The advice was made to the MIB as a part of the parliamentary panel’s Calls for for Grants report for 2025-26, which was introduced within the Lok Sabha on Friday and within the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
“If want be, the ministry (MIB) may additionally look into the feasibility of bringing” the MeitY, MIB and the telecom division (DoT) “below one umbrella for higher coordination for points rising as a result of convergence of applied sciences,” the report mentioned.
The media business is present process a major transformation, with the widespread adoption of smartphones and inexpensive high-speed cellular broadband boosting on-line media consumption.
Nevertheless, the committee’s proposal is anticipated to face a pushback from the broadcasting business, business insiders mentioned.
Trade our bodies such because the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Basis (IBDF) have beforehand knowledgeable the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) throughout consultations that broadcasting companies are essentially totally different from utility-based telecommunication companies of their constitutional positioning.The standing committee has additionally urged the MIB to contemplate introducing a complete media invoice to deal with considerations associated to broadcasting, cable tv, and over-the-top (OTT) platforms.
