YouTube's latest Transparency Report shows that fewer copyright holders used the Content ID system to protect their works. Despite the modest decline, more content was flagged overall, with over 750 million claims during the first half of 2022. Traditional DMCA takedown notices are on the rise as well, with an increase of more than 30% year-over-year.
The draft Telecom Bill, if implemented in its current form, is likely to create unnecessary overlap, and result in a turf war between the department of telecom and the information & broadcasting ministry (MIB), feel experts.
DISH Network and the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy have won a $15.7m judgment against iStar, a pirate IPTV provider found directly liable for infringing DISH copyrights. The court authorized domain seizures and restrained hosting companies in the U.S. and EU, but a DISH proposal for an injunction against unknown third parties was completely rejected.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) released new uplinking and downlinking guidelines for TV channels in India on Wednesday.
Coming in at 152.1 million last quarter, Disney+ subscribers totaled 164.2 million by Oct. 1, the end of the conglomerate’s fourth quarter and full-year fiscal 2022 results, which were reported Tuesday. The streamer’s pickup of 12.1 million accounts, 2 million of those in U.S. and Canada, smashed analysts’ forecasts of an 8.9 million subscriber gain.
Streaming services reeling under high content costs and revenue leaks from password sharing are planning to improve their income by launching ad-supported models, restricting the use of multiple device log-ins and introducing cheaper plans to expand their subscriber base.
The video giant's TikTok competitor will be available to watch across smart TVs, gaming consoles and streaming devices.
Disney+ was the biggest component of the growth in the Japanese streaming market in the July to September quarter. It overtook Hulu Japan to become the third largest streamer in the country, according to a new report.
A man from Denmark has been convicted for playing a key role at Asgaard, a private torrent site that shut down in 2020 following intense legal pressure. In addition to co-founding Asgaard, the 47-year-old was associated with NordicBits, DanishBits and ShareUniversity. His criminal conviction marks the fifth in this investigation, with the fate of two other men yet to be decided.
"OTT communication services including information services should be kept out of the purview in the upcoming telecom law as provided in the Section 3 of the Act," IAFI president Bharat Bhatia told ETTelecom.