The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is in the process of preparing recommendations related to issues of media ownership, chairman P.D. Vaghela said on Wednesday.

Union telecom and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had said that the joint parliamentary committee which went through the original draft suggested 88 amendments to a bill of 91 sections, which led the government to decide that there was "no option" but to withdraw the original bill completely.

The Department of Telecommunications has sought recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to set up a legal framework for the over-the-top (OTT) apps that provide calling and messaging services.

Filmmakers are trying to make sure VFX is impressive and the script has no major loopholes at a time that audiences are exposed to international content.

Starting Tuesday, the company is rolling out Manage Access and Devices, a new feature in Netflix’s Account Settings that lets customers view all the recent devices that have streamed using their account credentials and log out of specific devices with a single click.

This will bring new investments into the sector, particularly in emerging areas like OTT, said Madhavan while speaking at the 11th CII-Big Picture Summit

The App Association is concerned about restrictive policies in countries such as Russia and China, that ban VPN usage. The industry organization shared its concerns with the US Trade Representative for the forthcoming Foreign Trade Barriers report. Recent actions regarding Iran already show that the U.S. is well aware of the value of VPNs.

While some studios have pivoted 100% to doing digital content, others said nearly 50-60% of their annual slates are now for OTT services.

Cable TV providers widened their subscriber losses in the third quarter of 2022, increasing the pressure on major media companies such as Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery.