The Department of Information and Broadcasting has requested to operate OTT, VOD and IPTV services only with a license.
By publishing a notice, the department has requested to operate/make OTT, VOD and IPTV services only after obtaining a license.
According to the National Broadcasting (Eleventh Amendment) Regulations, 2078 published in the Nepal Gazette Volume 71, there is a provision that OTT, VOD and IPTV services can only be operated with a license.
The department has also asked the OTT, VOD and IPTV organizations that are operating without a license to immediately stop the operation of those services.
The Department of Information and Broadcasting has also warned that if the service is operated without a license from the department, action will be taken according to the law.