Cross-media Controls

There are curbs on newspapers owning TV and radio channels. The issues here must be properly understood. Such ownership caps were introduced in a few countries when there was no media plurality.
These are the days of satellite TV which cuts across the territories. In India, we have 80,000+ registered publications and 800+ TV channels. It is the most plural media market. Private media in India is not allowed into terrestrial TV. Technologically too cross – media curbs are not tenable. There is convergence of technology. There is access of several print and electronic media on the computer, tablet and mobile. There is no one geographical market or no domination of one media. The  competing media today are the internet and social media. These may become source of news of doubtful veracity. Cross–media curbs, wherever they exist, are being dismantled to create a level playing field .

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