Data collated by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) show India’s overall internet user base grew 4.3% on-year in CY2021 to 829.3 million after steady double-digit growth during 2015-20 amid the rising prices of entry-level smartphones that slowed down 2G-to-4G conversion.
On February 1, 2023, YouTube will begin sharing ad revenue with Shorts creators. The video streaming platform is introducing new terms for all YouTube Partner Program creators. It will enable creators to earn money from advertisements that appear between videos in the Shorts Feed.
According to a report, data adoption and tariff hike-led revenue growth, as well as 5G rollouts, are key monitorable for 2023, which will also be a pivotal year for Vodafone Idea as a viable third player when adjusted for inflation, the telecom sector’s average revenue per user (ARPU) is still 17 percent lower than before the launch of Reliance Jio. “…we expect Bharti (Airtel) to lead tariff increases to ARPU of Rs 236 by FY25, while Bharti targets Rs 300 ARPU,” said leading brokerage CLSA in its telecom sector report.
The ministry of corporate affairs will consult other ministries on the stringency of emerging regulations on digital economy before it gives a final shape to a proposed Digital Competition Bill so that over-regulation does not stall a fast-growing segment of the economy, a person informed about discussions in the government said.
The governor's latest proposed budget also earmarks $330 million per year for the program through the 2030-2031 fiscal year.
When streaming became the preferred way for millions of EU-based pirates to consume video content, the name Jack Frederik Wullems would've meant nothing. For 370 pirate IPTV suppliers targeted in the Netherlands in recent years, Wullems' defeat in a landmark case back in 2017 is the reason their wallets are lighter today than they were before.
On Monday, OpenAP, the advanced advertising firm founded by the owners of most of the large TV networks, says that it will create a joint industry committee to focus on premium video currency, with the intent to have multiple currency options in place ahead of the 2024 upfront.
GitHub has removed a recent "Mortal Kombat II" source code leak following a request from Warner Bros. Discovery. The leak purportedly reveals unused artwork and an alternative storyline for the iconic arcade game, first released by Midway in 1993. Three decades later, the current rightsholder seems keen to plug the leaks.
The telecom sector, according to Rajaraman, is a crucial one, and there is a demand for more skilled manpower with rapidly changing dynamics. "It's all our collective responsibility. The government has set up a number of these skill councils and TSSC enabled the industry to come together," the official said.
The government must follow a phased implementation once the recently drafted Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, becomes law, industry bodies have said