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Wednesday, October 22, 2025
TopicOver-the-top

Topic: Over-the-top

Kerala govt’s broadband service gets major upgrade with OTT services, national ambition follows

Kerala Fibre Optic Network Ltd (KFON) will provide access to 29 OTT platforms and 350 channels starting Thursday, with a preference for south Indian languages.

The next battleground is OTT. Sadhus and preachers take a vow to make India ‘morally pure’

Hindu preachers Sadguru Riteshwar, Nivedita Bhide and mediapersons Swati Goel Sharma, Uday Mahurkar were part of a group presenting a 'white report' on OTT platforms that 'portray all Hindu men badly'.

Telcos urge TRAI to ignore start-ups’ objections as tussle over network usage fee for OTTs continues

OTT apps allegedly misled startups into signing joint letter in which they asked it not to side with the telcos, Cellular Operators Association of India alleges.

128 Indian startups write to TRAI, protest telcos’ demand to make OTT apps pay network usage fees

In their letter to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, startups like Zerodha & Razorpay reiterated their support for net neutrality & cautioned against overregulation of 'OTT' services.

TRAI seeks views from industry on regulation & selective ban of OTT apps after govt request

In its consultation paper, TRAI has sought views on 14 questions pertaining to definition of OTT services, need to bring such services under regulatory framework and its provisions.

You thought OTT is king? Think again. Survey says 70% find ‘value for money’ in good old TV

Indian audiences prefer TV services' 'bouquet of channels', although there's room to enhance consumer welfare, says survey by think tank Broadband India Forum & NGO CUTS Internationals.

SC issues notice to Centre on PIL seeking regulation of content on OTT platforms

The PIL has sought directions to the government for constituting an autonomous body or a board to monitor and filter content on various OTT platforms. 

Get artists & technicians in TV, OTT services under new labour code: I&B minister Javadekar

I&B ministry has proposed expanding the definition of cine workers so that artists & technical workers in TV and OTT platforms get social security benefits.

Why Imtiaz Ali is sure Netflix and Amazon Prime Video won’t kill cinema

At the Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival in Guwahati, ThePrint speaks to director Imtiaz Ali and actor Sobhita Dhulipala.

On Camera

Over five decades, 300 films—Asrani outlasted noise of stardom through character acting

He was the bridge connecting the era of legendary actors like Bachchan and Khanna in the 70s, Govinda and Salman Khan in the 90s, and even later, in films like Malamaal Weekly and Dhamaal.

What’s keeping homegrown consulting firms from taking on Big 4? Here’s what ICAI chief has to say

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India president Charanjot Singh Nanda, a stakeholder in govt's plans to promote home-grown consulting firms, speaks on what is holding back domestic firms.

Precise & proven: The Tomahawk, America’s prized missile wanted by Kyiv & feared by Kremlin

After initially showing interest in supplying the long-range missile to Ukraine, Trump appeared hesitant following his meeting with Zelenskyy, a day after his phone call with Putin.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.