Cinema

CCI orders Tamil/Telugu film producers not to issue boycott calls

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered the Tamil Film Producers Council (TFPC) and Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce (TFCC) and their office bearers from issuing boycott calls in the future.

migrator

Chennai

The CCI in its June 22 order also said, their boycott call issued in 2018 following a dispute with digital service providers like Qube Cinema Technologies Pvt Ltd and UFO violated the Competition Act. 

"Considering the nature/duration of and level of participation in the strike/boycott call as also considering the submissions that movies continued to be released during the period of strike, on a holistic and comprehensive assessment, the Commission refrains from imposing any monetary penalty upon the associations with a firm warning that any such future conduct would be construed as recidivism with attendant aggravated consequences," the CCI said. 

The CCI also directed the two film producer associations to ensure that the platform of trade associations is not utilised for anti-competitive behaviour and they are advised to conduct events educating their respective members about the awareness of competition law and the consequent need for competition compliance. 

Visit news.dtnext.in to explore our interactive epaper!

Download the DT Next app for more exciting features!

Click here for iOS

Click here for Android

2026 TN elections | Chandrababu Naidu criticises DMK government, bats for NDA in Tamil Nadu

Udhayanidhi's Rs 7.36 crore Red Giant investment missing in 2026 affidavit, IT Department tells Madras HC

Sat on laps of MGR, Sivaji Ganesan, I did not take advantage of that: Kamal Haasan

2026 TN elections | Madras High Court declines plea to direct ED probe in cash seizure case

BJP to resolve decades-old Gorkha issue within 6 months of forming govt in Bengal: Amit Shah