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PM Modi emphasises importance of newspapers in journey to ‘Viksit Bharat’

The Prime Minister praised India's animation studios for partnering with global giants like Disney and Warner Brothers, creating original content that showcases Indian culture on the world stage.

Underlining the role of newspapers and magazines in the next 25-year journey, the Prime Minister said that the media is not a mute spectator of the conditions of the nations but plays a major role in changing them.

Think tank on food policy urges celebs to check products’ nutrition value before endorsing

In an open letter, NAPi has said that its report shows that several celebrities including the likes of Alia Bhatt, Rahul Dravid, Katrina Kaif, MS Dhoni, Sidharth Malhotra, Kiara Advani, Kareena Kapoor, among others endorse unhealthy food products. (Image source: Unsplash)

In its recent report ’50 Shades of Food Advertising’ report, Nutrition Advocacy in Public (NAPi) has requested celebrities to check dietary guidelines and thresholds for “Nutrients of Concern” before advising celebrities to endorse such products.

CGI is the most powerful tool for attention-grabbing campaigns: Sahil Chopra of iCubesWire

"Advertising risks a generic appearance due to excessive use of CGI, making many adverts alike. This diminishes their effectiveness and ultimately leads to lower viewer engagement," says Sahil Chopra of iCubesWire.

While for smaller brands or campaigns with limited budgets, initial investment in Computer-Generated Imagery can be a significant barrier, Sahil Chopra, Founder & CEO, ICubesWire, says it eventually tends to become cost effective. Traditional methods may necessitate expensive locations; settings and properties while those can be digitally created by using CGI.

MIB meets stakeholders on regulating UGC on social media under broadcast services bill

Most of the companies collected users' age, gender, and the language they spoke. Many platforms also obtained information on education, income, and marital status.

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting held a meeting with the stakeholders including Spotify, Google, Netflix and FICCI, on July 9 to discuss the purview of the broadcast services bill w.r.t. social media news content. It has requested feedback and comments within three weeks on the latest version of the bill.

TRAI releases consultation paper on framework for providing telecom service through authorisation

Written comments on the issues raised in the Consultation Paper are invited from stakeholders by August 1 and counter-comments by August 8, respectively. (Image: Unsplash)

The consultation paper follows a reference from the Department of Telecom sent to the TRAI on June 21 to provide recommendations on terms and conditions, including fees, for authorisations to provide telecom services as per the provisions of the Telecommunications Act, 2023.

DoT releases draft ‘Right of Way’ rules for public consultation

Written comments on the issues raised in the Consultation Paper are invited from stakeholders by August 1 and counter-comments by August 8, respectively. (Image: Unsplash)

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has released the draft Right of Way (RoW) rules under the Telecommunications Act 2023. This aims to streamline procedures and ensure efficient deployment of telecommunication infrastructure.

After change in eligibility criteria, TRAI invites applications for posts

The terrestrially transmitted channels can be carried to multiple DPO networks simultaneously for re-transmission. Considering these developments, it is essential to establish an enabling framework to ensure that service providers can fully leverage technological advancements.

On July 5, TRAI notified news rules under the Telecom Act. Under the same, only government secretary-level officials are eligible for TRAI chief. Some eligibility conditions were also relaxed for the vacant positions.

India’s DoT plans unified interactive portal

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Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is underway developing a unified interactive portal to consolidate information about the telecom industry and its users.

Amid UEFA Euros, cable operators take Sony channels off air in Kolkata

TRAI had issued the consultation paper on August 9 seeking responses from stakeholders until September 6 and counter comments until September 20.

Apart from five major sports channels, the broadcaster has over 30 entertainment and kids channels in multiple languages that went off the air on GTPL-KCBPL, DEN, Hathaway, and Metrocast.