The UK government's Culture, Media and Sport Committee is conducting an inquiry into the challenges faced by the film and high-end television industry.

India will be the third-largest media and entertainment market in the world in the next five years, said Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur while speaking at the inauguration of the 54th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Panaji, Goa.

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur spoke on the occasion of National Press Day. Speaking at an event organised by the Press Council of India on the theme of ‘Media in the Era of Artificial Intelligence.

Experts have also sought clarity on whether such apps will be regulated by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), Department of Telecommunication (DoT) or in some cases Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

To attract filmmakers from across the globe and encourage film shooting in India, the union minister for information and broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur on Tuesday announced an increase in the incentive being offered for foreign film productions.

Filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani will serve as the head of the five-member jury for the best web series (OTT) award at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), set to begin in Goa from today.

Shemaroo Entertainment Limited, a powerhouse in the entertainment industry, has joined hands with The Sandbox, a prominent decentralized gaming virtual world under Animoca Brands.

The US India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) has suggested to the Indian government, via a TRAI submission, not to impose public service mandates on private sector TV services through a National Broadcast Policy (NBP).

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) is one of the key proponents of pirate site blocking. The group, which counts Hollywood studios and Netflix as its members, recently met with several international stakeholders at a "site blocking conference".