PEERZADA ARSHAD HAMID : Articles

Kashmir cable restrictions: No let up after two months

BY PEERZADA ARSHAD HAMID| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |07/08/2009

"As a deputy Commissioner of Srinagar city I am committed to a free press but press too have some responsibilities."

BY PEERZADA ARSHAD HAMID| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |18/07/2009

So far no cable TV owner has approached the government seeking lifting of the 15 minute daily limit on the telecast of news.

Local Cable TV becomes a victim of Shopian unrest

BY PEERZADA ARSHAD HAMID| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |17/06/2009

Prior to imposing curbs, the owners and editors of Cable TV channels in Kashmir were summoned by the authorities and threatened that they had better "behave properly".

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Amazon resisting voluntary censorship

The new term for self censorship is voluntary censorship, as proposed by companies like Netflix and Hotstar. ET reports that streaming video service Amazon Prime is opposing a move by its peers to adopt a voluntary censorship code in anticipation of the Indian government coming up with its own rules. Amazon is resisting because it fears that it may alienate paying subscribers.

Let the games begin

Clearly, the run to the 2019 elections is on. A journalist received a call from someone saying they were from Aajtak channel and were conducting a survey, asking whom she was going to vote for in 2019. On being told that her vote was secret, the caller assumed she wasn't going to vote for 'Modiji'. The caller, a woman, also didn't identify herself. A month or two earlier the same journalist received a call, this time from a man, asking if she was going to vote for the BSP.