“Subscription fatigue” among consumers is only getting worse, making it even more challenging for direct-to-streaming video providers to retain customers, according to Deloitte’s latest Digital Media Trends survey.

One month ago, South Korean movie and TV show piracy platform Noonoo TV was riding the crest of a wave along with tens of millions of dedicated fans. A few hours ago, the site shocked its users by shutting itself down. A statement in Korean first lays the blame on "outrageous" bandwidth charges but it seems that extraordinary anti-piracy pressure was the reason behind the site's demise.

PVR INOX, India’s largest movie theater chain, has announced a new program in which it will broadcast trailers for ten handpicked upcoming films on the big screen. Through this program, the corporation hopes to increase foot traffic.

Panellists at the 'Future of Video India' conference held on April 13 discussed the pressing issues of the streaming industry in the post-pandemic era

Union Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) will be blocking rouge websites that run pirated content, said MIB secretary Apurva Chandra on Thursday. “The new Cinematograph Bill that is underway seeks to protect the entertainment industry from piracy. We are ready to take action against not only those who record the content illegally, but even those who are transmitting it online. The websites which stream pirated content will be blocked,” Chandra said in Mumbai.

Streaming video platforms are experimenting with shows that drop episodes regularly like in conventional television, diverging from their established practice of dropping entire seasons of a show at one go. The platforms hope the change in strategy will keep audiences hooked for longer, and trim expenses at a time of pressure on advertising and subscriptions.

Mumbai: Disney Star, the official television broadcaster of TATA IPL 2023, has clocked an astounding 6230 crore minutes of watch time for the opening 10 matches. With a cumulative reach of 30.7 crore viewers for the first 10 matches, the broadcaster has garnered 23 per cent more viewers compared to the previous IPL edition.

Mumbai: Viacom18 has announced that following the sanction by NCLT Mumbai, the Scheme of merger of Reliance Storage Limited with itself has become effective and Viacom18 has allotted shares to Bodhi Tree Systems and RIL group entities as consideration for the Scheme of merger.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to extend the California film and TV tax credit has hit a snag over the issue of industry diversity. Newsom’s budget proposal includes extending the $330 million filming incentive, which is currently set to expire in 2025, for an additional five years.