(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: Regulating Over-the-top (OTT) Content

(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: Regulating Over-the-top (OTT) content

Topic: Regulating Over-the-top (OTT) content

Guest:

Jiten Jain, (Cyber Content Analyst)
Karnika Seth, (Advocate, Cyber Law)
Stuti Sardana, (Film & Media Critic)
Sunil K. Gupta, (Secretary TRAI)

Topic Description:

In the recent past we have seen a rapid proliferation of video and audio content provided through Over the Top or OTT services. According to a industry data as of 2018 India is the tenth largest market for OTT in the world with an overall revenue of more than 4000 crore rupees. The CAGR growth for the subscription based video on demand platforms is expected to be 23.33 % in next five years.

The issue of regulation of content provided on OTT platforms is being hotly debated now a days and the govt has also started it's consultation process with all stakeholders. Aiming at self regulation earlier this year in January some of the OTT service providers had agreed to a code of best practices for themselves . However one of the major players Amazon did not sign up this code saying current laws are adequate for regulation .