AVIA policy news

South Korea's culture ministry plans to create a unified Visual Content Promotion Act integrating film and OTT regulations, as current law only recognizes theater releases as "films."

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting acknowledges regulatory gap in dealing with online media & OTT platforms. Efforts are underway to develop broader measures, it states.

The Korea Broadcasting Association, representing major terrestrial broadcasters such as Korean Broadcasting System, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, and Seoul Broadcasting System, has called for stronger government policy support to address the growing challenge of exclusive rights to international sports broadcasting.

OTT Accessibility Guidelines: New over-the-top platform rules for visually and hearing-impaired individuals face a legal challenge. A visually impaired petitioner argues the guidelines violate disability rights law. 

The decision to halt ratings has drawn industry criticism, with broadcasters arguing the move dodges deeper flaws in oversight, measurement distortions and long-pending structural reforms.

The shifting digital TV industry should become clearer soon as the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) board is expected to approve core parts of the digital TV roadmap draft on March 18.

The government is not in favour of a ban on social media for children, and is instead considering a more nuanced and graded approach in specifying restrictions for children under 18 years, according to top government sources.

The UK government is moving to bring the largest video-on-demand platforms under enhanced Ofcom regulation, extending broadcaster-style audience protections and accessibility requirements to major streamers and PSB players.

The draft code mandates the classification of all digital content with labels based on themes and messages, including violence, obscenity, nudity, sex, language, drugs and horror.

BARC India is likely to move quickly on its application so that ratings can be released next Thursday, according to highly placed sources inside the ratings body.

Centre plans to expand content blocking powers to more ministries, raising concerns over censorship and creative freedom in India.

Digital Addressable Systems Audit Manual 2026 comes into force from 1 April. It replaces 2019 version of manual & is most significant rewrite of India's pay TV audit framework in 7 years. 

Cable TV system operators (SOs) across the country have called on the government to jointly establish a “Cable TV Sustainability Policy Task Force” and present a regulatory improvement roadmap within three months to help the industry overcome its current crisis.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is seeking feedback on the draft Decree on the management, provision and use of radio and television broadcasting.

Indonesia will restrict access to social media platforms for children under 16, its communications and digital ministry said on Friday, making it the latest country to install online guardrails ​to reduce the risks of addiction and cyberbullying.

The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee has proposed several changes to the government’s plans around AI and copyright.

UK government set to expand and update list of ‘crown jewels’ for FTA television as US FCC launches investigation.

India’s Information & Broadcasting and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said yesterday that big tech platforms like Google’s YouTube, Meta , X and Netflix must operate within the country’s constitutional framework, a week after New Delhi tightened its content-takedown rules.

The audit must be conducted for the preceding financial year and the complete audit report, including annexures, must be shared with broadcasters by September 30 each year.

The move comes amid industry calls for clarity on how FAST services should be governed within India’s evolving converged broadcasting ecosystem.