The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s recommendations on
media ownership are causing a ruckus within media. A lot of the coverage
has been pretty negative. Here are some facts and what the TRAI paper says
in that context. Fact The Times of India owns a television, radio, outdoor
and Internet business. Sun TV and its affiliates own television, radio,
newspapers, cable and DTH. This is true for several other media firms in India
in several other regions. The TRAI recommends using the Herfindahl
Hirschman Index, a globally accepted metric, to calculate media
concentration and impose cross-media restrictions. Fact more than 60 per cent
of the cable systems in India are owned by local politicians. In states
such as Punjab or Tamil Nadu, it is routine to block news channels
that are neutral or
show the politicians owning the cable firm in a
bad light. About one-third of India’s 135 news channels are owned by
politicians and real estate chaps who are in it for the
influence and power, not to become news brands.http://www.mid-day.com/articles/ridding-the-news-media-of-its-demons/15548151
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