The mobile entertainment map has just been redrawn, and the Indian subcontinent is sitting squarely at its centre. While traditional long-form streaming platforms settle into a steady hum, a new breed of bite-sized, vertical-video content, known as short drama, is hoovering up consumer attention and advertiser dollars across the region at a pace nobody saw coming.
Nvidia software chief Ross says to make AI beneficial for all, industry players can target a price that's affordable for most, without limiting how much AI can a person use in the given time. As the price of running AI drops, it is this democratization that'll show its socially beneficial side.
The policy requires advertisers to fact-check and review AI-generated outputs, prohibits sensitive audience targeting, restricts data broker usage, and makes brands responsible for compliance, accuracy, consent, and campaign claims
Local TV station operator Sinclair is going to let viewers interact with its on-air programming — and ads — in a new way under a partnership with IRCODE.
Crunchyroll President Rahul Purini unveiled the plans at Bali's APOS conference — Taiwan this summer, South Korea later in 2026 — as Sony Group's breakout speciality streamer continues to add markets with booming interest in anime.
Meta is widening advertiser access to post-view Reels ads as Instagram expands monetisation options around short-form video, adding a new placement that appears after eligible Reels are fully watched.
Minister for Information and Broadcasting, and Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw yesterday called for a transformation in the functioning of public broadcasting, especially radio, to keep pace with technological changes while virtually inaugurating a 20 kW Akashvani FM transmitter at Ramgarh in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district.
Tadka, the free, ad-supported service from JioHotstar, also says it has seen per-viewer watch time grow fivefold since its April launch.
Canada tabled Bill C-34 at first reading on June 10, 2026, proposing two laws in one omnibus bill: the Digital Safety Act (DSA) and the Digital Safety Commission of Canada Act (DSCC Act).
As India debates the side effects of digital addiction on minors, Apple has unveiled a new safety feature called ‘Child Account’ that will let parents decide what content their children can see, which apps and websites they have access to, and who they can communicate with.