TRAI Releases Consultation Paper on Media Ownership

TRAI has released a consultation paper on Media Ownership. Comments are invited on the following issues by 24th October 2008, (a) cross media ownership across different segments of media such as print/ television/ radio (horizontal integration); (b) cross holding restrictions to prevent consolidation including ‘vertical integration’ within a media segment such as television or radio; © market share in the city/state/country within each media segment; and (d) cross control/ownership across telecom and media segments. For a copy of the Consultation Paper on Media Ownership click here