In India on January 31, 2006 a Media Advisory Group to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has cleared a proposal for 24/7 private NEWS channels.
The Information, Communication and Entertainment (ICE) Committee main brief has been at the bigger picture of how to regulate the media that is growing in its powerbase.
So far, the government has banned news broadcasts on Commercial Radio FM stations.
This may well all change if the ICE Committee recommendations are accepted at Cabinet level and also herald the advent of local 24 hour news radio.
It is suggested the PM also does not have a strong opinion on the news issue either.
The ICE Committee findings come at a time when the next swathe of commercial FM licenses have been bid for and licenses granted.
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