AVIA commentary news

With the numerous laws that already exist to regulate—or better still, suppress—the media, and the diligence with which new ones are being prepared, one would think that of all the areas that need fixing, our government expects the journalists to be “fixed” first.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper seeking comments on pending issues pertaining to prices and discounts for television broadcasting and cable services.

Only four countries made the deadline and Ireland became the seventh country to make it effective in November 2021 through the European Union (Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Single Market) Regulations 2021.

Two dangerous policy drafts regulating our online presence have been prepared right in front of our noses, and except for a few usual suspects crying wolf, there has been little public outrage over it.

Instead of prosecuting citizens, this one intends to put social media platforms and tech companies on the docket for the online activity of their users.

BARC announced that an Augmented Data Reporting Standards for news and special Interest genres has been developed and tested over some weeks before releasing the ratings to the industry.

Three Asian distributors reveal their experiences of evolving their business through the pandemic, the impact of streamers and returning to physical markets.

Internet experts have cast doubt on whether the CRTC, the body the federal government wants to regulate streaming services and video-sharing platforms such as YouTube and Netflix, has the expertise to do so.

DIGITAL economy agreements (DEAs), sometimes called digital trade agreements, seem to be the rage these days, and Singapore is taking an active role in driving the establishment of digital trade rules and digital economy collaborations with other like-minded economies.

UK comms regulator Ofcom has set out its initial thinking on how mobile markets might develop and how networks may need to evolve to meet future demand.

The report collates official data from Government bodies Screen Australia and the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and the results show that in the absence of regulatory safeguards, media platforms can’t be relied on to deliver the local content that Australians deserve.

In a year when the Indian space sector is expected to see some revolutionary changes, S.Somanath on Saturday assumed the charge as the Secretary, Department of Science and Chairman, Space Commission.

The European Union’s draft rules to regulate internet platforms have the potential to better protect human rights online, Human Rights Watch said today.

Senior industry experts say some channels continue to show objectionable content and so the MIB should consider taking more stringent steps such as penalties.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India or TRAI released a consultation paper, which considered the effects of consolidation in the media and entertainment sector on viewpoint plurality in the country.

The political agreement on the Digital Services Act (DSA) that was reached by co-legislators is a landmark moment in the history of Internet regulation, Amnesty International has said today.

Sheikh Hasina's government is facing criticism for introducing a law that curbs the press freedom and targets individuals for posting content contradicting her party's political agenda.

The expansion of the Indian data centre industry will be supported by the accelerated adoption of digital infrastructure led by the pandemic, rising digital usage, cloud consumption and the national 5G rollout.

Blatantly unethical behaviour because of corporate rivalries has led to misuse of social media by enterprises.

Nicholas Davis, Mark Esposito and Landry Signé outline the factors contributing to policy divergence across otherwise similar countries.

The United Kingdom could introduce a law forcing tech companies like Meta and Google to pay media outlets for featuring their stories in content feeds or search results.

The 2020s will be characterised by new technology regulation. But while today's technologies are global, the rules governing their development and use are not.

There has been a notable, and long overdue flurry, of antitrust actions targeting Big Tech, launched by users, entrepreneurs, and governments alike. And in the US and abroad, policymakers are working to revamp our antitrust laws so they can be more effective at promoting user choice.

On a day that would have the TV news channels on an overdrive because of the presentation of the country’s annual Budget by the government, more than two dozens channels went on the blink in the evening owing to a satellite outage, an industry association said Tuesday.

Ofcom has published some of the first responses from UK broadband ISPs and internet content providers to their new review of Net Neutrality rules, which were designed to ensure no serious blocking or slowing of access to legal websites or other online services by ISPs and mobile operators.