The covid pandemic led to big-time OTT adoption, with rich multiplex audiences figuring out that their kind of content could easily be watched on OTT platforms in home comfort. The rise of expensive multiplex viewing has altered storylines and alienated our mass moviegoers.
The ecosystem, held together by the pay TV bundle, is showing wear and tear — like the MLB taking over a bankrupt network — as teams and programmers game out what’s next.
UK-based CDN company DataCamp has failed in its bid to have a $32.5 million lawsuit dismissed in the United States. According to a memorandum and opinion published July 14, plaintiff DISH Network has established a causal relationship between infringing IPTV services and the company's profits. When the IPTV services profited, that attracted more pirates to DataCamp, the court found.
Trai has now sought comments and counter-comments on the consultation paper by July 31 and August 16 respectively after stakeholders sought more time. It had earlier sought the submissions by July 17 and August 1 respectively.
Amid the criticism over the 28 percent goods and services (GST) tax on online gaming, Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said that he would “go back to the GST council and may be request it for consideration on the new regulatory framework”.
Experts say this strategy may not bring much to cos, as ad spending in India is mostly directed at Google or YouTube
If generative AI platforms scrape the Internet to use such data, they may be opening themselves to the threat of lawsuits in the country, like the ones they are facing in the US currently, experts said.
Local versions of 'The Night Manager' and 'The Good Wife' are streaming and 'Monk' and 'House' are in the works.
As global anti-piracy coalition Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment maintains pressure on illegal streaming platforms everywhere, news of fresh casualties and confirmation of its involvement in recent actions continues.
India has told Netflix, Disney and other streaming services that their content should be independently reviewed for obscenity and violence before being shown online, according to a government document and sources.