The council has upped the GST rates for both the industries to bring parity between distribution & licencing services, as well as parity with colour printing of images from film or digital media.
The unauthorized copying and distribution of copyrighted content is a multi-billion dollar puzzle that entertainment industry companies are desperate to solve.
NBCUniversal’s cable and broadcast networks are still live on YouTube TV, after the media company and Google reached a short-term extension to their previous distribution agreement just prior to the Sept. 30 midnight ET expiration.
Disney CEO Bob Chapek at a Goldman Sachs conference said Disney+ would add fewer subscribers in Q3 than it did the quarter prior.
While there was no official announcement, Sony Music is expanding its “Artists Forward” program with the opening of Artist Assistance, a service offering access to free, confidential counseling services to address stress, anxiety, depression, grief, family and relationship issues.
Global SVOD subscriptions will increase by 491 million between 2021 and 2026 to reach 1.64 billion, according to Digital TV Research.
A joint working committee should be set up between NBDA and BARC to ensure that all the issues are addressed before viewership data for the news genre is resumed, NBDA President Rajat Sharma said in a letter to BARC CEO Nakul Chopra.
Cheaper 4G mobile phones and affordable data prices have caused a seismic shift in viewership habits of Indians, says the report.
The tournament has garnered 380 million viewers until match #35, according to BARC figures.
The country's economy is set for a stronger performance going forward, driven by growth in large corporates, agriculture and most importantly digital startup sector, veteran banker KV Kamath said.