The young operator of a small YouTube channel that showed the Jake Paul vs Ben Askren fight to less than 300 viewers has lost his case against Triller after failing to show up. Triller is celebrating the default judgment as a big win but the case shows that even when defendants fail to appear, a judge is still able to cut through excessive claims for damages.
Several Hollywood studios and Netflix have teamed up in a new copyright infringement lawsuit against PrimeWire, a long-standing pirate streaming portal with millions of visitors per month. After forcing blocking measures in numerous countries around the world, the MPA is now seeking to bring the portal to its knees, demanding hefty monetary damages and a broad injunction.
A man accused of downloading adult movies via BitTorrent has hit back at 'copyright troll' Strike 3 Holdings. In a filing at the federal court of Maryland, the defendant denies any wrongdoing. Instead, he accuses Strike 3 of contempt of court, as a process server allegedly pressured him into a settlement negotiation, violating a court order.
Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said that the government is aware of the growing risks of dominance of various big tech platforms and is deploying tools and capabilities to deal with the same.
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal has said that the ministry has no information about the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) setting up a task force to monitor and regulate advertising on over-the-top (OTT) platforms.
The tech giants will need to balance subscriber acquisition with retaining existing customers to avoid losing subs. While most streaming services are still trying to scale up, a fresh challenge is emerging for companies hoping to be viable players in the market: large-scale churn.
The Walt Disney Company’s board of directors has named Susan Arnold, a 14-year member of the board, as its new chairman to succeed outgoing chair Bob Iger.
Arnold will begin as chairman of the board Dec. 31, after Iger leaves Disney at the end of the year.
Consumer data intelligence company Axis My India’s latest findings for the India Consumer Sentiment Index (CSI) revealed that 27 per cent of people in the country watch OTT, with the majority of viewers being in the age group of 18-35. Hotstar is the preferred choice, followed by Amazon Prime, Netflix, Jio TV, and MX Player.
Information and Broadcasting (I&B) minister Anurag Thakur has said that public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has decided to phase out obsolete Analog Terrestrial TV (ATT) transmitters since DD Free Dish is offering a plethora of content without any cost to people across the country barring Andaman & Nicobar Island
NBCUniversal has launched its all-reality TV ad-free subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) streaming service in India called hayu. It has launched the direct-to-consumer (DTC) service on a full array of devices: mobile, tablet, laptop, connected TVs, and selected consoles