AVIA commentary news

Bangladesh needs stronger data governance and OTT regulation, but not through disruption or disproportionate compliance burdens.

Thailand should urgently draw up a policy framework to govern the fast-blurring boundary between telecom and space activities as converging technologies could pose regulatory challenges for national interest in the future.

The I&B Ministry’s proposal to pull broadcasting out of TRAI is reopening questions on incentives, enforcement and long-delayed consolidation.

Broadcasters have consistently argued that TRAI’s policies often mirror telecom logic: heavy procedural requirements, strict caps, and prescriptive operational rules.

Experts urge the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) to address the unequal regulations between conventional media and digital platforms.

There have been calls to address the issue of fairness in content review regulations between online video services (OTT) and TV broadcasting.

At the 10th session of the 15th National Assembly, the National Assembly will consider and approve the Press Law (amended), this issue is attracting the attention of journalists and public opinion.

As the FCC enters a regulation review period, it seeks to consider changing its broadcasting rules to help TV better compete with streaming and other new forms of media.

President Donald Trump has suggested his administration should revoke the licenses of broadcast TV stations that he said are “against” him.

The 12th Silk Road International Film Festival has brought together filmmakers from multiple countries to discuss international cooperation in the film industry and explore ways to create a better industry ecosystem in the context of globalization.

Industry rightly welcomed local quotas on streaming platforms. But streamers could yet put all their spend onto one show in 3 years and still meet obligations.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has made a number of recommendations relating to the next auction of spectrum in India. But will they be accepted?

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) has notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2026 (“IT Amendment Rules 2026”) on 10 February 2026, effective from 20 February 2026. The amendments introduce a structured compliance framework governing AI-generated and synthetically altered content across digital platforms in India.

India’s evolving digital laws place OTT messaging platforms at the centre of privacy and content regulation.

As the broadcast industry closes the books on 2025, with revenues, subscriptions and quarterly metrics accounted for, there remains a deeper unease beneath the numbers.

The Indian govt might amend the IT Rules 2021 to define "obscene content" on the internet targeting OTTs, social media & news sites.

MIB's draft amendment proposing exclusing of landing page viewership from measurement could reshape not just how ratings are counted, buy also how advertising money flows through the TV ecosystem.

MeitY released the draft amendment to IT Rules on synthetic information, which mandates labelling such content but lacks certain clarity.

The proposed exemption for smaller distributors has drawn strong opposition from broadcasters, who argue that under-reporting and piracy are often linked to smaller DPOs.

India’s pay-TV collapse isn’t a market failure, it’s a policy one. Unfair state intervention, regulation gaps, and free broadcasting platforms are hobbling private players and draining the industry’s vitality.

Claiming that movie production “has been stolen’’ from Hollywood and the U.S., Trump posted said he would be imposed the 100% tariff on “any and all movies” made outside of the U.S.