CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2019
| Author | Heda, Shubhangi |
|---|---|
| Title | Murky Waters In Content Regulation: The Emergence Of Over The Top Video Streaming Services In India |
| Summary | The behaviour and culture shifts created by the internet has been visible in all aspects of our lives.The time we spent looking at our screens has increased immensely. This technological shift created by the internet has created a new kind of viewing experience that has characters of both television and films through Over the Top (OTT) video streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu etc. This change in viewing experience created by technology has led the content regulation policy at crossroads. In India, which has one of the largest film industry and ever-increasing population that consumes video content through television. Although this content consumption is now moving from television to OTTs because of the advantages of accessibility and portability provided by them. However, it has created a policy vacuum within the content regulation policy of the government. This thesis explores tries to analyse the impact of technology and changing medium on content regulation to assess the future of content regulation in India. It frames the attitude of the government towards censorship through assessing different vantage points that mark shift in the medium of dissemination. At the end it gives, recommendation contextualized the internet environment and its resultants effects on free speech in India. |
| Supervisor | Marius Dragomir |
| Department | School of Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2019/heda_shubhangi.pdf |
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