The European Commission has published its assessment of the May 2023 Recommendation aimed at combating live sports piracy. While even the modest progress reported is positive by definition, for rightsholders urging immediate action, the promise of further discussion as a foundation for future initiatives and potential progress, are not what most, if any, had in mind.
MIB to revamp digital ethics code with new AI and deepfake rules
The Ministry issued a fresh public notice on November 26, granting an additional two weeks for stakeholders to submit their inputs via email, following its earlier announcement on November 7 that initiated consultations for a nationwide anti-piracy strategy.
Earlier this month, the IT Ministry notified the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules (DPDP Rules, 2025) and, with them, operationalised parts of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act, 2023).
The sixth day of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2025 yesterday featured a thought-provoking masterclass titled ‘The New AI Cinema: A Discourse on Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs)’, bringing together eminent voices from technology and cinema to discuss the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence-driven filmmaking
The influence the iconic table-top roleplaying game has had on Matt and Ross Duffer’s ’80s-set, sci-fi phenomenon is undeniable, both in terms of how often the game itself is played throughout the show, and the classic monsters and villains it has inspired within the show’s universe.
Following a lawsuit, Warner Music Group, one of America’s leading multinational record label conglomerates, announced its partnership with Suno AI, a US-based generative AI music platform.
Warner Bros Discovery has received initial buyout offers from industry giants Paramount Skydance, Comcast and Netflix, signalling the beginning of what could become one of Hollywood’s most significant consolidation moves in recent years.
The bidding process, confirmed by a source familiar with the matter, sets the stage for a potential ownership shift of the iconic studio, home to some of the world’s most valuable entertainment brands, a Reuters report stated
Netflix’s hit sci-fi series ‘Stranger Things’ is about to ride to its conclusion with a marketing and merchandising blitz befitting a blockbuster movie. Ahead of the fifth and final season’s debut on Wednesday (Nov. 26), thousands turned out in Los Angeles at a cycling event dubbed ‘One Last Ride’, a nod to the show’s bike-riding teenagers in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana.
At the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), veteran editor Sreekar Prasad led a session titled ‘From Mind to Screen: Vision to Execution – An Editing Workshop’, that drew the audience into cinema’s quietest yet most decisive space — the editing table, where scenes find balance and stories settle into form.