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BARC identifies premium households, panels to be installed by April 2025

Earlier, in March 2024, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting blocked 18 OTT platforms for publishing obscene, vulgar, and, in some cases, pornographic content.

The Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) had ordered over 5,000 premium panels to measure CTV consumption in the country.

NBDA to keep its stance regarding ‘fake news’ infront of Parliament panel

NBDA had pointed out that the consultation paper’s assumptions about broadcasting’s classification within telecommunications appear both unfounded and counterproductive

An official statement said the Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology will meet on November 21 on the subject of “Review of mechanisms to curb fake news.”

MoHFW infringing powers of MIB, OTT platforms oppose non-skippable anti-tobacco ads

The ministry stated that it has received concerns from Honorable Members of Parliament, statutory organizations, and public grievances regarding content on OTT platforms.

Stakeholders have also expressed concern over the heavy compliance burden on OTT platforms. To meet the amendment’s requirements, platforms would need to edit extensive amounts of content.

Mega IPL auction to take place in Saudi Arabia on Nov 24 and 25

Under the BCCI’s updated policies, players' families can stay with them for up to 14 days during international series or tournaments lasting more than 45 days.

The 10 franchises collectively have around ₹641.5 crore available for the 204 slots, of which 70 are reserved for overseas players.

Delhi High Court blocks pirate app streaming Disney Star content

Additionally, it ordered PayPal Payment Private Limited to freeze the account of the King's app owner.

The court also directed the domain name registrar to disclose information about King’s ownership, including name, address, IP address, payment method, bank details, and information on any other websites infringing Disney Star’s content.

Fully compliant to POCSO law, Balaji Telefilms co-operating with Mumbai Police

It is written in the complaint that this series, which streamed on 'Alt Balaji' between February 2021 and April 2021, showed obscene scenes of minor girls.

According to Mumbai Police, a case has been registered against Balaji Telefilm Limited, Ekta Kapoor and her mother Shobha Kapoor at MHB police station in Mumbai under section 295-A of IPC, IT Act and sections 13 and 15 of POCSO Act.

Comscore partners with IAMAI to launch report on India’s CTV landscape

Earlier, in March 2024, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting blocked 18 OTT platforms for publishing obscene, vulgar, and, in some cases, pornographic content.

The CTV study will provide an extensive overview of the market including India’s CTV consumer profile and behavior, advertising impact and opportunities, market trends, challenges and forecasts.

Disney names James Gorman as next Chairman, will take charge in 2025

Gorman will become chairman on January 2 2025, succeeding Mark Parker, who is leaving after serving on Disney’s board for nine years.

Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2006, Gorman held executive positions at Merrill Lynch and was a senior partner at McKinsey & Co.

SC dismisses plea seeking regulatory body for OTT platforms

The court has now referred the matter to mediation, with the next session scheduled for February 19.

The PIL, filed in September of this year, referred to Netflix series IC 814:The Kandahar Hijack to highlight the need for such a regulatory mechanism as the OTT platform claimed it was based on real-life incidents.