Television exports to China may be slowing but that’s not true for exports to Asia as a whole. Co-production deals are back in vogue. And when it comes to the potential for further consolidation among top European production banners, well, one industry veteran declared, “Everybody’s always up for sale.”
India will achieve 100% coverage for 5G services by the end of December 2024, even as today, 5G services have been launched in
387 districts by telecom players across the country, said Union Minister of Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw Tuesday.
This has prompted telecom companies to suggest a revenue sharing model between OTT and telecom operators. The premise of the whole argument is based on ‘same service same rules’. Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) had suggested levying a "usage charge" for actual traffic carried by OTT on telecom networks. The usage charge will be decided mutually between telcos and OTT players who must contribute towards creating and developing digital telecom infrastructure in India in exchange for using the services.
Filmmakers will have to get scenes showing smoking cleared by the censors as part of sweeping new rules sparked by the failure of general anti-tobacco warnings at movie screenings.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has extended deadline for receiving written comments on a consultation paper "Regulating Converged Digital Technologies and Services - Enabling Convergence of Carriage of Broadcasting and Telecommunication Services" issued on 30 January , 2023. The deadline for receiving written comments from stakeholders on the issues.
The 1940 Disney feature was the first animated feature to win Academy Awards for best original score and song.
For years, tabloid media outlets in the UK have published outrageous scare stories about Kodi, piracy apps, and pirate IPTV. Misinformation and even flat-out lies designed to outrage and provoke attracted millions of people with clickbait headlines. A Hollywood-backed anti-piracy group now cites media misinformation as a major piracy threat in UK. Sadly, for none of the reasons above.
The industry body’s reaction comes after the Internet & Mobile Association oIndia (IAMAI), which has Amazon, Meta, and the likes as its members, opposed such a levy, arguing that it goes against the principles of net neutrality.
The government is preparing to introduce the new telecom bill in the monsoon session of Parliament later this year, with a revised draft ready after inter-ministerial and public consultation , said a senior official.
As Hollywood giants focus on making their streaming businesses profitable, they have started raising the subscription prices for the likes of Disney+ and HBO Max. In contrast, streaming giant Netflix is dropping some of its prices in more than 100 international markets.