"Wave after wave of consolidation in the entertainment industry has progressively dwarfed European operators," writes an Enders Analysis expert and discusses two paths to increased scale.
The massive digital platform market has until recently been dominated by a handful of US-based companies such as Facebook and Google. However, as foreign governments and competing platforms try to erode this domination, platforms are becoming a new sphere of geopolitical maneuvering.
In the last few years, the Indian government has launched several initiatives to boost AI, Big Data, virtual reality and robotics.
OTT and cinema will continue to coexist as both are differentiated by content. While OTT is long-form story-telling, Cinemas are a 3 hour moviecation experience.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is exploring incentives it can provide to increase fixed-line broadband connections in the country including exempting internet service providers from license fees and giving customers direct cash benefits, the regulatory body said in a supplementary consultation paper published on Wednesday.
Several leading crypto-currencies around the world and in India faced network issues over the last two days after a series of events caused a global sell-off in Bitcoins and other crypto-currencies.
In the ten years between 1999 and 2009, annual recorded music revenues in the U.S. (the world’s biggest market) collapsed from $14.6 billion to $6.3 billion. Piracy in the form of digital file sharing was to blame.
"Radhe is the first in the list of strong movies and original content lined up that we have created for Zee5. We are enthused by the response we have received."
More than two-third of Indian cinema's revenues were wiped out last year.
OTT players and experts opine that content theft is yet to be viewed as a serious crime by consumers and tell us about the impact it leaves on business.