Content creators await govt’s OTT regulation

Streaming platform executives and content creators are hopeful that the central government’s recent move to bring digital news and over-the-top (OTT) services under the ambit of the information and broadcasting ministry will not lead to censorship of creative expression. The industry experts expressed their views at Fast Track Digital, a knowledge series organized by Ficci.

Earlier this month, in a gazette notification signed by the President, digital audio-visual content, including films and web shows on OTT platforms, as well as online news and current affairs platforms, were brought under I&B ministry’s purview.