Hollywood films have managed to earn ₹1,200 crore to ₹1,300 crore in box office collections in India in 2022, despite fewer films releasing post covid-19 disruptions, making for about 12-13% of overall box office earnings in the country last year.
"We have arrested Shisharam Badiya from his native place Rajasthan for copyright violation based on a complaint by Star India," said Anoop Shetty, deputy commissioner of police, north east division, Bengaluru City adding that the interrogation with the accused is on.
India is set to have the largest base of social media content creators globally with the figure crossing 100 million this year, according to influencer marketing firm Zefmo. This follows venture capital firm Kalaari Capital stating in October that the country had at least 80 million creators in 2022.
Mainstream film stars like Shahid Kapoor, Sidharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan, and Anushka Sharma who will soon be seen in web originals, will be looking at a 15-20% premium over the remuneration they ordinarily receive for feature film projects.
YouTube, in a bid to take on streaming competitors like Paramount’s Pluto TV and Roku, is offering a select group of users access to free, ad-supported streaming TV channels — also known as “FAST” — on the platform, a company spokesperson confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
The new Amazon Prime Lite plan is priced at Rs 999. The company has already made the price official on its website, and this is visible to everyone on the mobile version of the app. Here is a quick look at the benefits.
Dozens of pirate IPTV services, streaming apps, and web-based streaming sites are part of a new sweep by the ACE anti-piracy coalition. Investigations may still be in the early stages but for those targeted, ACE is known for continuously applying pressure until something gives.
Pirate sites are increasingly hard to find in search engines. Google has taken a series of steps to demote or remove problematic domains and it doesn't appear to be alone. Several of the most visited pirate sites have virtually no results in Bing either. According to the search engine, this isn't the result of an 'editorial decision'.
In the media and entertainment (M&E) industry, digital is now occupying centre stage, starting to impact all forms of traditional media. For example, the cinema medium is at 25 percent lower footfall versus pre COVID level, primarily on low willingness by the audience to watch small/medium-budget content in theatres
According to Data.ai’s ‘State of Mobile Report’, riding high on cricket, Hotstar attracted the most active and engaging users in India in the past year