Brazil's Ministry of Justice and Public Security has asked Google to remove 167 pirate site domains from its search results. The authorities cite an unpublished court order that lists Cuevana, Vizer, Novaflix, Overflix, Ultraflix, Pelisplushd, and many other unauthorized streaming and download sites.
Cabinet briefing by Union Ministers Anurag Thakur | 19 April 2023
Amazon, granted a total of $35.3 million in credits, led the way in this round of tax breaks as the only studio with more than one series on the list, followed by Paramount Global ($14.4 million), 20th Century Studios ($12.2 million), Netflix ($12.1 million) and HBO ($4.3 million). HBO came out on top in the previous round of tax credits announced in July and Netflix in the two previous allotment of incentives before that.
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment has seized around a dozen new domains in its relentless war on pirate IPTV providers. The domains were all taken over during the past few days, but the appearance of a separate domain with unusual characteristics may represent a potential threat to ACE and pirates alike.
India has covered 600 districts with 5G services in less than 200 days, which is one of the fastest in the world, Union Minister of State for Communications Devusinh Chauhan said on Monday.
Comcast Corp's $200-million investment in Bodhi Tree Systems-owned entities through its media company, NBC Universal, signifies the US-based communications behemoth's debut in India's media and entertainment sector.
Movie studios have put fresh projects on hold as fickle viewers, box office bombs, steep star fees and falling revenues from sale of digital and satellite rights make them wary at a time of changing audience tastes.
The dogfights of Top Gun and dive scenes of Avatar kept audiences glued to IMAX and 4DX screens last winter, but the premium movie formats that enable such spectacular cinematic experiences are themselves struggling for content in India.
According to Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology (Miety), India would spend $200 million to establish an Artificial Intelligent (AI) ecosystem that will make e-governance platforms more accessible. The country will prioritize the use of artificial intelligence for governance apps on India Stack, language model Digital India Bhashini, and healthcare.
The Asia Video Industry Association’s Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) commends the Singapore High Court for its latest order to block another 20 illegal streaming sites and associated domains responsible for the distribution of illegally streamed content in Singapore.