France engaged in a record 144 international co-productions in 2022, while the number of majority French movies produced dropped by 10% to 208 titles, according to a study unveiled by the National Film Board (CNC). For the first time since 2003, half of the movies produced in France were international co-productions (with 33 countries) last year, compared with 42.1 % in 2021 and 39.6 % between 2017 and 2019.
On Wednesday night, entertainment heavyweights like Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, Spotify exec Bill Simmons, and comedians and actors Tiffany Haddish and Travon Free gathered at République Los Angeles for dinner with Bloomberg Media CEO M. Scott Havens.
When Canada's Federal Court issued an injunction compelling ISPs to block pirate IPTV services on behalf of NHL broadcasters, the judge ordered a report to ensure compliance with the order. This report offers considerable insight into the blocking process but also reveals how some of Canada's ISPs logged customers' connections and shared data on their attempts to access pirate IPTV services.
Capturing first-hand insights on young India's content consumption patterns, Moj released a report titled 'Getting Young India Right'. The report's findings are based on primary data collected through an online survey from 3709 Moj users aged between 18 and 34, who Moj defines as 'young India'. The survey questions aimed to unravel young India's content preferences and purchasing power.
An important takeaway was the need for improved institutional frameworks to be created - whether to deal with cyber security, establish processes for oversight of surveillance, or indeed, enable fairer content curation decisions and grievance redressal," according to BIF release.
Streaming giant Netflix has rolled out its ad-supported plan -- "Basic with Ads" for Apple TV users after a delay of months.The service was announced in October of last year, but there were some devices hat were not supported, including the Apple TV.
Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Imageworks will release a brand new original short film titled “The Spider Within.” Set in the world of the upcoming release “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” the animated short will debut exclusively at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival this June.
Meta and Italian broadcaster RTI have just announced a multi-year partnership to prevent the TV company's content from being pirated on platforms such as Facebook. The deal will see RTI and Meta collaborate on the implementation of systems to protect RTI content, including live TV broadcasts. Here's how that's likely to work.
The research firm said that Vodafone Idea and state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will also join Jio and Airtel in rolling out 5G by 2024. To be noted, BSNL is expected to start providing its much-awaited 4G services soon.
Streaming platforms including Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video will be subject to more regulation in the U.K. following the release of the Government’s new draft Media Bill.