Independent Film Trust (IFT) has launched its second transatlantic “Creative Corridor” co-production initiative to increase screenwriter diversity in film and television.
The SAG-AFTRA National Board voted “overwhelmingly” to approve a new agreement with Netflix, the guild announced following a special meeting on Monday. The tentative contract, which covers scripted, dramatic episode and feature productions made by the streaming service, will now be sent to union members for a ratification vote.
Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has just posted its latest annual report. The group shut down 349 illegal sites and services, ranging from streaming portals to open directories. BREIN also booked significant progress on the site blocking front, an effort that continues this year. Meanwhile, its plan to warn and educate persistent infringers is taking longer than expected.
Blockchain transactions are verifiable and transparent — which means if they’re stolen, you can see the theft in plain sight, even if you don’t know the identify of the crook.
Wall Street once valued the company at about $300 billion, a number on par with many Big Tech companies that Netflix's business model ultimately couldn't live up to.
The new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines And DigitalMedia Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules 2021) acts as a deterrent against cyber crime and ensures an open, safe and trusted and accountable internet for its users, Union minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar told Rajya Sabha in a written reply.
89% of surveyed consumers in India intend to upgrade to fifth-generation or 5G connectivity while a minute proportion (2%) of respondents stated that they do not want to upgrade to 5G at all, according to survey findings by internet testing firm Ookla released on Monday.
Paramount Global Chief Robert (Bob) Bakish has said that the company's Indian Joint Venture Viacom18 will launch a streaming offering in 2023, which will also stream the Indian Premier League (IPL). He also said that Paramount+, the D2C platform of Paramount, will launch in India along with the new streaming product.
A $32.5m copyright infringement lawsuit filed by DISH Network claims that CDN company DataCamp failed to prevent several pirate IPTV providers from pirating its content, even after receiving hundreds of DMCA notices. DataCamp has just informed the court that since it's unable to monitor encrypted traffic, there is no liability and the lawsuit must be dismissed.
TikTok is gaining ground strongly on YouTube among audiences in Southeast Asia, a new study finds. And the two ad-supported streaming giants took a bite out of premium subscription services’ market share in the April-June quarter.