Government mandates accessibility features for OTT platforms

The Press Information Bureau reports that India's government has issued accessibility guidelines requiring OTT platforms to implement features for hearing and visually impaired audiences. The guidelines mandate subtitles, audio descriptions, and other assistive technologies. This policy impacts content creators and studios producing for streaming services, establishing compliance standards that affect production workflows and distribution across the Indian AVGC sector.

Reported by PIB. This is a wire brief — read the full story here.