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    Netflix to let tens of thousands of subscribers preview content

    • 02.12.2022
    • LiveMint

    Before Netflix Inc.’s 2021 release of “Don’t Look Up," a small group of its U.S. subscribers previewed the film and told the streaming giant that the movie came across as too serious, according to people familiar with the matter.

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    Small town India is where Bollywood goes to die

    • 02.12.2022
    • LiveMint

    Small town India prefers Hollywood superhero franchises and dubbed south Indian hit films over bland Hindi fare.

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    Bob Iger’s Austerity Era Begins at Disney: Behind His Most Pressing Concerns

    • 01.12.2022
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    A triumphant CEO return is quickly tempered by a troubled macroeconomic climate as the exec concedes that a hiring freeze will be kept in place at the Burbank-based giant.

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    Telegram Discloses User Details of Pirating Users Following Court Order (Updated)

    • 01.12.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    Telegram has complied with an order from the High Court in Delhi by sharing user details of copyright-infringing users with rightsholders. The order, which was issued despite fierce opposition, sets a precedent in India. The Court, meanwhile, clarifies that the information can also be shared with the Government and police.

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    “Pro Camcorder Pirate” Arrested in Govt, Police & UK Cinema Chain Operation

    • 01.12.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    The UK's Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit recently revealed the arrest of a man as part of a movie piracy investigation. No further details have been made public but TorrentFreak understands that the matter was so serious that the government, PIPCU, an organized crime unit, a specialist anti-piracy team, and cinema operators teamed up to track the suspect down.

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    I&B Ministry asks MSOs to maintain 90-day recording of platform services to curb piracy

    • 01.12.2022
    • BestMediaInfo

    The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has issued the guidelines in respect of ‘Platform Services’ provided by MSOs (Multi-system operators) in India

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    Govt issues norms for platform services offered by multi-system operators

    • 01.12.2022
    • LiveMint

    The ministry of information and broadcasting has issued guidelines for platform services provided by multi-system operators (MSOs) in India, granting them 12 months to comply with the norms.

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    Box office failures find eyeballs on streaming platforms

    • 01.12.2022
    • LiveMint

    Films such as Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chadha and Taapsee Pannu’s Do Baaraa are doing surprisingly well on streaming platforms after failing to make their mark at the box office.

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    Metaverse needs brilliance of Indian developers, creative community: Meta’s Clegg

    • 30.11.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    Metaverse can deliver huge economic benefits to India and requires the brilliance, ingenuity of developers and creative community of the country, a senior official of the social media giant said on Tuesday.

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    Canada’s Federal Court Grants NHL Pirate Streaming Blockade for 22/23 Season

    • 30.11.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    Bell, Rogers, and other copyright holders have obtained a new piracy-blocking order at Canada's Federal Court. The 'dynamic' injunction requires Internet providers to block access to unauthorized IPTV streams during the current NHL season. It's the second order of its kind and, if effective, it won't be the last either.

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