Union govt merges five film units, revises DTH guidelines
Op IndiaIn a decision taken today to support the film sector, the Union cabinet has merged five film units to create one government entity to handle all issues related to movies. The union cabinet today decided to merge Films Division, Directorate of Film Festivals, National Film Archives of India and Children’s Fil Society with the National Film Development Corporation. Government revises DTH guidelines for obtaining license in India In another decision taken today, the union government has approved the proposal for the revision of the guidelines for obtaining licenses for providing Direct-To-Home broadcasting service in India. The difference is expected to enable DTH service providers to invest for more coverage leading to increased operations and higher growth and thus enhanced and regular license fee payment by them.