The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre, the CBFC, filmmakers and other stakeholders to hold a joint meeting within one week to discuss making films accessible to persons with disabilities across…
MediaNama has filed Right to Information applications with Prasar Bharati and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting over the absence of monthly grievance compliance reports for the government-owned Waves OTT platform. Under…
Indian government departments are setting up Quick Response Teams (QRTs) to counter fake and misleading content on social media. The teams are tasked with scrutinising, coordinating, and responding to misinformation ideally within…
The Delhi High Court has directed the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry, the Central Board of Film Certification, Mythri Movie Makers and other stakeholders to discuss adding accessibility features to films shown…
The Information and Broadcasting ministry has decided to remove the 12-minute-per-hour limit on television advertisements. The change will take effect after an amendment to the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994, is notified…
The National AI Skilling Initiative has received 60,253 applications and enrolments in Phase I, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting told Parliament. Over 4,600 participants have completed two of the four modules,…
The information and broadcasting ministry told the Lok Sabha that 7,393 URLs were disabled under anti-piracy takedown orders. The blocked material included 1,263 websites and 4,996 Telegram channels. Minister of State L…
