[icernet] Govt To Freeze Frame On FDI In TV News Channels By Jan

[Arul Selvan]

The Union Cabinet will consider three options before making a decision 
on the foreign equity component of news TV channels uplinking from 
India, according to Information & Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj. 
The Cabinet may either bring the TV news channels’ foreign equity 
structure on par with FDI in news publications (26 per cent), or make it 
comparable with other areas in broadcasting (cable and direct-to-home) 
at 49 per cent. Yet another option before the Cabinet is to bar news 
channels with foreign equity from uplinking altogether.

Source:
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=24330