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The CBC will now be able to empanel agencies working in the digital media space in order to reach out to podcast listeners, YouTube and OTT viewers and other social media users.

The Bill also seeks to replace the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act of 1995 that has been in effect for three decades.

The ministry intends to establish self-regulation through content evaluation committees and a broadcast advisory council. It also aims to provide programme and advertisement codes for various broadcasting network providers, as well as accessible measures for people with disabilities and statutory penalties.

India News: India's media and entertainment industry is the world's fifth largest market, with an annual growth rate of 20%, according to Union information and br

Bharti Airtel: The Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) has written a letter to telecom secretary Neeraj Mittal saying “renowned international corporates such as Amazon and Microsoft are presumably circumventing and bypassing the legal telecom route by disseminating messages to Indian customers via WhatsApp, Telegram”.

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has written a letter to telecom secretary Neeraj Mittal saying “renowned international corporates such as Amazon and Microsoft are presumably circumventing and bypassing the legal telecom route by disseminating messages to Indian customers via WhatsApp, Telegram”.

The first week of November is a visual delight for the audience, as the digital platforms are offering a myriad of exciting titles, which will leave the viewers ecstatic.

The DMCRC asked member OTT platforms to conduct frequent meetings with content creators and production houses to sensitise them and ensure that content is in due compliance with the self-regulation framework, including the Code of Ethics.

Recently, the ministry of information and broadcasting has expressed concern that some delinquent platforms have been resorting to projection of excessive vulgarity, obscenity and profanity in their content.

The OTT service providers were responding to a letter sent by the ministry of information & broadcasting (MIB) last month. The ministry had written to two industry bodies that represent these companies after the Delhi High Court issued an order to make films and other content accessible to persons with disabilities.