A new report from the British Film Institute (BFI) reveals that film and high end TV tax breaks have resulted in the highest ever return on investment in the U.K.
Manga publishing giants Shogakukan, Shueisha, Kadokawa and Kodansha have a new batch of pirate sites in their collective crosshairs. In one action they have asked a US court to help them obtain the identities of several 'pirate' operators pulling in a few million visits per month. In another, just two domains are pulling in a staggering 290 million visits per month.
Adult entertainment company Malibu Media continues to dig itself into a deeper hole. After it failed to pay tens of thousands of dollars to a man who was wrongfully accused of movie piracy, the company's assets were restrained. And after a dramatic hearing last week, the total amount owed has more than doubled to $108,271.
The new IT rules, which came into effect in May this year, mandate that significant social media intermediaries (those with other 50 lakhs users) appoint a grievance officer, nodal officer and a chief compliance officer. The personnel are required to be residents of India
This year more than half of the country's smartphone consumers bought their devices online, compared to more than one-third last year, a new report revealed.
Political news and opinion programming across CNN, Fox News and MSNBC accounted for 83% of the most watched 5,000 cable TV shows of 2021 (Jan. 1-Nov. 30) among total viewers, according to a VIP+ analysis of live and same-day measurement.
Facebook has announced a plethora of updates for users across the globe. Meta has started testing a new much-needed feature for English-speaking users globally including creators, who've been locked out of their accounts.
Global scrutiny of 'Big Tech' firms is likely to increase as countries including India look to classify social media firms as content publishers. In fact, Australia is planning a wide-ranging parliamentary inquiry into the behaviour of the world's largest technology companies.
Minister of Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw, in a written reply (starred question) in the Rajya Sabha, also stated the ministry has taken note of reports based on a whistleblower's statements about Facebook and its alleged role in circulation of hate speech, fake news and misinformation.
The popularity of online curated content (OCC) services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar and others has been growing in India with 148 million Indians having subscribed to these platforms in 2020.