Although streaming services haven’t indicated that they plan on challenging these rules legally, they have raised concerns that the timelines may not be adequate. In April, the IAMAI asked the ministryfor an extension of one year for streaming platforms to implement parental controls.

Amidst the ratings blackout, measurement parameters such as ‘highest viewership’ have changed to new indices such as ‘most viewed’, ‘most followed’ or ‘most shared’.

Discourse tends to be western-centric — that is a problem for the rest of the world, say academics.

India and the European Union (EU) aim to tap the private sector and financial institutions to fund projects in third countries under their newly announced Connectivity Partnership Initiative, an Indian official said.

If AT&T makes a deal to spin off its media assets, sources say it could leave Discovery mogul David Zaslav in the driver's seat along with CNN chief Jeff Zucker — and wouldn't be a promising development for new WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar.

India is the second-largest telecommunication market and with telecom services providers moving towards 5G technology and new-age connected equipment, domestic manufacturing will play a pivotal role to set up the digital infrastructure in the country.

A police statement said that more than 200 officers were involved in the operation, which led to 45 people being charged for alleged conspiracy to illegally access IT infrastructure and commit fraud.

The decades-old staple of the film world slipped the surly bonds of Earth during COVID, perhaps the most consequential example of how the pandemic has upended the cinema business.

For Disney Plus, maybe getting the first 100 million subscribers was the easy part.