AVIA commentary news

As we celebrate the World Television Day, on November 21, Bangladesh’s television landscape, particularly on over-the-top (OTT) platforms, stands at a critical juncture.

APA issues first-ever recommendations to guide parents, policymakers, and tech companies in helping teens manage video content for safer, healthier online experiences.

At a seminar to normalize the broadcasting market held on the 31st of last month, socially controversial scenes such as smoking, drinking, and profanity should be edited or blurred, but OTT is broadcasting relatively high-level scenes without restrictions due to self-regulation.

Uday Shankar, one of India's most influential media and entertainment executives, discusses the Reliance-Disney merger and what's next for Indian film, television, and streaming.

With state-owned enterprises under increased scrutiny, federal cabinet committees are reviewing the books with a fine-toothed comb to determine whether to halt, retain, transfer, devolve, or sell these firms and how to reform and economise those that are retained.

Australians overwhelmingly support regulating social media and censoring harmful content, with six in 10 people polled backing an unproven proposal to ban access to children, exclusive research for the ABC's Q+A shows.

Prasar Bharati recently invited applications to onboard private satellite TV channels for streaming programmes on the pubcaster’s proposed OTT platform for a period of one year.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thailand’s new prime minister, has significant film industry heritage. And some family baggage to go with it.

Cable Television operators accuse broadcasters of luring consumers to OTT while broadcasters accuse DPOs and LCOs of not maintaining transparency in their operations.

In its letter to MIB, dated 7th June, Indian Broadcasting & Digital Foundation highlighted overarching impact on all the stakeholders.

In its comments, Reliance Jio said existing cellular mobile networks had sufficient capacity to handle video traffic.

Rapid digitisation of content and communication technology is pushing policy makers to reconsider their approach to regulate these sectors and think on the line of convergence.

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw, while addressing a gathering at the National Press Day celebrations virtually, highlighted India’s vibrant and diverse media ecosystem, which includes 35,000 registered newspapers, numerous news channels, and a robust digital infrastructure.

Voices are calling for a pro-innovation approach to AI regulation led by sectoral experts, without being overly prescriptive or settling for a centralised one-size-fits-all law for this fast-evolving technology.

According to Associate Professor Dr. Bui Hoai Son, in the new era that Vietnam is entering, culture can contribute to promoting economic development and affirming national identity in the international arena.

With so much available to watch online, are we fine with the idea of absolute freedom or do we need a body to regulate the content and tell us what is right for us to watch?

Why is a federal judge getting in the way of a bunch of traditional cable TV powers who want to contribute to blowing up the old cable bundle that the judge herself says is bad for consumers?

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday withdrew the draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill 2024, which has been hotly debated by industry stakeholders.

Australian public policy think tank The Australia Institute has called on the government to implement a 2% levy on gambling to replace lost advertising revenue should it impose a total ban on gambling advertising.

This article seeks to critically examine the Bill, its objectives, grievance mechanisms, the manner of its introduction, and its practical implications.

As many as thirteen platforms, including Zomato, Swiggy, Paytm, IRCTC, Makemytrip, Flipkart, JioSaavn, Pharmeasy, and others, would come under the purview of the Digital Competition Bill

In its recommendations on inputs for National Broadcasting Policy, TRAI touches on a lot of peripheral issues rather than recommending core issues which impact growth of the sector, say experts.

A political communication observer from Esa Unggul University, M. Jamiluddin Ritonga, said the Broadcasting Bill must be rejected if it deviates from the principle of press freedom.

Convergence or chaos? Telcos Airtel, Jio, and Vodafone Idea submitted their comments on the National Broadcasting Policy.