After dipping during the great COVID lockdown, media piracy has come roaring back. The proliferation of popular streaming TV content and the return of robust wide-release film slates have helped drive steady increases in illicit viewing since 2020, according to exclusive data from piracy-focused research firm Muso.
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) has made good progress in Q3 FY23 with a healthy growth in the digital business and gains in some of the key channels, said MD & CEO Punit Goenka during the earnings calls for the quarter. “This mirrors the success of the team's concerted efforts to strengthen our offerings across markets and we continue to maintain sharp focus on delivering a robust content slate to consumers,” said Goenka.
In a bid to end the use of set-top box for viewing free-to-air channels, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry will bring built-in satellite tuner in TV sets, informed the I&B Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday.
About 12.2 crore (122 million) people in India watched at least one film in a theatre in the 12 months ended December 2022, against 14.6 crore (146 million) in the January to March 2020 period, just before the onset of the pandemic, according to a report by media consulting firm Ormax. Hence, the Indian film industry has lost an estimated 2.4 crore (24 million) audience to the pandemic, which they hope to rebuild in 2023, Ormax said.
Disney is stepping up consumer marketing for its year-long 100th anniversary celebration by unveiling a 90-second commercial during the Super Bowl that highlights the company’s centennial milestone.
Copyright holders are doing all they can to dissuade people from using the popular pirate streaming app PikaShow. In addition to criminal referrals, this also includes efforts to remove PikaShow references from Google's search results. This isn't without collateral damage, as TorrentFreak's news reports are mistakenly flagged too.
"We will discuss how to bring QoS parameters for 5G with telcos. and bring out a consultation paper in the next 4 to 5 months," a senior Trai official told ETTelecom, adding that the watchdog will also review existing service quality in a "pre-consultation meeting" with the telcos later this week.
One knows that OTT platforms pose a challenge to the exhibition trade. So much so that more films are failing than ever before! And some of them do find their viewers when these films hit the OTT platforms; usually after 30 to 45 days, depending on how they perform at the box office.
The Australian government has released the 2022 edition of its Consumer Survey on Online Copyright Infringement. At 159 pages it's a big read, but in the spirit of showman P.T. Barnum, it has something for everyone. Almost 90% of the most dedicated Aussie consumers obtain content strictly legally, but it can also be argued that 40% of the population are pirates.
The Union minister in a written reply to the Lok Sabha said that the IT Rules, 2021, outline specific obligations on the intermediaries that no intermediary will be allowed to violate the rights accorded to citizens under the constitution.