AN Indian business delegation, which visited Bulawayo last week, has expressed willingness to set up an India-Zimbabwe Film Commission to create synergies between Bollywood and the local film industry, which will promote art and tourism.

Economists at Goldman Sachs see the U.S. economy growing a stellar 8% in 2021, and the IMF pegs 2021 growth at 6% globally—6.4% in the United States, and a stunning 12.5% in India. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s 2021 shareholder letter predicts a multiyear boom.

With the second Covid-19 wave in India going out of control, more films are likely to opt for digital launches.

IoT deployments are also maturing within organisations as 73% of respondents said their projects were either in full deployment or in trial/Proof of Concept (PoC) stage, rising 4% annually.

Though the industry witnessed a 25 per cent drop in TV advertising revenue in the pandemic-impacted 2020, the leaders, while participating at the recently organised Future of Video India conference by the Asia Video Industry Association's (AVIA), were confident of the growth potentials, a statement said.

The pandemic saw OTT pick up traction, which has prompted brands interested in reaching the elusive demographic to consider subscription video-on-demand streaming platforms.

Billboard is creating a new music chart with Twitter, while NBCUniversal is planning exclusive Olympics and news content.

Data is the new gold and future wars are going to be fought for this precious commodity, not in trenches or air but with computers from the confines of airconditioned offices.

The global pay-TV subscriber total is set to increase to 1.02 billion by 2026.