Cable TV providers widened their subscriber losses in the third quarter of 2022, increasing the pressure on major media companies such as Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery.

In fact, Jio is the only private telco which is using its own core, or so-called brain, of the network for 5G while radio, or transport, network has been given to Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung. The people further said home-made radios are even now being utilised in the network rollout but going forward, the quantity will increase as local manufacturing increases.

Goenka stated the synergy benefit will mainly come from advertising revenue while the subscription revenue synergies will depend on the amendments that TRAI makes to the NTO

Internet and social media intermediaries such as Meta, Google, and Twitter have told the government that definition of ‘telecommunications’ in the draft Telecom Bill, 2022 is “overly broad” and must exclude “broadcasting services as well as all content including digital content” from its purview.

Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish sees “real opportunity” in a radical alignment of his domestic and international operations, and promises that macroeconomic headwinds won’t impact his content investment in global originals.

The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to immediately take action against certain internet domain name registrars (DNRs) for not complying with its orders and consider whether they ought to be permitted to continue to their services in the country.

The government’s move to come out with a new Telecommunication Bill 2022 in line with the changing technologies in India has become a debating point in the industry. From diluting’s telecom regulator TRAI’s powers to regulation of OTT, the proposed Law has been in the news for many reasons.

A slate of small budget films made without stars are lying unsold especially after the poor performance of titles like Anek, HIT: The First Case, Goodbye and Thank God recently. These small-scale films without a star cast are in for a double whammy as theatres not keen to give them space or short-change them with poor scheduling if at all, and unless they release in theatres, streaming platforms are not keen to buy them.

Faced with subscriber loss at the top and bottom end of the funnel, the direct-to-home (DTH) operators have pivoted to over-the-top (OTT) aggregation in a bid to futureproof their business model. DTH operators have been consistently losing subscribers to DD Free Dish and OTT platforms. While the top end of the DTH subscriber base is migrating to OTT, the bottom end is shifting to Prasar Bharati's free DTH service DD Free Dish.