The consumer market is stagnating in all geographies leaving telcos with little option but to explore new avenues of growth. Further, with 5G services being rolled out along with edge computing and network slicing, the telcos are looking to acquire professional services and IT services capabilities.
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Friday apprised his fellow parliamentarians that proposed amendments to the Cinematograph Act had not been finalized and were more aimed at streamlining the process of film certification and not targeting freedom of speech.
"What we think of as a movie is evolving and no longer means what it did just a couple of years ago, pre-pandemic," the former Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox chairman says.
This is the second extension granted to the committee this year. Earlier in March, the JPC was given time till the Monsoon session to submit its report.
The tremendous demand for new games has pushed the production of new ones among game developers. As the days pass by, more and more demand for games that provide cinematic, real world gaming experience is rising.
A line-up announced in advance with specific dates locked in, will help recreate the theatre-going habit among audiences.
I&B minister Anurag Thakur further stated that the recommendations will be incorporated in the existing TV rating guidelines wherever required.
In June, the MIB had said that 500+ digital news publishers and over the top (OTT) platforms have furnished requisite information sought by the ministry under Rule 18 of the IT Rules 2021.
The letter made three demands of the trillion dollar social media giant — Facebook must end its culture of fear and secrecy, Facebook must provide proper mental health support to all moderators, and it must bring all content moderators in house.
With no new movies available for screening, theater owners in Bengaluru are a concerned lot despite the state government allowing theatres to operate at 50% capacity.