Government Issues Another Advisory Against Online Betting, Gambling Ads

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Thursday advised media entities, media platforms and online advertisement intermediaries to refrain from carrying advertisements/ promotional content of betting platforms. In an advisory issued today, the Ministry has taken strong exception to the recent instances of mainstream English and Hindi newspapers carrying advertisements and promotional content of betting … Read more

Amazon Partners With Indian Government to Promote State Content

Amazon.com is partnering with India’s federal government to stream movies and TV shows from state-run studios as well as provide internships to students from government film institutes in a key market for the US e-commerce giant. India’s broadcasting ministry and Amazon signed an agreement on Wednesday, the company said in a statement, adding that the … Read more