Amid claims that live sports piracy in France was recently cut in half, anti-piracy agency Arcom says that 40% of illegal stream viewers observed at least one website block in 2022. In response, an impressive 15% decided to go legal, but others weren't so readily converted. Close to half migrated to other pirate sites, with around 12% of blocked pirates deploying VPNs or modified DNS settings.
The operator of several "AI" powered music mixer and extractor sites has responded to the RIAA's copyright infringement allegations. The rebuttal admits that using popular artists to showcase its technology wasn't smart so the references have been removed. However, the services themselves are not infringing. In fact, one of the core algorithms is created and publicly shared by Deezer.
The post-pandemic box-office recovery hasn’t been as robust in India’s smaller towns as it has in big cities despite a handful of hits like Brahmastra, RRR and Gangubai Kathiawadi. Trade experts and theatre owners say these films touted to have managed significant revenues, benefited from high ticket prices in multiplexes, failing to find an audience in tier-two and tier-three cities.
Meta has also provided a great opportunity for numerous brands and millions of creators to express their creativity and build audiences in India through short-form videos, said Manish Chopra, Director and Head of Partnerships for Facebook India (Meta).
After two years of being forced online by the pandemic, the 11th edition of India’s Dharamshala Film Festival is back with a physical edition. Highlights include the India premieres of Cannes jury prize winner and Pakistan’s Oscar entry, Saim Sadiq’s “Joyland,” and Gianfranco Rosi’s Pope Francis documentary “In Viaggio.”
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said the Department of Telecommunications should define OTT communication services in the draft telecom bill to ensure comprehensiveness while leaving out any scope for ambiguity.
BARC Chairman and IPG Mediabrands India CEO Shashi Sinha also welcomes the idea of petitions signed by the broadcasters to knock out the entire session of the landing pages for the News genre
With viewers gradually transitioning to over-the-top (OTT) platforms, regional language television channels witnessed a 3-5% growth in average viewership in the past few months, from the year ago, while Hindi TV channels’ viewership slid 8-10%, said industry experts.
'I Know What You Download' has been tracking BitTorrent users for years. It has a database of more than nine million torrents and detects more than 100 million instances of sharing every day. It is not a pirate site, it's a service that tracks BitTorrent users. Unfortunately, fellow piracy tracking companies - including some of the most prominent in the world - have no ability to tell the difference.
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has rebranded all its network channels to be more aligned with Sony’s global ethos. Sony's networks exist at the crossroads of technology and entertainment, and the logos reflect that the new branding colors are vibrant, inspiring, and reminiscent of a brilliant light spectrum.