CEO of The Luxury Collections, PVR Cinemas explains the importance of PVR Maison, the luxury boutique property it launched recently in Mumbai.
In its consultation paper, the TRAI has noted that many cable operators have started offering broadband services by taking feeds from internet service providers (ISPs) and telecom service providers. This is due to the rapid pace of technological advances making it possible to provide internet and telephone services over cable TV networks.
"With evolving technology, the network is also expected to evolve, and the NextGen wireless devices would operate on Open radio access networks (Open RAN). India can look to capitalize on manufacturing O-RAN products under the ‘Make in India’ program to cost-effectively deploy 5G networks and launch innovative 5G use cases. This may further motivate companies to invest in future technologies," says Chaudhary.
Amazon has launched Prime Video Channels in India, allowing its customers to subscribe to eight streaming services including Discovery+ and Mubi from one hub (Prime Video website or app), the latest in a series of efforts by the U.S. giant to win customers in the South Asian nation.
Streaming platforms offer a diverse range of storytelling options to directors in the South, newfound stardom to lesser-known actors and spoil the audience for choice as they consume content in different languages
Underlining the growing importance of streaming video and OTT services, Indian operator Bharti Airtel has announced the launch of its video platform as a service (VPaaS); it’s called Airtel IQ Video and was developed by Airtel’s in-house engineering teams.
India's video OTT market is expected to touch $12.5 billion by 2030 from about $1.5 billion in 2021 and the experts feel that the collaborations route is a positive step towards achieving this growth inorganically
Netflix’s recent announcement that it will soon begin reporting the number of hours that its titles have been viewed within 28 days of release, rather than the number of accounts reached.
Breaking language barriers, content from the South is having a moment in the sun on OTT platforms. And the platforms are further building their regional rosters to ensure subscribers remain engaged even beyond the pandemic.
The Maharashtra government has allowed the cinema halls to be opened with 50 per cent capacity. Prominent theatre owners, distributors and filmmakers celebrate this move and speak up on the way forward.