As part of an ongoing lawsuit, a group of independent movie companies wants Colorado-based Internet provider WOW! to disclose the personal details of thousands of persistent pirates. The filmmakers also request the option to file separate lawsuits against these alleged pirates, but that clearly goes a step too far for the Internet provider.
Telecom Watchdog, a nonprofit, Thursday sought intervention from sector regulator to prevent Vodafone Idea (Vi) from moving SMS to a higher tariff bracket of Rs 179 which it said would discourage subscribers to port out to other service providers.
The central government is considering separate legislation for social media companies in order to develop safe and open cyberspace, minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said.
The production of local originals in India is heating up and giving a boost to the creative economy. Online video platforms are expected to invest heavily into local original content to ensure robust paid subscriber growth.
Harit Nagpal, the MD and CEO of India’s largest Pay TV distributor - Tata Sky is known to be a vocal man. Time and again, he has used several platforms and occasions to bring the industry’s concerns to the notice of the government and regulators.
India's homegrown short-format video app Chingari has signed a global music licensing agreement with the country's oldest and largest music label, Saregama.
Media experts said that even though smaller films may recover some of their investments by selling to the platforms, their struggle to be seen widely continues
Walt Disney-owned Star India's general entertainment and sports channels cumulatively have an estimated international subscriber base of 216 million, as of September 2021. Star's general entertainment channels have 132 million subscribers while the sports channels have 84 million subscribers.
Most major studios have agreed to go back to an eight-week window for theatrical for their future releases. This goes to show the confidence they have in the exhibition business, which retains over 65% revenues for them, experts said
The merger of Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEE) and Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) is in the final stages of stitching up, Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, ZEE confirmed at the APOS India Summit. He added that the consolidation is going to benefit the whole industry. "ZEE and Sony will form the largest media entertainment player in the country. Our revenues on a standalone basis combined will be close to $2 billion, and the capital that Sony is going to infuse in the merged entity ($1.575 billion) will give us the opportunity to invest in premium content, including sports. We will be able to generate great value for our stakeholders," he said.