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    ‘Tenet’ Tops $20M In China, Crossing $100M Overseas Today – International Box Office

    • 06.09.2020
    • Deadline

    Tenet switched places with local juggernaut The Eight Hundred on Saturday in China. The films were in a close race for the No. 1 slot, but the Chinese war epic slightly edged Christopher Nolan’s time-bending thriller, by an estimated difference of about $1.3M.

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    Epic Games Files Injunction Urging Apple to Restore Developer Account

    • 06.09.2020
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Fortnite was removed from Apple's app store in mid-August after Epic Games introduced a new way to buy its virtual currency that circumvents the tech giant's traditional method of receiving certain percentage cuts — typically a 30 percent fee — from in-game purchases.

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    It’s Netflix’s World—And They Intend to Keep It That Way

    • 06.09.2020
    • Vanity Fair

    Co-CEO Reed Hastings talks about money, competition, mistakes, and why the company needs to take risks or die.

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    Enamouring a new generation with native tales: Success of localised Kids’ content in India

    • 06.09.2020
    • BrandEquity.com

    Broadcasters in the kids’ entertainment space are capitalising on this shift in consumption sensibilities by adopting a fan-first strategy, creating India-inspired characters and storylines that resonate with today’s young audiences.

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    IBC2020 virtual event begins next week

    • 06.09.2020
    • Broadcast Pro

    The theme for the event is “Empowering Content Everywhere” with IBC offering attendees an opportunity to connect with their community and discover a new perspective at IBC Showcase, online and on-demand.

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    West Bengal govt announces Rs 2 lakh financial assistance for single screen theatres damaged in cyclone Amphan

    • 05.09.2020
    • Firstpost

    The financial package was being given in response to an appeal by the apex body of the producers and distributors forum of eastern India in August.

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    Revival For Survival: An Overall Overhaul For Indian Film Industry

    • 05.09.2020
    • Business World

    At least 20 films originally meant for theatrical release have bypassed the industry norms and release directly on digital platforms.

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    Producers Guild calls out Indian media for ‘peddling clickbait journalism’ in Sushant Singh Rajput death case

    • 05.09.2020
    • Firstpost

    The Producers Guild, headed by producer Siddharth Roy Kapur, also asked the media to stop fanning the flames and said “common human decency” is more important than advertising revenues and ratings.

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    CII Summit FX 2020 concludes on a high note, setting a new benchmark in the AVGC landscape

    • 05.09.2020
    • Animation Xpress

    Bringing under one virtual roof, various stakeholders, global heads, pacemakers, policy makers and international delegates, Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) SummitFX 2020 saw an unprecedented sharing of ideas, imagination, solutions and services across dozens of sessions over the past three days.

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    15 OTT players sign self-regulation code

    • 05.09.2020
    • BestMediaInfo

    The IAMAI unveiled the Universal Self-Regulation Code for OCCPs. The Code has been adopted by 15 leading online curated Content Providers in India. The present set of signatories include Zee5, Viacom 18, Disney Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, MX Player, Jio Cinema, Eros Now, Alt Balaji, Arre, HoiChoi, Hungama, Shemaroo, Discovery Plus, Flickstree.

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