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    82% Indian viewers engage with TV ads: Report

    • 18.01.2024
    • Best Media Info

    The MiQ report reveals that TV viewing habits have become more fragmented globally, with average daily watch time across linear TV and OTT being 2 hours and 53 minutes, and watch time on streaming platforms surpassing linear TV by 22%.

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    ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ VFX Supervisor Says the Animated Film Is “Like 3,000 Paintings With 1,000 Artists”

    • 18.01.2024
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    It’s unusual to see an animated movie make the visual effects Academy Award shortlist — and even more rare for one to earn a nomination.

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    Motion Picture Association Renews Chair-CEO Charles Rivkin’s Contract for Third Term

    • 18.01.2024
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Charles Rivkin’s contract as chairman-CEO of the Motion Picture Association has been renewed for a third term, making him the longest running head of the trade organization since the legendary Jack Valenti.

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    Global Production Bodies Unite to Ask Governments to Ensure Streamers Invest More in Local Content

    • 18.01.2024
    • Variety

    A group of 20 prominent screen trade organizations have united to ask governments around the world to enact regulations ensuring that global streaming giants like Netflix and Disney+ invest more resources in local content.

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    ‘Sultana’s Dream’ Kicks off Inaugural Edition of AniMela, Annecy-Backed Indian Animation Festival

    • 18.01.2024
    • Variety

    A screening of Isabel Herguera‘s San Sebastian winner “Sultana’s Dream” will kickstart the inaugural edition of AniMela, India’s first-ever international festival for animation, VFX, XR, gaming and comics, in Mumbai.

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    OTTs look to harness AI for next-level viewing, production

    • 17.01.2024
    • LiveMint

    Video streaming platforms are increasingly looking to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to personalize recommendations better for users, and make content discovery easier and more relevant to individual viewers.

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    In-cinema ads surge as post-covid effects wear off

    • 17.01.2024
    • LiveMint

    New Delhi: Cinemas have started seeing a surge in advertising after a long lull following the pandemic, when not many big Hindi movies were releasing, and those that did hit the theatres failed to excite the audiences.

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    Ministry of information and broadcasting to pilot D2M broadcast technology

    • 17.01.2024
    • LiveMint

    New Delhi: The ministry of information and broadcasting (I&B) is planning a pilot test for direct-to-mobile (D2M) broadcast transmissions.

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    Govt set to notify new IT rules on deepfakes for social media: Chandrasekhar

    • 17.01.2024
    • LiveMint

    NEW DELHI : The government is set to notify rules that will mandate social media platforms to tackle the menace of deepfakes, after repeated advisories failed to get the desired result, Union minister of state for information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Tuesday.

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    78% of respondents prefer streaming content on TV: study

    • 17.01.2024
    • Telecom.com\EconomicTimes

    About 78% streaming consumers prefer watching online content on their TV screens through streaming sticks, smart TVs, and set-top boxes, according to a NielsenIQ study commissioned by Amazon.

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