MIB to introduce new bill to regulate OTT platforms and DTH services

The bill is currently in its initial stages and is most likely to be introduced only after the general elections next year.

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 | September 15, 2023 , 9:49 am
OTT is tuned into for specific programming, so ads are more likely to be consumed because they are fewer and unskippable at the start and middle of programming.(Representative Image: Bastian Riccardi via Unsplash)
OTT is tuned into for specific programming, so ads are more likely to be consumed because they are fewer and unskippable at the start and middle of programming.(Representative Image: Bastian Riccardi via Unsplash)

The Ministry of information and Broadcasting (MIB) is looking into introducing a new bill that will regulate broadcasting services such as DTH channels and OTT platforms.

According to reports, the bill in currently in its early stages and will most likely be introduced only after the general elections next year. This bill will focus on regulating OTT services engaged in broadcasting. Direct messaging OTT services will be looked at for regulation in the Indian Telecommunications Bill.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) too has announced an upcoming consultation paper on regulatory issues related to OTT players like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ Hotstar and JioCinema, as per reports.

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) will be overseeing the content regulation and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) will overlook the carriage part of it, as directed the TRAI.

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