Filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker, known for acclaimed films like ‘Lagaan’, ‘Swades’ and ‘Jodhaa Akbar’, has been appointed as the festival director for the 57th edition of the International Film Festival of India.
Report findings are stark: what began as bootleg DVD rackets two decades ago has metastasised into a multi-billion-dollar transnational criminal infrastructure
THR recently gathered five of Hollywood’s most celebrated artificial intelligence systems for a conversation about the state of AI, the future of humanity and whether any of them have plans to destroy it.
As lawmakers in U.S. Congress advance their pirate site blocking plans, the Motion Picture Association is publicly reiterating the need for such legislation. In a World IP Day post, MPA Global General Counsel Karyn Temple frames live sports piracy as an urgent threat. She argues that a U.S. site blocking law is overdue, pointing out that more than 55 countries already have blocking regimes in place.
The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has said the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) draft spam protection rules are a case of regulatory overreach, arguing that the proposed TCCCPR amendments attempt to regulate over-the-top (OTT) platforms beyond the telecommunications scope while also enabling action affecting intermediaries’ safe harbour protections.
The Creative Economy Forum (CEF) convened a high-level closed-door roundtable at the NITI Aayog ( a government eco nomic think-tank) in New Delhi, bringing together senior leaders from India’s film, music, television, and media sectors for a substantive dialogue on the intersection of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), copyright, and intellectual property rights.
Payments were routed domestically via QR codes to designated intermediaries, with no direct international transfers or cryptocurrency involvement
JioStar's growth as a revenue peer to Google India and Meta India reflects several structural trends reshaping India's media and advertising economy
Ajay Devgn-owned Lens Vault Studios has announced an AI-driven short film Happy Birthday Joshi.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 sparks major brand tie ins, with Diet Coke, Starbucks, LOréal Paris and Samsung launching film inspired campaigns ahead of the May 1 release