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    Lionsgate Play Confirms ‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2 Pick-Up As Indian Streamer Unveils To Theatrical-First Plan & Hollywood Push

    • 20.04.2026
    • Deadline

    Lionsgate Play has committed to the second season of Heated Rivalry, as the Indian streamer switches to a major Hollywood push and a theatrical first model.

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    The Last Time Everyone Watched the Same Thing

    • 20.04.2026
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    No one knew it at the time, but 2014 — more precisely, Ellen DeGeneres' star-studded selfie moment — marked the peak of a monoculture that no longer exists. The numbers show a long decay ever since.

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    JioHotstar turns content search into conversation with OpenAI powered voice discovery

    • 20.04.2026
    • BestMediaInfo

    The feature, Conversational Voice Discovery (CVD), is designed to understand not just what users are asking for, but what they have not yet articulated

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    From expansion to optimisation: Is Netflix entering a recalibration phase?

    • 20.04.2026
    • Exchange4media

    After walking away from Warner Bros. Discovery, Netflix sharpens focus on advertising, live programming, content ownership and ARPU; India could be a key testbed for its next growth phase

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    What lies behind the decline in movie screen count in south India?

    • 20.04.2026
    • Mint

    Southern Indian states saw a 1% drop in screen count in 2025, even as India overall recorded 3% growth. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka led the decline, driven by struggling single screens—though multiplex redevelopments may partly offset the losses.

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    ‘AI slop’ floods platforms, squeezing creators and testing user trust

    • 19.04.2026
    • Mint

    For creators, the main casualty is visibility, great content gets buried under sheer volume, making consistent engagement and monetization much harder to sustain.

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    Anna’s Archive Loses $322 Million Spotify Piracy Case Without a Fight

    • 17.04.2026
    • Torrent Freak

    Spotify and several major record labels, including UMG, Sony, and Warner, secured a $322 million default judgment against the unknown operators of Anna's Archive.

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    Warner Bros. Files Criminal Complaint Against Chilean IPTV Operator Over “Alarming” Piracy Growth

    • 17.04.2026
    • Torrent Freak

    Hollywood giant Warner Bros. Entertainment is concerned about the "alarming" growth of IPTV piracy in Chile. After securing a dynamic site blocking order in February, targeting brands like MagisTV and FlujoTV, the studio is now raising the stakes with a criminal complaint targeting Streaming Chile SpA, an operation that claims to serve over 35,000 customers worldwide.

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    India among top AI users globally, but adoption remains concentrated in major cities: OpenAI

    • 16.04.2026
    • Storyboard18

    OpenAI report says India is a leading AI market in coding and reasoning but usage is highly concentrated in top cities, with big gaps in access and advanced applications

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    Centre to introduce Telecommunications (Broadcasting Services) Rules 2026 soon

    • 16.04.2026
    • Storyboard18

    Broadcast rules for teleports and DTH may be taken up soon, as a broader regulatory reset of the sector is underway.

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