According to Freedom House, private newspapers in Bhutan face "financial fragility" and rely on government advertisements for approximately 80 percent of their income.
In 2012, a financial crisis occurred and the government chose to only run advertisements for the then-upcoming 2013 elections on state media outlets.
The government was accused of intentionally reducing advertising revenue to retaliate against The Bhutanese's reporting on governmental corruption.
[4] Today Kuensel is the only newspaper in the country published daily with two language editions, Dzongkha and English.
Before the introduction of local television, there was spillover from services in India and Bangladesh, blocked by the mountainous terrain of the southern lowlands.
In 2008 the adoption of the constitution by Lyonpo Leki Dorji meant that the BBS would now be taking on a more pivotal in educating the public.
[10] The government issued an order to DoT MoC in April 1999 to make internet working until June 2, 1999, giving them three months to get done.
Internet access in the country has had a major boost by mobile networks, largely by EDGE/GPRS and the new 3G technology platforms.
The fixed telephone lines are declining in Bhutan from a small base as the mobile segment keeps expanding.
[16] In 2011, a concerned citizen of Bhutan started a digital campaign on Facebook with the objective of convincing the government to amend an Act which was recently passed and was being strictly implemented.
[2] "Gasa Lamai Singye" was the first film movie made by Ugyen Wangdi the founder of the Country's fledgling cinema in 1989.
The Bhutanese lama Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche is a well-known filmmaker, who produced and directed The Cup and Travellers and Magicians.
[18] In 2022 the country's first nomination Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom, for best international feature for the Oscars was a debut from director Pawo Choyning Dorji.