Turner Classic Movies is an invaluable institution for many film aficionados. The same is true for the private BitTorrent tracker Karagarga, which archives tens of thousands of films, many of which are not available through legal channels
"The Cabinet has approved draft of the DPDP bill. It will be tabled in Parliament in the upcoming session," the source said.
The survey shows the change in media consumption, particularly among younger demographics, with TV News Channels and Social Media dominating as primary news sources.
The first half of 2023, which clocked in about ₹1,900 crore in the Hindi belt, according to three trade experts, has seen only one notable Bollywood hit in Pathaan besides occasional hits like The Kerala Story, Zara Hatke Zara Bachke and dubbed versions of regional hits like Ponniyin Selvan-II.
"Forty-four per cent of users pay for audio content. Among them, 33 per cent indicated a monthly expenditure of over Rs 300, while 13 per cent allocated between Rs 100 and Rs 300 and 54 per cent spend less than Rs 100 per month," the report said.
According to industry experts, OTT platforms should diversify their offerings beyond video content by venturing into gaming, esports, regional content and other related areas
With over 205 million visits per month, Zoro.to is almost certainly the world's largest pirate site. During the next 24 hours alone, over six million people are expected to view the streaming platform but, for those that do, a surprise awaits.
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has booked a major victory by shutting down 2Embed, a popular video piracy library. The 'piracy as a service' vendor provided movies and series to hundreds of streaming sites, many of which have yet to recover. Meanwhile, the anti-piracy group is working with Vietnamese authorities to target other large piracy players in the region.
“What used to take sometimes months is now happening in a few seconds, and most of the time in a very few days. That's a very big change. The whole world is looking at India's telecom sector as “this is the sector to be followed; this is the way we should development of a sector in our country”,” he said.
“First time our IP was recognised when 5Gi standards were included in 3GPP standards. Now we should be more focussed on 5G and 5G advanced technology. As work shifts to 6G, we will be well prepared and at least 10% of the 6G IPR should be from India by 2029 or 2030,” Vaishnaw said while launching the Bharat 6G Alliance.