Tag: Media

ZEE, Punit Goenka Case: SAT doubts SEBI will conclude ZEE investigation within stipulated time

An agreement between the Lodha brothers was established in 2023, which explicitly prohibited HoABL from using any variation of the 'Lodha' name.

The Securities Appellate Tribunal’s (SAT) observation follows SEBI’s order barring Punit Goenka from holding key managerial positions in ZEE group companies over alleged fund misappropriation.

TRAI releases consultation paper on ‘Digital Inclusion in the Era of Emerging Technologies’

Majority of the broadcasters and the members of the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF) oppose the TRAI's regulation requiring broadcasters to provide free channels on DD Free Dish to private distribution platform operators (DPOs).

In the consultation paper, TRAI has analysed various gaps in digital inclusion present in the country such as the mobile internet usage gap, rural urban internet penetration disparities, gender gaps in internet access, etc. as well as gaps identified from some global indices.

Zee row: ‘What’s the guarantee you will finish investigation in 8 months’ SAT asks SEBI

After the deal was terminated in January, Zee apparently has reached out to the Sony executives to reconsider the termination and has also offered for talks this month.

Senior counsel Darius Khambata, who appeared for SEBI informed the tribunal that while the investigation is likely to be completed in eight months as per SEBI’s chairperson, he will take further instruction and apprise the tribunal of the same.

TRAI announces consultation paper on regulatory issues for OTT players

Experts urge Nepal to take decisive steps to curb malpractices and ensure the fair payment of subscription fees to foreign broadcasters. (Representative Image: Piotr Cichosz via Unsplash)

The TRAI indicated that live content on OTT platforms may be brought under a similar rules and regulations structure as the broadcasting sector.

AI Threat: 80% DNPA members restrict use of crawlers on websites to train AI models

According to ‘Win with Conversations’, a report Meta launched with Bain & Company, 70 percent of surveyed large enterprises are already engaging with half of their customer base using conversational platforms. (Representative image by Andrea De Santis via Unsplash)

Digital news publishers the world over and in India are jumping into action to safeguard their content against powerful web-crawlers like OpenAI’s GPTBot, which collects data from websites to train its AI models.

Nokia licensee HMD Global to launch its own HMD smartphones; Nokia no more?

In 2013, technology corporation Microsoft acquired Nokia’s devices and services business while Nokia shifted its full attention to Networks, stated a media report. (Representative image by Pawel Czerwinski via Unsplash)

HMD Global plans to launch its own HMD-branded smartphones soon. The company’s license agreement with Nokia will most likely end in 2026.