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Auction charges eased for private FM radio in uncovered new cities

Radio industry requested TRAI for subsidies, minimum costs for hardware upgradation, a phased transition, and the usage of existing spectrum to also do digital in a simulcast mode.

In its latest order, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has said that the permission holder in the uncovered new cities including the North East, union territories, and island territories will be charged a 2% annual fee of its gross revenue.

Viacom18’s JioCinema and Sports18 clock record views for Paris Olympics

Olympics coverage in India was presented across 20 concurrent feeds, on JioCinema for free. On linear platforms, Sports18 – 1, Sports18 – 1 HD, Sports18 – 2 ran India focused feed, Global Action was available on Sports18 – 3. Sports18 – 1 and Sports18 – 1 HD presented the Games in English with Tamil and Telugu available on language button. Sports18 – 2 offered Paris 2024 in Hindi.

Viacom18 presented the Olympics in four languages with an expert panel of former Olympians along with the on-ground coverage of the event by an Indian broadcaster with a crew of 20+ people and ground presence across six venues.

Broadcasting bill killed?: No fresh draft of the Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill: Report

With an aim to ensure ensure responsible digital advertising, MIB had launched the Digital Advertisement Policy in November, 2023.

The Govt will not bring in a new Broadcasting Bill, states a news report. Last week, MIB said it would be issuing a fresh draft post a thorough stakeholders consultation.

Dish TV’s subscription revenue drops, net loss widens

Dish TV India has also been focusing on reviving its DTH base amongst the lower-most category of subscribers.

Net DTH additions for the quarter remained in the negative zone, Dish TV said, citing increasing viewership of cricket on free streaming platforms as a reason.

Exclusive: Prasar Bharati releases Content Sourcing Policy; reveals policies for upcoming OTT

Prasar Bharati has extended deadline indefinitely till further orders.

In its ‘Content Sourcing Policy’, Prasar Bharati has mentioned special provisions for ad insertions on its upcoming OTT platform, reveals category of channels and outlines right to increase or decrease the capacity of on-boarding private channels.

Bob Iger highlights progress made on Disney’s four strategic priorities

Disney+ Core subscribers grew more than expected, with approximately 700K net adds in the third quarter. (Image: Inside Out, Disney)

ESPN operating income grew by 4%, while Star India results were lower versus the prior year, resulting in Sports segment operating income declining by 6% in Q3.

Disney CEO Bob Iger said crackdown on password sharing will start ‘in earnest’ this September

In February 2024, Disney announced plans to roll out paid sharing, following Netflix’s decision to introduce paid sharing last year.

YouTube keeps a close watch on Broadcasting Bill, ‘analysing it’, says Neal Mohan, CEO

India being one of the largest market for YouTube, has 11,000 Indian channels with over a million subscribers.

In its latest report, YouTube stated that it had taken down over 9 million videos in the December 2023 quarter, of which over 8 million were in violation.

Prasar Bharati’s OTT platform: Pubcaster to onboard linear satellite TV channels, invites applications

Prasar Bharati has also introduced a 75% alignment rule wherein 75% of all content should belong to the genre and language that is declared by the bidder during the application.

The deadline for sending applications is August 12. Pubcaster mentions revenue-sharing agreement where 65% of net revenue generated from ads will go to the channel and 35% to Prasar Bharati.