INDIAN BROADCASTING FOUNDATION (IBF)

INDIAN BROADCASTING FOUNDATION (IBF)

Subject : Governance

Context : The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), the apex body of broadcasters, is expanding its purview to cover digital streaming platforms and will be renamed the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF).

Concept :

• The move would bring broadcasters and OTT (over-the-top) platforms, which have seen a substantial jump in their viewership base after the pandemic, under one roof.
• For this, the IBDF was in the process of forming a new wholly-owned subsidiary to handle all matters of digital media.
• The IBDF would also form a self-regulatory body, the Digital Media Content Regulatory Council (DMCRC), for digital OTT platforms.

About IBF

• The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) was founded in the year 1999.
• The IBF is the parent organisation of the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC) which was set up in the year 2011.
• The BCCC examines content-related complaints relating to all non-news general entertainment channels in India.