Newly reported details of the pact, which is expected to be ratified, also include creative rights and safety provisions.

"At a time when journalism is needed more than ever, ad revenues are declining due to the economic impact of the virus," the social media giant says.

There are many workers hired on a daily basis in the Marathi entertainment industry, who will be facing difficulties in the wake of the 21-day lockdown to fight the coronavirus outbreak. Actor Subodh Bhave along with many other actors from the Marathi film fraternity has set up relief fund for for such daily wage workers, who contribute to Marathi film and theatre.

The Guild announced a relief fund asking its members to send in the donation that would be donated to the FWICE which would distribute it to the neediest of various workers’ bodies. It has been over ten days but nothing has moved, with both FWICE and members of Film Studio Setting and Allied Mazdoor Union waiting for help in cash and kind.

The co-founder of The Creative District Improvement Company — a $600 million fund aimed at U.K. studios that launched just days before film and TV production shut down — explains why it is moving ahead.

An average of 21% users in India use digital media, consuming an average of 1.7 hours of content every day. But in the past few weeks there has been an extension.

Art has once again emerged as a healer and also as a weapon to spread awareness about corona virus that has been causing illness and death across the world.

Part of the reason is that social media algorithms are geared to appeal to someone's habits and interests: the emphasis is on likability, not accuracy. Changing that would require Facebook, Twitter and other such companies to alter what people see on screen.

With over 40 million monthly listeners and 60 percent year-on-year growth in 2018, India is among top three podcast listing markets.