Action on political ownership?

IN Media Watch Briefs | 24/01/2014

Is the pressure to do something about political ownership of media growing? TRAI chairman Rahul Khullar said at the CII media roundtable today that political ownership and surrogate political ownership has to stop immediately. He added that TRAI was also not buying the notion that state governments should be allowed to own TV channels. "30 CMs wanting to open up 30 channel and tell you what their view of the world is. Let them use their political channels for that."

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