"As digital will continue to play a significant role, India's internet GMV (not valuation) will grow to about $1 trillion by 2030, equivalent to $5 trillion in public and private market cap,a according to data by market intelligence firm Redseer Strategy Consultants.
It is pertinent to mention here that MeitY has been appointed as the nodal ministry for online gaming, as the Centre notified these amendments to the allocation of business rules recently. The ministry is all set to come out with norms for online gaming intermediaries.
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'House of the Dragon' is the most-pirated TV show released on torrent sites in 2022. The popular 'Game of Thrones' prequel dethroned 'Wandavision', which topped the chart last year. Amazon's 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' takes the second spot at a respectable distance.
The Australian Government will conduct a review of current copyright enforcement measures in 2023, to ensure they remain "appropriate, effective and proportionate." The Attorney-General's Department has released an issues paper for public consultation, the first step towards determining whether Australia's existing enforcement regime is fit-for-purpose.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Thursday recommended that the renewal of Multi-System Operators (MSOs) registration should be done for a period of ten years, and the processing fee should be kept at ₹1 lakh at the time of renewal.
Digital intermediaries currently include internet service providers, cloud service providers, consumer-facing social media platforms, and video sharing sites
Protecting movies from piracy during their theatrical windows is an industry priority but week in and week out, 'cammed' copies stubbornly appear online. This summer several unusually good copies were linked to cinemas in the UK, where 'camming' can result in a prison sentence. Logically, camming should be incredibly rare, but that's certainly not the case, far from it.
Sources told PTI there will be three grievance appellate panels which will be assigned different types of appeals based on the categories of harmful content mentioned in the recently-amended IT rules. Broadly, these appeals could be around complaints regarding sexually explicit content, misinformation, or religious incitement.
Theatres were able to operate fully for the first time since the covid-19 pandemic in 2022. However, the impact of the previous two years on consumer behaviour was visible throughout the year. The cinema-goer has become ruthless in deciding which film to watch in a theatre, and which to give a miss, irrespective of cast, budget and language.