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Last Friday, Mumbrella published a piece in which Foxtel Group CEO Patrick Delany railed against the current anti-siphoning laws, which prevent free-to-air broadcasters from being outbid on the rights to significant sporting events by subscription TV providers - such as Foxtel.

The recent controversy surrounding popular talk show figures Samay Raina, Apoorva Mukhija and Ranveer Allahbadia, sparked by a comment made by Allahbadia on the YouTube show ‘India's Got Latent’, has ignited a debate on the limits of humour, freedom of speech, and content regulation in India’s digital landscape.

The case of Pirongrong Ramasoota, a commissioner of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) who faces a two-year jail term following a legal dispute with True Digital Group, is snowballing into what is being called the "Pirongrong Effect".

TVBEurope meets Luca Vannini, head of campaign audiences at Barb, to find out how the company is adapting to the rise of advertising tiers on the major streaming platforms.

Kiran Mani, CEO-Digital of JioStar, on Thursday shared insights on the growing dominance of OTT platforms and the need for sustainable content innovation.

The export of Chinese pop fiction, including Boys’ Love (BL) fiction, has found ready markets in Southeast Asia such as Thailand. But some undesirable genres pose a dilemma for China’s soft power.

In a striking plot twist, it was recently revealed that Thai television dramas and series, which the government envisions as a key driver of the country's "soft power" on the global stage, are struggling to retain an audience at home.

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.

A survey found that 58 per cent of parents support using profile and content consumption information to determine accounts with age misrepresentation and use AI to identify age-misrepresented accounts of children.

Thailand's broadcasting sector is facing significant regulatory scrutiny as the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) navigates issues surrounding the governance of broadcast content.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has issued a Code of Conduct for Child Protection in Cyberspace to establish behavioural standards and safeguard children in the digital environment.

FAST channels seem to be taking over the television business — not just in the U.S., but across the world. But how long can this last?

Thailand made a big cultural splash in 2024—not by accident.

A newly established Federal Communications Commission led by incoming Chairman Brendan Carr will expand the agency's reach into areas where more and more Americans are engaged.

The proposed revision suggests that political stakeholders may be pushing for greater state control over content and media consumption.

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?