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IN Media Watch Briefs | 03/01/2012

After initial denials Network18 & TV18 have confirmed acquisition of ETV Group assets & that the RIL Trust will be funding the deal. The proceeds will be used for debt repayment, and allow the group’s expansion into regional space, reports exchange4media. In September the Hoot had reported on the soft pedalling by CNN IBN of the CAG report on the the government favouring Reliance. Now one will need to track how the Network 18 channels will cover RIL henceforth.

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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.