% licence fee on broadcasters and cable operators

exchange4media Staff Feb 10, 2020 8:15 AM

Prasar Bharati’s budget has been cut to Rs 370 crore from last financial year but it is still higher than the revised estimate

exchange4media Staff Feb 3, 2020 12:55 PM

In 2019 MIB has granted licences to 151 multi-system operators, bringing the total number of registered MSOs to 1616 in December 2019

exchange4media Staff Jan 2, 2020 7:29 AM

The Ministry has urged TV channels to refrain from broadcasting content that is likely to instigate violence or that which promotes anti-national attitudes

exchange4media Staff Dec 20, 2019 8:29 PM

We bring you a roundup of the news that made headlines this past week

exchange4media Staff Dec 14, 2019 10:00 AM

The committee will also investigate reports from the I&B Ministry, the Indian Broadcasting Foundation and the National Broadcasters Association to identify violations in ads on electronic media

exchange4media Staff Dec 9, 2019 11:33 AM

While eight of the channels granted licence by the MIB are in the non-news category, two fall in the news section

exchange4media Staff Dec 3, 2019 11:14 AM

The ministry has also approved renaming of 21 channel licences 

exchange4media Staff Jul 5, 2019 12:33 PM

The opening session of the conference will be chaired by Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore, Union Minister of State (IC), Information & Broadcasting and Youth Affairs & Sports

exchange4media Staff Feb 12, 2019 4:44 PM

The Supreme Court said that the victims of sexual abuse or sexual offences should not be required to re-live the trauma of the horrifying incident

exchange4media Staff Aug 7, 2018 11:37 AM