Subscribe to get latest news delivered straight to your inbox


    News

    Advertisers brace for rate hike as JioHotstar exits ‘completely free’ viewing

    • 17.02.2025
    • Best Media Info

    JioStar, the newly formed media behemoth born from the union of Reliance Viacom18 and Disney Star, on Friday combined JioCinema with Disney+ Hotstar into an all-new JioHotstar.

    read article

    Google’s Piracy Purge: 3.5 Billion DMCA Takedown Notices in a Year

    • 17.02.2025
    • Torrent Freak

    Google has completed the busiest twelve months ever on the DMCA takedown front. The popular search engine processed a record-breaking 3.5 billion takedown requests during the year. Ironically, this milestone is in part a byproduct of ongoing anti-piracy measures, including site blocking and search engine removals, with no end in sight.

    read article

    How the DPDP Act Impacts Personalised Online Experiences for Kids

    • 17.02.2025
    • Medianama

    Under the DPDP Act and the recently released draft data protection rules, companies cannot carry out direct targeted advertising to children.

    read article

    Color Me Dead: How Beetlejuice Got His Ghostly Look

    • 17.02.2025
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Hair and makeup designer Christine Blundell tells THR about her eureka moment during Tim Burton’s latest flick.

    read article

    ‘Squid Game’ Powers Netflix in Heated Korean Streaming Wars as Tving Closes Gap, New Data Reveals

    • 17.02.2025
    • Variety

    South Korea‘s premium streaming market demonstrated robust growth in 2024, with Netflix maintaining its leadership while homegrown platform Tving surged to nearly match its market share, according to new data from Media Partners Asia (MPA).

    read article

    Global Film Tourism Conclave: Exploring cinema’s role in boosting travel

    • 17.02.2025
    • Times Entertainment

    The 7th Global Film Tourism Conclave highlighted cinema's role in promoting global tourism and economic benefits for India. Key discussions included destination branding, government incentives, and India's potential as a prime filming destination, driven by international interest and support from the Indian government.

    read article

    Is the International Film Industry Starting to Embrace AI?

    • 15.02.2025
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Recent mini-scandals surrounding 'Emilia Pérez' and 'The Brutalist' illustrate the fear of the tech in Hollywood, but internationally 'there’s an undercurrent of excitement.'

    read article

    JioHotstar streaming platform launched as JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar merges content

    • 15.02.2025
    • Live Mint

    JioStar launches JioHotstar, merging JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar, boasting 50 crores users and 3 lakh hours of content. The platform features original and international content, with a focus on cricket.

    read article

    India, US unveil key technology and space initiatives in Modi-Trump meet

    • 15.02.2025
    • ETTelcom

    The two countries will also enable industry partnerships and investments in next-generation data centres, cooperation on the development and access to computing and processors for AI, innovations in AI models, and building AI applications to solve societal challenges, while addressing the protections and controls necessary to safeguard these technologies and reduce regulatory barriers

    read article

    Feedback on draft DPDP rules extended till March 5, 2025

    • 15.02.2025
    • Storyboard18

    The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has extended the public feedback period on draft rules for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) by 15 days.

    read article