Center to issue fresh guidelines for TRP and OTT, says Javadekar

As television and the online streaming viewers increased in the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Centre is mulling to soon release a fresh set of rules and guidelines to manage the process.

Lok Sabha MPs posed a series of queries on TRP manipulation and regulation of OTT content and the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar responded to them by saying that the government is taking affirmative action and will notify new guidelines in each case, according to reports.

The government recently brought OTT platforms, such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ Hotstar, besides other online news and current affairs content, under the ambit of the I&B ministry, giving it powers to regulate policies and rules for the digital space.

The government recently brought OTT platforms, such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ Hotstar, besides other online news and current affairs content, under the ambit of the I&B ministry, giving it powers to regulate policies and rules for the digital space. Deccan Herald