News Broadcasters

Given its unique position in the subcontinent, India is usually a first choice for establishing a South Asia bureau for international news organizations. Coupled with challenging speech and regulatory norms, the Firm has garnered a reputation as a first stop for global news organizations seeking to operate in India, given the decades of expertise we offer regarding speech regulations, structuring advisory, commercial considerations, and regulatory representation.

The Firm routinely advises reputed and globally renowned news organisations on the various compliances required under law for news entities operating in India, including on foreign investment matters, organisational structures and conducting pre-publication reviews of news pieces across mediums. As part of its on-going engagement with newsrooms, the team also advises clients on the various threats of actions they receive from third parties, including responses to police and other complaints, advise on mitigation strategies during governmental search and seizure actions, and have conducted training workshops for members of news organisations on content-related issues, along with the practical steps to be taken during search actions.

Owing to the Firm’s expertise in both law and business strategy, we are often a first stop for providing advisory services on the intersection of compliance and adoption of emerging technologies (including on proposed policy interventions for generative AI), particularly for legacy organisations. By providing strategic inputs on shifting policy mechanisms, we enable our clients to future-proof their businesses and remain agile in the face of legal and regulatory shifts.