The 27.3 percent year-on-year jump to CAN $6.71 billion (US$4.94 billion) for total foreign film and TV production activity north of the border came as American TV series like The Handmaid’s Tale, The Flash and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds shot locally, according to a report from the Canadian Media Production Association.
India is the fastest growing market market in the world for giant streamer Netflix and Monika Shergill, VP, content, for the country, has a clear plan to keep the trajectory going.
"These are exciting times for content, commerce, and community, which are the perennial pillars of the media and entertainment industry, growing exponentially fuelled by technological innovation," said Jyoti Deshpande, CEO of Viacom18 while speaking at the FICCI Frames 2023.
The series of public consultations, likely to start from May 3 in Delhi, will all also be conducted in other cities. The ministry has already conducted rigorous internal meetings on the DIA, said the people.
The video streaming business of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest person, is likely to focus on pricing and local content following a deal with Warner Bros as it seeks to challenge the likes of Disney and Netflix in India, industry sources said.
Amazon says that it will take 100 Amazon Originals from its Prime Video SVOD service and make them available on Freevee this year. Among the projects making the move to Amazon’s free ad-supported streaming service are The Wheel of Time, Reacher, A League of Their Own, The Grand Tour, Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, Modern Love and others.
After reaching a fresh peak of 4.6 million net new customer additions in the final quarter of 2022, boosted by the FIFA World Cup soccer competition, premium subscription video growth in Southeast Asia slowed sharply in the first three months of 2023.
Music creators, like any other artists, invest their time, effort, and creativity in creating original works. These works can be in the form of lyrics, melodies, and literary and musical works related to music.
James Gunn wants to take full advantage of the multiple aspect ratios available in today’s cinemas when Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 opens May 5 in theaters. To do that, the filmmaker took an ambitious approach by creating multiple versions of the movie for a more custom experience for each type of theater configuration.
In 2005, the RIAA's efforts to obtain file-sharers' personal details using cheap DMCA subpoenas ended when a court declared that they only apply to ISPs that directly store, cache, or provide links to infringing material. Almost two decades later, movie studios known for their cash settlement model are obtaining subpoenas regardless.