At GoaFest, Prasoon Joshi reflected on a culture overwhelmed by endless content, shrinking attention spans and disappearing human interaction. The McCann Worldgroup India CEO and CCO spoke about Gen Z, AI, creativity and why, despite technological disruption, emotional connection and human affirmation remain central to storytelling, talent and brands.
Tetsu Fujimura, the CEO of Japanese IP consultancy and production company Filosophia Inc. and a producer on Netflix’s “One Piece” live-action series, delivered a data-intensive keynote at the Cannes Film Market, presenting a comprehensive account of the booming global market for Japanese intellectual property adaptations and cataloguing a Hollywood development pipeline that stretches across every major studio.
A year after founding Women in Film India, Guneet Monga Kapoor – whose “The Elephant Whisperers” took the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film at the 2023 Oscars – was at Cannes with four scholarship recipients in tow and a producing slate that signals a deliberate move into genre cinema, women-led franchises and, eventually, gaming.
As audiences shift from clicking links to consuming AI-generated answers, the publisher-brand relationship is being redrawn. The attention economy had a name; what replaces it is still taking shape
Per the new feature, Spotify will create audio based on prompts such as "Share my daily city updates, and tell me about local concerts from artists I love."
The collapse of referral certainty is forcing publishers to rethink what digital media businesses should look like in an AI-first internet
The CRTC on Thursday ordered American digital platforms to contribute 15 percent of their Canadian revenues to subsidizing local indie production, while reducing spending obligations on local broadcasters.
The second day of Goafest 2026 opened with a series of discussions around artificial intelligence, data ownership, consumer behaviour and the future of advertising, bringing together leaders from media, technology, marketing and digital businesses.
Netflix has announced a fresh set of measures aimed at making its content more accessible to viewers worldwide, as the streaming giant said nearly a third of its global members now use accessibility tools and features to discover and enjoy content on the platform.
Whistling Woods session maps how AI is reshaping cinema, gaming and advertising