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LetUsChill

The Bill That Never Was: The Comeback, Resistance, and Downfall of the Broadcasting Bill

Through this post, we hope to summarise the unceasing, confusing, and concerning developments around the Broadcasting Bill that have occurred since late July 2024 - including but not limited to the secret circulation of a 2024 revised version and its potential withdrawal/ reconsideration.

30 August, 2024

10 min read

Tejasi Panjiar

Broadcast Bill

Cheat Sheet for Penalties under the Broadcasting Bill, 2023

The Broadcasting Bill, 2023 has several compliance requirements and heavy penalties for digital creators. We are releasing a cheat sheet on the penalties for the benefit of stakeholders to highlight the liability the Broadcasting Bill may impose on them and the impact on their livelihood.

28 August, 2024

3 min read

Tejasi Panjiar &

Prateek Waghre

Broadcast Bill

Summary of stakeholder comments received by MIB on the Broadcasting Bill, 2023

We share copies and a summary of the comments submitted by stakeholders during the public consultation on the draft Broadcasting Bill, 2023, based on the RTI response we received from MIB.

06 August, 2024

10 min read

Tejasi Panjiar &

Shravani Nag Lanka

LetUsChill

Correspondence over comments & consent: MIB’s pursuit of permission for releasing comments on the Broadcasting Bill

We wrote to the MIB asking them to proactively make the responses received on the Broadcasting Bill public. MIB also wrote to us and other participants of the consultation process seeking permission to share their comments with RTI applicants requesting it.

06 March, 2024

2 min read

Tejasi Panjiar

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