Supreme Court to examine new OTT regulations
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The apex court bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and R Subhash Reddy was hearing a special leave petition filed against the Allahabad high court order denying the anticipatory bail to Amazon Prime Video head of original content Aparna Purohit in the ‘Tandav’ matter.
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The court orally expressed that there is a need to pre-screen content on video streaming services, similar to films
A division bench of Supreme Court on Thursday directed the solicitor general of India Tushar Mehta to put on record the new guidelines and code of ethics for the video streaming services, while voicing concerns regarding the content being streamed on these services.
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On Wednesday, Netflix also announced new seasons of its India originals such as crime drama series Delhi Crime and Jamtara , romantic comedy Mismatched , crime drama She , comedy-drama series Masaba Masaba , and Little Things . Mumbai-based production house The Viral Fever (TVF) is also debuting the second season of its comedy-drama web series ‘Kota Factory’ on Netflix after streaming the first season on YouTube.
The new films include Hindi films Haseen Dilruba , Ajeeb Dastans , Jaadugar , Meenakshi Sundareshwar , Dhamaka , Sardar Ka Grandson , Pagglait , Milestone , Tamil film Navarasa , and Marathi film The Disciple .
Other titles include a new reality show called Social Currency , new seasons of reality television series Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives and Conde Nast India s wedding reality show The Big Day , and a comedy special by Kapil Sharma.
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“All the players met today for the first time since the new guidelines were announced,” one of the executives told ET. “It was just an initial discussion, where everyone got together with their input and ideas on the way forward.”
Another executive said that players are still trying to wrap their heads around guidelines and how their business and operations would be impacted.
“There are multiple parts to the guidelines. While some are legal, some have product related ramifications. Most of the companies also have multiple layers within organisations, so it will take some time for everyone to be on the same page. One of the key items was on how to ensure that IAMAI remains the only independent self-regulatory body.”
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