News Here’s how the Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill, 2023, impacts streaming services As per the bill, streaming services (such as Netflix and Disney+ Hotstar) will be required to ensure that their content is certified by a... Kamya PandeyNovember 15, 2023
News Network fees could splinter the internet: Stanford Law Professor Barbara Van Schewick responds to TRAI’s consultation on OTT regulation Van Schewick is a professor of law at Stanford Law School. Her submission to TRAI focused on pointing out how network usage fees violate... Kamya PandeySeptember 11, 2023
News Netflix, Amazon, Viacom18 to challenge India’s new tobacco guidelines for OTT platforms The notification does not clarify whether the new rules apply to existing content or the new content that will be available after the guidelines... Sarasvati NTJune 5, 2023
News Video: Nikhil Pahwa explains New Rules For Depicting Tobacco On OTT Content In this video, MediaNama’s founder Nikhil Pahwa shares his thoughts on a new set of guidelines for the depiction of tobacco products in online... Akshit ChawlaJune 3, 2023
News India’s I&B ministry is looking to crack down on piracy by revising the Cinematograph Act Apurva Chandra reveals that the government is looking to add a provision regarding the transmission of film content on the internet MitakshApril 14, 2023
News DoT to share a revised draft of the telecom bill in less than a month The revised draft of the telecommunications bill will aim to clear ambiguity over the definition and regulation of OTT platforms. Sarasvati NTDecember 9, 2022
News India’s telecom regulator may come up with consultation paper on OTT services in December: Report TRAI's consultation paper signals the government's keen intent on regulating OTT communication apps like WhatsApp, others MitakshNovember 17, 2022
News Ten recommendations on the draft Telecom Bill, 2022: SFLC Here are the concerns and recommendation highlighted by SFLC in its feedback submission on the Telecommunications Bill, 2022 Sarvesh MathiNovember 16, 2022
News OTT Communication Apps Should Bear Burden Like License Fee: SP Kochhar, COAI COAI says OTT players paying licence fee can ease telcos' contribution to USOF Akshit ChawlaNovember 9, 2022
News AIC Says No To ‘Same Service, Same Rules’ In Comments On The Telecom Bill 2022 Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) has asked the government for separate laws for OTT platforms and telecommunication service providers, limit user verification, and more Akshit ChawlaNovember 5, 2022