Harit Nagpal, the MD and CEO of India’s largest Pay TV distributor - Tata Sky is known to be a vocal man. Time and again, he has used several platforms and occasions to bring the industry’s concerns to the notice of the government and regulators.
India's homegrown short-format video app Chingari has signed a global music licensing agreement with the country's oldest and largest music label, Saregama.
Media experts said that even though smaller films may recover some of their investments by selling to the platforms, their struggle to be seen widely continues
Walt Disney-owned Star India's general entertainment and sports channels cumulatively have an estimated international subscriber base of 216 million, as of September 2021. Star's general entertainment channels have 132 million subscribers while the sports channels have 84 million subscribers.
Most major studios have agreed to go back to an eight-week window for theatrical for their future releases. This goes to show the confidence they have in the exhibition business, which retains over 65% revenues for them, experts said
The merger of Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEE) and Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) is in the final stages of stitching up, Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, ZEE confirmed at the APOS India Summit. He added that the consolidation is going to benefit the whole industry. "ZEE and Sony will form the largest media entertainment player in the country. Our revenues on a standalone basis combined will be close to $2 billion, and the capital that Sony is going to infuse in the merged entity ($1.575 billion) will give us the opportunity to invest in premium content, including sports. We will be able to generate great value for our stakeholders," he said.
Social media platforms must be seen as publishers and not as intermediaries. Currently, social media platforms are treated as intermediaries and enjoy legal protection from the content published on their platforms.
One of Asia’s leading international media events, SMF builds Singapore as a gateway to Asia for producers, distributors, talent and opportunities.
The Walt Disney Co. is planning to turbocharge its content spending in its fiscal 2022 calendar year, which began Oct.1. According to the company’s annual report, which was filed with the SEC Wednesday afternoon, Disney plans to spend approximately $33 billion on content over the next year, inclusive of its streaming programming, linear programming, and sports content.
The consumption of content on digital entertainment platforms has increased at an alarming rate. Countering security challenges such as data breaches, content piracy, and transparency have become critical driving forces for enterprises across industries as digital platforms have become the people's go-to media.