In a conversation charged with vision and verve industry thought-leaders from India’s M&E dwelt on various aspects of streaming and how technology is changing the way a story is told to audiences even as opportunities abound in a country like India that has always had a tradition of story-telling since time-immemorial.
In a panel discussion hosted by MPA at WAVES Summit 2025, top execs from Jiostar, Amazon and National Geographic discussed the future of sports & entertainment content across markets
"As an artist and someone who works in the creative field, being here feels timely. This is the moment. It’s time to rise, time to act and to bring your life’s work into focus. This is the right time,” Prasoon Joshi declared at WAVES 2025.
The President called the use of incentives by foreign countries to draw filmmakers and studios away from the U.S. a national security threat
Highlighting India’s cinematic legacy and technological leadership in visual effects (VFX), Charles Rivkin, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association (MPA), positioned the country as an attractive partner for major Hollywood studios.
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.