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Media CEOs seek light-touch norms; Trai defends reforms
Financial Express Delhi
|October 08, 2025
FICCI FRAMES SUMMIT
MEDIA VETERANS on Tuesday underlined the urgency of a “light-touch” approach to regulation, saying that the burden of compliance was stifling innovation and growth.
The comments, made at the inaugural session of the two-day Ficci Frames Summit in Mumbai, come at a time when the domestic media and entertainment sector—valued at %2.5 lakh crore—is slated to touch %3 lakh crore by 2027, growing at 7% perannum.OTT users have surpassed the 600-million-mark, even as TV homes stand at about 190 million.
"Forbearance is something we have always advocated, and ifweare to realise our ambitious growth vision, self-regulation and industry best practices must guide the way,’ Kevin Vaz, CEO-entertainment, JioStar, and chairman, media & entertainment committee, Ficci, said.
This story is from the October 08, 2025 edition of Financial Express Delhi.
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