Global streaming operation Netflix is forecast to spend $1.9 billion on local content in the Asia-Pacific region this year as group revenue from the region accelerates to 12%, according to a new report. The content investment spending figure represents a 15% hike.
Taking note of the inconveniences that may be caused to Indian teleport operators uplinking foreign TV channels, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has come up with a temporary solution till the processes get fine-tuned.
"India in particular, by laying the groundwork for digital public infrastucture starting with identity system, allows people to build on top of that. And to make financial access and financial payment an element of that in a trusted financial access and financial payment an element of that in a trusted way allows for an incredible variety of applications. We are just at the beginning of this. We are seeing incredible ingenuity about using this, and it is many different sectors," Gates said speaking at the event.
In the new special report “2023 Media & Tech Trend Tracker,” Variety Intelligence Platform offers a guided tour of an ever-evolving landscape, one that has experienced profound changes since the first iteration of this report, “The Future of Content,” was introduced just a year ago.
Top creators and executives, gathering at the Hot Pod Summit, mulled over monetization and new formats as the market matures: "This industry has changed every year for the last 10 years, so if we're only going to cater to the now, then where are we?"
African pay TV giant MultiChoice Group and Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Sky on Thursday unveiled a partnership that “will bring some of the world’s best content and technology to streaming customers across MultiChoice’s 50-market footprint in sub-Saharan Africa at a time when Africa is approaching an inflection point in terms of broadband connectivity and affordability.”
This year’s Oscar-nominated costume designers — which also include nominees for 'Elvis' and 'Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris' — interrogated Old Hollywood glamour and ultimate-dad fashion in their explorations of overwhelming grief and hope for a brighter future.
The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit, Police Scotland, and Sky TV, say they have carried out nationwide raids against suspected pirate IPTV suppliers in the UK. Four people have been arrested and police say that 200 'cease and desist' notices have been issued to individuals suspected of running illegal streaming services.
Many are wondering about the state of the specialty film theatrical marketplace and how to save it. Talk to people in the industry and you’ll hear the same issues: too few new films, little market research data and theatrical windows so short that, by the time indies get to many art houses, they’re out on PVOD, cutting into box office. Longtime indie film chain Landmark Theatres has a novel idea for how to improve things: half-naked male dancers!
Oscar nominees Camille Friend and Joel Harlow unpack how they went about designing a new kingdom of characters, the Talokanil — many of whom live (and battle!) underwater.