The patter-thon begins

IN Media Watch Briefs | 06/11/2010

And on a day when no newspapers came you would have to be really lucky to catch even a squeak of other news on TV channels waiting for Air Force One, waiting for the steps to join the craft, waiting for Barack and Michele to stop shaking hands, waiting for them to reach the Taj, waiting for him to stop signing the visitor’s book, waiting to jump on him for not mentioning Pakistan in the same breath as 26/11...

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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.