Anurag Thakur also said that registration process of newspapers would be simplified, and the central government would soon bring a new law to replace the 1867 Press and Registration of Books Act
Having placated the broadcasters by reinstating the Rs 19 MRP cap, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) now expects the big networks to return the favour by including popular sports and general entertainment channels in the bouquet. The amended NTO 2.0 will come into effect on February 1, 2023. The broadcasters can file their revised reference interconnect offers (RIOs) by December 16.
A combined offering of Disney+ and Hulu would account for the largest share of the 100 most popular titles of any US subscription video on demand (SVoD) service. At approximately 30 per cent, the player would enjoy a comprehensive lead on Netflix’s 23 per cent, according to a recent study by Ampere Analysis. Shows from Disney's Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, and Hulu.
Mumbai: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has released the latest edition, for the quarter ending 20 June 2022, of its report "Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator" on Wednesday.
Theatre chains and distributors will continue to bring these small foreign films to India, with interest expected to peak especially around the Oscar season.
The California Film Commission announced on Tuesday that spending by productions supported by the state’s film and TV tax credit grew by $153 million last year.
The biggest highlight of TV’s continuous growth has been the relative outperformance of premium audiences in the last few years. According to BARC data, NCCS AB audience on TV in 2022 has increased by nearly 94 million as compared to the same period in 2019, which is almost on par with the scale of India’s paid OTT subscribers currently estimated at 109 million, as per the Ormax OTT audience report 2022.
K Madhavan, President of Indian Broadcasting & Digital Foundation and Country Manager and President of Disney Star, has hailed the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) amendment of the new tariff order restoring the Rs 19 MRP cap for inclusion of TV channels in a bouquet.
The government released the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, for public consultation last week. The Bill, which seeks to govern and safeguard the use of personal data, sets out the rights and duties of users, and the obligations on businesses. Mint explains:
The FIFA World Cup is in full swing, and rightsholders are working around the clock to keep live-streaming pirates at bay. Anti-piracy coalition ACE did its part by shutting down two popular sites after signing a confidential settlement with their Moroccan operator. Overall, however, defeating sports piracy is much easier said than done.