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Key takeaways Investors are waiting and watching, as they weigh in on whether investing into the media space is worth the trouble or not The Intermediary Rules are going to be of concern to editors because it will impact the way reporters are actually reporting news due to the vagueness of the terms in what can be construed as a violation of the Digital Media Ethics Code The oversight mechanism of the grievance redressal system is not free from the executive’s influence and hence is not an independent authority As per the scheme of the grievance redressal, the government can pass

UPDATED: May 27, 2021 14:31 IST The I&B Ministry has given 15 days’ time to digital media platforms to comply with the new guidelines. (PTI) The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has given 15 days’ time to digital media publishers, including OTT and digital news platforms, to furnish details on their compliance with the new guidelines on digital media ethics that were issued in February. The new rules were announced by the Centre to “establish a soft touch progressive institutional mechanism with a level playing field featuring a Code of Ethics and a three-tier grievance redressal ...

Centre to online news publishers: Give details on compliance with new rules in 15 days Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said the tightening of the guidelines governing streaming companies and social media was being done to check the spread of fake news BusinessToday.In | May 27, 2021 | Updated 17:24 IST Although there is a lot of criticism surrounding the new rules for digital media, I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar defended the guidelines The Centre has given digital media publishers, comprising online news and OTT platforms 15 days' time to provide details on their com...

PTI Big Tech companies have been in conflict with governments across the world for quite some time now. In India, even as the Centre introduced new rules for social media and digital content, earlier this year on February 25, and gave a three-month deadline to all social media and OTT (Over The Top) platforms to comply with them, many are yet to do so. What do the rules suggest? According to the centre, the rules establish a soft-touch self-regulatory architecture and a Code of Ethics and a three-tier grievance redressal mechanism for news publishers and OTT platforms and digital media. Publi...

OTT regulation: A mirage in desert   The emerging 500 crores over the top market of more than 17 crore users would soon need to embrace the regulations and authority with its addition to Schedule 2, Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 (amended 2020) under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. This move comes in response to the notice by CJI Sharad Arvind Bobde led-bench of Supreme Court in a PIL seeking regulation of such platforms, hence should also avoid the criticism of centre-led initiative to come down on free speech. Defining the term OTT OTT stands for “ov...