Multiple industry reports unveiled at the summit painted a picture of a rapidly scaling media and entertainment (M&E) industry, powered by original content creation, rising digital consumption and the emergence of India as a global hub for media services.
In 2024, the Indian OCC sector audience base was 547.3 million, 38 percent of the population, up from 34 percent in 2023, according to the Deloitte-MPA report.
A subtle yet sweeping overhaul standardizes Amazon’s visual language across 50+ sub-brands, with new bespoke fonts and a refreshed colour palette to match its global scale.
The Google-owned platform is testing a subscription model that allows users to share their Premium or Music Premium membership with one other household member — starting at Rs 149.
Streaming giant Netflix—widely known for its extensive global production footprint—was among the hardest hit, with shares dropping 4.9% in premarket trading.
The much-anticipated DTH consolidation effort ends quietly as Airtel, Tata Group fail to align on key terms
At WAVES 2025, Khaitan & Co releases ‘Legal Currents’, guiding businesses and creators through India's evolving media and entertainment regulations
Sarandos shared that an Indian title featured in Netflix’s Global Top 10 (non-English) every week of 2024, with more than 3 billion hours of Indian content viewed globally on the platform, averaging nearly 60 million hours per week
Speaking during a session at WAVES 2025, Shankar said, “If the media companies have not innovated enough, the regulators are even further behind. That's the sad reality”
On the second day of the World Audiovisual Entertainment Conference (WAVES) in Mumbai, some of Indian cinema’s most celebrated voices came together to discuss the rise of pan-Indian films and the fading boundaries of regional cinema.