Southeast Asia‘s premium video-on-demand market saw robust growth in 2024, with total industry revenues jumping 14% to $1.8 billion and viewership hitting 440 billion minutes, according to fresh data from Media Partners Asia (MPA).

During a meeting on February 18, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) signaled its willingness to introduce further clarifications in the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025

According to GroupM's latest report, 'Profiling Cinemagoers', cinema has emerged as a powerful driver of the out-of-home economy with 858 million footfalls and a Gross Box Office Collection Rs 12.38 billion.

The agreement aims to foster innovation in emerging technologies, including digital twins, AI-driven solutions, virtual world technologies, and the transformative potential of IMT-2030.

The advisory issued by the I&B ministry for OTT platforms seeks strict adherence to the Indian laws and the Code of Ethics under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021

The phenomenal pan-India success of movies such as Baahubali, RRR, KGF and Kantara appear to have emboldened southern producers to now consider releasing their films on major festivals such as Diwali and Eid as well as long weekends, which have typically been the preserve of Bollywood flicks.

The advisory from DoT comes in the wake of some influencers on social media telling people to change their calling line identification (CLI) number while making calls so that the receiver sees some other number.

While many may argue that Ranveer Allahbadia and Samay Raina’s online reach are responsible for this uproar, the fact is that the two of them are mere pawns in the great game for control of India’s digital media

MeitY releases Digital Brand Identity Manual to create a “cohesive, compelling brand presence” for the government; I&B Ministry develops AI hub to disseminate information on government schemes nationwide