New Guidelines for OTT, Ekta Kapoor and Prasoon Joshi Welcomes, while Pritish Urges to Tread carefully
With too much backlash to several web series and digital content, we now see the government embarking with new guidelines for the OTT stuff this Thursday. The moment it came, the film stalwarts like EKta Kapoor, Vikram Bhatt, Prasoon Joshi and others seemed to react to it. While Pritish Nandy, a known producer and activist was seen saying that there is a need to carefully move ahead with some regulations.
On the other hand, the trio are among the known film producers and directors and called the act of government to be a great move. However, Nandy and Onir seemed to have different sayings on this move. The former accepted it, while the latter slammed the move. The government was seen coming up with the code of ethics, while the three tier grievance redressal mechanism seemed applicable to all the streaming platforms including Netflix, Amazon and Disney Plus sizzlingstar.Â
Let’s check what Ekta Kapoor and Prasoon Joshi have to say about the new OTT guidelines from Government of India as under:
Heartening to see the new guidelines that provide a level playing field for digital news media and OTT platforms. #ResponsibleFreedom
— Ekta Kapoor (@ektarkapoor) February 25, 2021
Initiative by MIETY @MIB_India to balance business interest of digital,SM platform & empowering users provides clarity. In a commercial industry even a creatively commercial one-if the audiences’ share of wallet is asked for,their share of voice needs to be taken cognisance of.
— Prasoon Joshi (@prasoonjoshi_) February 25, 2021
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