Key Points
In an interview with ET, Madhavan voiced concerns about the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting's draft Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill and its impact on creative freedom..
Our efforts have emphasised the importance of light-touch regulation, especially within the context of content self-regulation, market-driven pricing, distribution framework forbearance, a National Broadcasting Policy (NBP), and positioning India as a global content and tech hub..
The bill seeks to integrate TV, radio, and OTT guidelines, potentially imposing a linear broadcasting framework on OTT services, leading to regulatory challenges..
It defines "broadcasting" as "one-to-many," including one-to-one OTT transmissions, and labels "OTT broadcasting service operators" as "broadcasting network operators," despite network operators being telecom and internet service providers..
The broadcast sector has faced challenges since late 2022 that can be attributed to global macroeconomic factors like inflation and supply chain disruptions..
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