Video on Demand (VoD) is one of the fastest growing segments of the audiovisual industry in India, projected to reach 465.5m users by 2027. VoD refers to a digital media distribution model where the end users can watch videos at their own convenience usually through an online platform or service. In his latest academic article,…
Media Influence Matrix 2020 The news media market in India is regionally and linguistically fragmented but ownership is concentrated within a handful of large players, more so in regional geographies. It is significant that the news business is largely run and owned by individuals (and families) with primarily non-media business interests and assets. Advertising makes…
India in Media Influence Matrix It took the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), a key player in India’s media policy, two years and seven months to release public data that had been officially requested in 2015 by TheHoot.org, a website mapping media ownership in India. The ministry said that such data couldn’t be released…
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) published suggestions to transform the media landscape in the country, in order to impose restrictions on media ownership, and prevent dominance by a few media houses. The authority also highlighted negative trends in media ownership. 21 February 2020 Outlook, an English-language Indian weekly asked experts about TRAI’s suggestion, including CMDS…
Media Influence Matrix 2019 It took the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), a key player in India’s media policy, two years and seven months to release public data that had been officially requested in 2015 by TheHoot.org, a website mapping media ownership in India. The ministry said that such data couldn’t be released as…
India has recently seen a massive growth in video streaming services, but this came in a regulatory vacuum. Self-regulation by the industry alone, without the interference of the government, would be the right approach, a new policy paper argues. 12 November 2019 Over-the-top (OTT) media services, streaming directly to viewers over the internet, revolutionized the…