Kerala Sports Minister O J Janeesh yesterday said football fans, clubs and community organisations would be able to organise non-commercial public screenings of the FIFA World Cup 2026 free of cost following discussions between the State government and the rights holders (Zee Entertainment).

For years, WIPO has tried to starve pirate sites of advertising money. Now it wants to cut off their payments too. A new system called "WIPO Alert Pay" lets rightsholders flag pirate and counterfeit sites to payment providers such as PayPal and Mastercard, who can then act under their own rules. In an initial pilot, 71% of flagged sites were removed.

Jio Platforms Limited (JPL) has identified rules restricting children’s social media use as a business risk in its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP), filed with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on June 19, 2026.

In its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP), Jio Platforms Limited (JPL) lists India’s net neutrality framework as a business risk, saying the rules could limit how telecom operators monetise advanced 5G capabilities.

“We have been pushing for the establishment of a root server in India, given the number of people using the internet and in view of the long-term resilience of the internet system itself,” said MeitY Secretary S Krishnan on June 19, as quoted on camera in an IANS news agency report.

Female protagonists of Hindi OTT series are generating significantly stronger audience buzz than their male-led counterparts, despite accounting for a much smaller share of new releases, according to a new analysis by Ormax Media that challenges conventional assumptions about what drives engagement in the streaming market.

Polish documentary takes top honour as festival celebrates storytelling from 46 countries

AI is assumed to replace the filmmaker, crew, and budget behind an ad film. In reality, it has only replaced the camera, and the industry is figuring out how to price, staff, or define everything still standing behind the screen

While not competing directly with global giants like Netflix and Prime Video, these platforms are drawing
revenue from local brands and SMEs targeting language-specific communities.