News MIB has granted 163 news channel licences in last 5 years

[Deepu]

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) has granted licences to 163 TV channels in the last five years, as per data till December 2014. Minister of State (MoS) for Information & Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore also said that information regarding the number of functional channels is being collated and will be laid on the table of the house (Lok Sabha) subsequently. The ministry does not have mandate over issues relating to the wages and terms of employment of journalists and other employees of TV news channels, Rathore added. The MIB has granted licences to 832 TV channels till 9 April 2014, out of which 406 are news and current affairs channels and 426 are non-news and current affairs channels.

Read more at: http://www.televisionpost.com/television/mib-has-granted-163-news-channel-licences-in-last-5-years/ | TelevisionPost.com

 

[IndianMascot]

But very few of them are able to provide different content.

 

[Technoglitch]

Mostly shut down in three years time

 

[san'D'eep]

So they gave the license under the tagline Lot hai Sale hai...Lot hai Sale hai..

 

[Technoglitch]

 

[DashMajor]

Many channels not even started

 

[Technoglitch]

And license canceled too

 

[NinadG]

Govt should take some application money or licence fee from licence applicants at the time of application being filed... if not already taking....