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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
TopicOTT regulation in India

Topic: OTT regulation in India

Internet can’t be regulated like TV. Look at how UK, Australia are doing it

Instead of spending limited state capacity on policing obscene content, India should invest in media literacy and public-service broadcasting to build a mature society.

Government issues advisory to OTT platforms against streaming Pakistani content

The Ministry of Information and Broadcast advisory further emphasised that intermediaries be cautious not to share content threatening India's unity, integrity, security, or sovereignty.

India’s digital economy isn’t broken. What is I&B ministry fixing by bringing OTT under it?

I&B ministry's draft Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill threatens to apply outdated TV regulations on the digital realm.

TRAI’s OTT regulation agenda is confusing. It forgets consumers, serves telco interests

TRAI is a carriage regulator, which means it governs the network and not the content. It does not have the expertise to regulate OTT services.

On Camera

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Denmark tweaks its banned exports list, delivery of critical system for Tejas MK 1A starts 

HAL has produced 10 Tejas Mk 1A and is now awaiting further deliveries of engines from American firm GE—delayed by two and half years, so far.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?