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Vintage Vibes: OTT Platforms to Follow 1990s Cable TV Rules for 'Sanskari' Buffering

18 March 2026 - New Delhi, Delhi

Record date
18 Mar 2026
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
The odd part

The government has successfully invented a regulatory time machine, ensuring that 2026's 8K resolution content is governed by the moral standards of a 1994 Doordarshan puppet show.

What happened

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has introduced the 'Draft IT (Digital Code) Rules 2026,' which cleverly copy-pastes the 1994 Cable TV Programme Code onto modern streaming giants. OTT platforms must now ensure that any protagonist showing more than 2 inches of ankle or speaking in a tone louder than a whisper is replaced by a scrolling ticker of patriotic poems. Creators are reportedly thrilled to discover that 'creative freedom' in 2026 is officially defined as 'anything your grandmother wouldn't mute.'

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