107 TV channels noticed adjustments in possession in final 5 years: MIB in LS | Newest Information India

Of the 24 information channels that noticed their possession change, 5 are in Hindi, one in English and Hindi, and eighteen in different scheduled languages. Of the 83 non-news channels, 4 are in Hindi, two in English, seven in Hindi and English, and seventy in different scheduled languages. An in depth record of the channels in query was not given.

Vaishnaw was answering a query requested by TMC MP Sougata Ray.

One of the vital vital channel takeovers within the current previous was the Adani Group’s acquisition of NDTV although which the group acquired a 64.71 per cent stake in NDTV in a deal that formally concluded in March 2023.

Ray had additionally requested if the Malayalam information channel, Reporter TV, had adopted the due guidelines on its change of possession. Vaishnaw replied that the ministry had acquired an intimation for change in shareholding sample. “On examination, it was discovered that the mentioned change required corrective measures according to the provisions of the extant Coverage Tips, the identical have been suggested accordingly,” his response learn.

Within the response, the minister had mentioned that amongst different issues, as per the Tips for Uplinking and Downlinking of Tv Channels, 2022, change in possession could be executed by intimating the change in shareholding patterns to the ministry inside 30 days, or by transferring permission with the prior approval of the MIB. If the due processes will not be adopted, permissions could be suspended or cancelled.