Last month, RipRequests, a popular Discord server specializing in music piracy, went down after receiving a complaint relating to an early leak of Adele's album '30'. Its operator now says that the RIAA turned up at his home this weekend to hand-deliver a cease-and-desist notice.
n a detailed report and recommendation, Virginia Magistrate Judge Theresa Buchanan concludes that the RIAA is entitled to more than $82 million in piracy damages from YouTube rippers FLVTO and 2Conv. The sites and their Russian operator are liable for willful and repeated copyright infringement, which resulted in significant losses for the music industry.
Broadband internet service provider (ISP) Excitel Monday said it has partnered with PlayboxTV platform, an OTT aggregator application, and launched the OTT entertainment plan 2.0 priced at 799.
News broadcasters across the board are gearing up to monetise their digital ad inventory by selling it together with broadcast FCT (free commercial time) as part of integrated advertising deals. However, market experts say though the news broadcasters have been doing TV+digital ad deals, they are yet to realise the full potential of their digital inventory
Spending on content around the world jumped by 14% in 2021 to more than $220 billion according to a new forecasts and data from Ampere Analysis. They also predict that the trend will continue into 2022 when the global content spent will top $230 billion.
It was in August 2020 when Instagram first went all out to take on TikTok with the Reels feature. If 2020 was about laying the ground phase for Reels to take on TikTok, then 2021 was all about Instagram becoming more and more about becoming like the popular app owned by ByteDance
Streaming giant Disney+ Hotstar is seemingly testing a new monthly mobile plan for select Android users. The mobile plan is available for users for as low as Rs 49 per month on select payment methods.
The recorded music industry continues to lose between Rs2,016 crore and Rs. 2,791 crore annually due to obsolete laws, making it difficult to get adequate compensation from mediums like radio, television and short video apps as well as public performances
The 15-strong shortlist for the Oscars’ International Feature Film category is due on Tuesday, so it’s time to run down my annual preview of titles that have a good shot at making the cut. Films from a total 93 countries are eligible in the race this year, and below we take a close look at a selection of them.
Alarmed at the growing danger from cyberattacks and threats to national security, the government is in the process of setting up a unified national level cyber security task force with a special focus on the risks of emanating from the telecom sector.