Stradding rival channels

IN Media Watch Briefs | 27/02/2008

Karan Thapar may have an exclusive contract with CNBC TV 18 and CNN IBN as an anchor but that doesn’t seem to preclude his advising a rival news channel! INX has announced that he will advise their news channel News X, its top editorial slot recently vacated by Vir Sanghvi. Thapar will do so through his TV company ITV. The folks at Network 18 cannot be pleased, CNN-IBN’s top honcho was emphatically denying the rumour of Karan’s impending role at News X only the other day.

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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.

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