Articles for MIB

MIB To Introduce Digital FM Radios In 13 Major Indian Cities, Says Sanjay Jaju

“Next month, we’ll begin the auction process, and I encourage all 20 companies to make use of this great opportunity to expand into these unserved areas," he says

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MIB Handled 73 Complaints Concerning Obscene Ads In 3 Years, Says Govt In Parliament

A three-level grievance resolution system "suitably" addressed the allegations, according to Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan's written response in the Rajya Sabha

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MIB Questions Wikipedia On Why It Should Not Be Classified As A Publisher

Wikipedia's open-editing methodology was recently deemed "dangerous" by the Delhi High Court, which also expressed worries about the unfettered user-editing features

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MIB Approves Transfer Of Viacom18 TV Licenses to Star India
MIB Approves Transfer Of Viacom18 TV Licenses To Star India

The merger brings together a diverse portfolio of 117 channels across various genres including general entertainment, sports and children's programming

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MIB Proposes Exemptions For Ad Agencies, Print, ASCI Members & Startups From SDC: Report
MIB Proposes Exemptions For Ad Agencies, Print, ASCI Members & Startups From SDC: Report

The affidavit to the Supreme Court proposes a trial period leading up to the final decision and exemptions, proposing a unified Self Declaration Mandate (SDC) for all media

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Ad Industry Gets Divided Over Self-declaration Mandate
Ad Industry Gets Divided Over Self-declaration Mandate

Highlighting the key considerations over the SDCs, marketers weigh operational costs against reputational safeguards as MIB refines regulations

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MIB Alerts TV Channels Against Authorising Operations To Non-permitted Entities

Failure to obey the guidelines may result in cancellation/ suspension of permission as per the provisions of Clause 26(2) of Policy Guidelines, 2022, says the ministry

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MIB To Meet Stakeholders On June 25 Concerning Self-declaration Certificates

On 9 July 2024, the ministry will submit an affidavit to the Supreme Court on the actions taken so far on the matter

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MIB Warns News Channel Not To Live Telecast Anti-terror Operations: Report

Media coverage may be restricted to periodic briefing by an officer designated by the appropriate Government till the operation concludes," the ministry said

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Govt Pins Down Disguised Betting Ads Around Cricket & Elections

The CCPA is collaborating with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to identify offenders for legal action

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