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The IIMC may introduce a master's programme and the Cabinet might consider the Broadcasting Services Bill to set up industry regulations.
When it comes to regulating content, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting secretary said the ministry doesn’t want censorship where they would like to look at each and every content.
The draft bill also provides for content evaluation committees with independent members, more participative Broadcast Advisory Council for self-regulation, differentiated approach for program and advertisement codes and statutory penalties, among others. 📰 I&B Ministry Releases Draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill 2023, To Bring OTT, Digital News Under Proposed Law.
OTT Applications: ET had reported in its August 5 edition about DoT’s move to remove OTT from the Telecom Bill. The Bill is expected to be tabled in the winter session of parliament, a second official said. “Some work is going on in terms of the language, etc. Some elements needed some serious thinking, keeping in mind the Supreme Court judgement (around allocation of scarce natural resources like spectrum).”
Broadcasting Services Bill: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) plans to introduce the Broadcasting Services Regulation (BSR) Bill 2023, which will replace the current Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995. The new bill will have a wider scope, regulating over-the-top (OTT), cable TV, direct-to-home (DTH), headend-in-the-sky (HITS), internet protocol television (IPTV), and radio.