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India urged to build globally competitive media firms, says I&B secretary
India urged to build globally competitive media firms, says I&B secretary
Information and Broadcasting Ministry Secretary Chanchal Kumar on Thursday, 15 October 2026, urged the media and entertainment industry to focus on creating original intellectual property and sustainable business models to build globally competitive companies. Speaking at the CII Big Picture Summit in Mumbai, he linked the vision to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ‘Create In India, Create For The World’ initiative.
The CII released a white paper stating the sector needs to grow at 15% annually to reach $100 billion by the early 2030s, at the current 9% rate it would reach only $64 billion. The paper calls for market-led broadcasting, anti-piracy action, and investment in regional markets. Summit chair Gaurav Banerjee said audience scale alone is not a business model and urged a fundamental rethink of economics.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The coverage splits between a government-focused narrative and a business-reform narrative. Newindianexpress.com and rediff.com lead with secretary Chanchal Kumar's call for IP protection and global ambition, framing the government as an enabler. Newsonair.gov.in and economictimes.indiatimes.com foreground CII's white paper and Banerjee's critique of stressed business models, emphasising industry demands for pricing freedom, lower GST, and AI safeguards. No source contradicts another on facts, the uniform wire copy (PTI via rediff.com) reports Kumar's remarks and the white paper in straight, neutral style. The balanced reading is that both the government and industry see the $100-billion target as achievable only with regulatory and business-model changes.
Coverage: 4 sources, 1 pro-government, 3 neutral
Sources (4): newindianexpress.com (pro government), newsonair.gov.in (neutral report), economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report), rediff.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
