Spotify and several major record labels, including UMG, Sony, and Warner, seek a $322 million default judgment against the unknown operators of Anna's Archive.

At the centre of the dispute is Clause 11(3)(f) of the uplinking and downlinking guidelines, which permits broadcasters to provide channel reception decoders only to MSOs, DTH providers, HITS operators, and IPTV platforms

AI content surges across the open web as platforms like ChatGPT and players such as Anthropic and Meta drive sustained audience curiosity and engagement

As OTT platforms rationalise content investments and production houses face funding pressure, the shift could open up new partnership models, including with brands

Based on a survey of 2,037 TV-subscribing households across 15 Indian cities, the report said consumers still value television, but pricing and distributor-led packaging are hurting consumer welfare and content investment

The programme, to be run through IICT, will start with foundational AI learning and then move into hands-on training on storytelling, YouTube practices and tools such as Gemini, Veo and Vertex AI

As per a recent report, nearly 90% of viewers watch micro-dramas alone versus 43% for long-form OTT, enabling more targeted storytelling

Industry experts say that while broadcasters have implemented the price hikes, DTH platforms cannot pass the increases to consumers due to affordability constraints

Cloudflare's latest transparency report shows that the company geo-blocked nearly 2,800 domains in the second half of 2025, up from around 300 in the same period a year earlier.