I&B MINISTRY ASKS TV CHANNELS TO DISPLAY CREDITS OF SERIALS IN HINDI, REGIONAL LANGUAGES TOO
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) issued an advisory to all private television channels to display the casting/credits/titles of Hindi and regional languages serials in the respective languages as well. The ministry said the...
BOMBAY HIGH COURT PAVES WAY FOR RELEASE OF MISSION MANGAL
As per reports, the Bombay High Court on August 9 refused to stay the release of the Akshay Kumar starrer ‘Mission Mangal in a copyright infringement and breach of confidentiality suit filed by US based filmmaker Radha Bharadwaj. The plaintiff...
Marketers bet on unified cross-media measurement for efficient ad planning
India’s advertising ecosystem is gradually moving towards unified cross-screen measurement as sports viewership continues to fragment across TV, connected TV, and mobile, said industry executives.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s draft TV rating guidelines, which call for integrated measurement across...
Division Bench of the Delhi High Court stays release of the film ‘Udaipur Files’
In Maulana Arshad Madani v. Union of India & Ors., the Delhi High Court dealt with a challenge to the certification of the film Udaipur Files on the grounds that it vilified a particular community...
Calcutta High Court rules Vodafone Idea cannot use songs as caller tunes without copyright society licence
The Calcutta High Court held that Vodafone Idea cannot commercially exploit copyrighted songs as caller tunes without obtaining licences from the relevant copyright society. The Court rejected arguments...
Celebrities, influencers equally liable if they endorse misleading ads: Supreme Court in Patanjali case
The Supreme Court’s directive requiring self-declaration forms from broadcasters and print media before airing advertisements is a measure to combat misleading advertisements and safeguard consumer interests.
The Court’s stance on the liability of celebrities and social media...
NO STAY ON RELEASE OF NAWAZUDDIN SIDDIQUI-ATHIYA SHETTY'S STARRER MOTICHOOR CHAKHNACHOOR
Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Athiya Shetty starrer Motichoor Chaknachoor released on November 15 contrary to reports stating that there was a stay on the release of the film by a Bihar civil court.
According to reports, a local distributor had claimed...
BOMBAY HIGH COURT RESTRAINS ARISTO APPARELS FROM USING “SERO” OR DECEPTIVELY SIMILAR MARKS FOR TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT
In a suit of trademark infringement, the Bombay High Court passed an interim order of injunction against company M/s Aristo Apparels for selling men's clothing under brand “SERON”. The Court stated that Savla Corporation’s...
Govt issues new guidelines to curb misleading ads; bans surrogate ads
The government announced new guidelines to curb misleading advertisements and endorsers by banning surrogate ads, while imposing strict norms for those advertisements that seek to lure consumers offering discounts and free claims.
The new guidelines on "Prevention of Misleading Advertisements...
Broadcasters challenge TRAI letter asking broadcasters to provide a detailed architecture indicating which media is being used to deliver linear content to their own as well as third-party streaming platforms.
Star India has joined Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) and Sun TV Network to challenge the Telecom Regulatory Authority of...
