Brazil's telecoms regulator Anatel claims that during an operation last week, it successfully blocked around 80% of pirate 'TV boxes' in the country. Estimates from early 2023 suggest that seven million were active in Brazil.

Blocking pirate sites is widely believed to reduce the number of visits to the targeted domains. However, new research based on data provided by WIPO and funded by the Republic of Korea, suggests that's not always the case.

Recent DMCA subpoena applications filed by the Motion Picture Association at a court in the U.S. target IPTV, web streaming, and hosting platforms receiving between 80 and 100 million visits per month.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has further extended the last date to receive counter comments on the consultation paper on "Review of Regulatory Framework for Broadcasting and Cable services" up to November 1, 2023.

The clash between India and Pakistan played on October 14 witnessed a peak live concurrency of 76 million on television (All BARC data for 2+U+R; including DD)

Disney Studios opened in Hollywood in 1923 - geographically and conceptually distant from the animation powerhouses in New York. Disney envisioned a future in which animated features would garner the same respect as the live-action films being shot down the street.

There will be nearly a 40% rise in hiring in the telecom and allied industries in next few years. By FY26, employment is expected to cross the 6 m mark owing to the continued use of cutting-edge technologies like IoT, 5G/6G, and virtual network operations.

India has the second largest telecom network in the world and has ‘surprised’ the world with the development of Indigenous 4G/5G technologies in a short span of time,” Mittal said.

Vaishnaw said that BSNL is rolling out a 4G network which will be ramped up after Diwali and later upgraded to 5G network.