AVIA policy news

The ministry said it is considering three major changes to the enforcement roadmap and invited industry feedback by February 4.

The age assurance organization members include regulators from France, the UK, Ireland, South Korea, Slovakia, Fiji and the Netherlands.

Broadcasters expressed concern that the committee’s proposed mandatory licensing regime would deprive copyright owners of the fundamental right to opt out or to negotiate terms.

Online platforms in Vietnam will no longer be allowed to force viewers to watch video ads for more than five seconds before they can be skipped, starting Feb. 15.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is set to enforce a new TV prominence framework aimed at enhancing the accessibility of local free-to-air TV services on connected devices across Australia.

The‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌ Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) declared on Wednesday that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) would not pre-certify or censor content on Over-The-Top (OTT) streaming services, reiterating that this area is outside the scope of its legal authority.

From February 15, the maximum skip-wait time for video advertisements and animated image sequences on the internet is 5 seconds as per a new Vietnamese government decree.

For broadcasting and media CEOs, 2026 is expected to demand both strategic agility and regulatory readiness.

The amendment to the Malaysian National Film Development Corporation (Finas) Act 1981 (Act 244), scheduled to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat today, will focus on strengthening the development of the content industry, particularly in relation to filming activities and commercial content production.

Kim Jong-cheol, who was nominated last week to lead the newly launched Korea Media Communications Commission (KMCC), on Thursday vowed to make efforts to promptly stabilize the agency's operation.

The draft bill, first released for public comments on 10 November 2023, saw its feedback deadline extended twice, first to 15 January 2024 and later to 15 October 2024, to incorporate wide-ranging inputs from industry bodies, media organisations and the public.

The draft Press Law (amended) focuses on removing bottlenecks, obstacles, and inadequacies arising after 8 years of implementing the Press Law.

Members of the crossbench have called on the government to update aspects of its proposed local content quota legislation for streamers ahead of a looming vote on Thursday, as pushback to the long-awaited policy reportedly builds in the US.

Vietnam's personal data protection rules have tightened under Decree 356. Learn about new compliance duties for businesses in Vietnam.

Korea is reigniting long-stalled efforts to overhaul its broadcasting regulations, seeking to establish a comprehensive media law that reflects the rapid rise of streaming-era platforms and brings traditional broadcasting and digital streaming platforms under one regulatory framework.

TRAI flags need for MIB-led policy fix on 10+2 ad cap to ensure compliance while allowing the industry to expand.

Buoyed by the growing popularity of WAVES, Prasar Bharati’s over-the-top (OTT) application, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is set to write to television manufacturers, urging them to pre-install the app on smart TVs.

The changes are aimed at creating a more professional, transparent, and competitive industry ecosystem, while reinforcing FINAS’ role as a regulator and industry facilitator.

India's government prefers to leverage existing laws like the DPDP Act for AI regulation, avoiding new legislation unless absolutely necessary to foster innovation.

[Financial News] "Given that legacy media operators in Korea account for a significant portion of the content production infrastructure, which is the core competitive edge of the domestic media industry, it is time to pursue forward-looking regulatory relaxation for these legacy players."

Officials familiar with the matter said the proposal is gaining traction, and a restructuring could be implemented by mid-2026.

"A watershed moment for Australian storytelling": Streaming services must now invest 10 percent of their Aussie expenditure in local content.

The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 30th that it will hold the ‘ICT Regulatory Sandbox Achievement Sharing Conference and Regulatory Improvement Forum’ at the El Tower Gold Hall on the 2nd of next month to discuss measures to improve artificial intelligence (AI) regulations.

The Centre is considering significant amendments to the Information Technology (IT) Rules, 2021, to curb what it calls the spread of “obscene” content across digital news platforms and video-on-demand services.

TV broadcasters are preparing legal responses to show cause notices issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) seeking explanations for not complying with the 12-minute-per-hour advertising cap.