While 45 per cent of Indians think that data localisation should be flexible, 55 per cent say that data transfer regulations should be flexible, according to the report by data privacy and cybersecurity services provider Tsaaro.

It was only a crackdown on illegal sites and shops and the advent of streaming tech that prompted ex-torrenters to kick their habit. However, piracy is anything but dead.

"The 5G auction process was one of the smoothest, fastest, and most efficient spectrum allocation processes," it said in a statement hours after the spectrum for 5G was allocated to the telecom operators.

The number of DMCA takedown notices received by Reddit has exploded over the past few years. Between 2017 and 2021, content removals surged from a 'measly' 4,352 to well over 665k. Meanwhile, banned users and subreddits have become much more common on the platform.

ZEEL MD & CEO Punit Goenka has asserted that the media & entertainment (M&E) industry will return to its high-growth phase notwithstanding the near-term macroeconomic challenges that have led to volatility in the advertising ecosystem.

Warner Bros Discovery has put the plans to launch popular American subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service HBO Max in India on hold, even as the company is looking at cost-cutting measures globally and working on merging Discovery+ with HBO Max in the existing markets.

An activist investor’s suggestion this week that Walt Disney Co. spin off ESPN rekindled a long-running debate over what the company should do with a sports network that has been a major profit engine for years but whose subscriber base is eroding

Creators have become essential for movie promotions because everyone realizes now that they have a cultish following and guarantee not just visibility but an engaged audience, said Vijay Subramaniam, founder Collective Artists Network

Netflix Inc. isn’t planning to let users of its new ad-supported tier download shows and movies to their devices for offline viewing, according to code found inside of the company’s iPhone app, removing a feature that customers enjoy on its regular service.