Information and Broadcasting Ministry working on new Broadcasting Services Bill

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) is planning to come out with the Broadcasting Services Regulation (BSR) Bill 2023, which, once it becomes law, will replace the current Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation who spoke to ET.

While the CTN Act 1995 primarily regulates the content and operation of cable TV networks, the BSR Bill will have a considerably larger scope as it will govern over-the-top (OTT), cable TV, direct-to-home (DTH), headend-in-the-sky (HITS), internet protocol television (IPTV), and radio.