“We have the best creative teams, the best brands and franchises in the world,” said Chapek, speaking at the WSJ Tech Live 2022 conference Wednesday. “We’re quite happy to have the output level across our channels without having to be a buyer in the open marketplace.”
The OTT industry is constantly evolving. The cord-cutting trend continues with more and more viewers completely shifting to OTTs as their preferred mode of entertainment. In 2022, people have a vast variety of options to choose from.
Pirate streaming site WishFlix is trying to stand on its own two feet after yet another DMCA notice chased it off GitHub. The French streaming portal has relocated to a dedicated domain, hoping to make best use of its clever social media promotions on platforms including TikTok. Unfortunately for Wishflix, these efforts are being frustrated as well.
Amid claims that live sports piracy in France was recently cut in half, anti-piracy agency Arcom says that 40% of illegal stream viewers observed at least one website block in 2022. In response, an impressive 15% decided to go legal, but others weren't so readily converted. Close to half migrated to other pirate sites, with around 12% of blocked pirates deploying VPNs or modified DNS settings.
The operator of several "AI" powered music mixer and extractor sites has responded to the RIAA's copyright infringement allegations. The rebuttal admits that using popular artists to showcase its technology wasn't smart so the references have been removed. However, the services themselves are not infringing. In fact, one of the core algorithms is created and publicly shared by Deezer.
The post-pandemic box-office recovery hasn’t been as robust in India’s smaller towns as it has in big cities despite a handful of hits like Brahmastra, RRR and Gangubai Kathiawadi. Trade experts and theatre owners say these films touted to have managed significant revenues, benefited from high ticket prices in multiplexes, failing to find an audience in tier-two and tier-three cities.
Meta has also provided a great opportunity for numerous brands and millions of creators to express their creativity and build audiences in India through short-form videos, said Manish Chopra, Director and Head of Partnerships for Facebook India (Meta).
After two years of being forced online by the pandemic, the 11th edition of India’s Dharamshala Film Festival is back with a physical edition. Highlights include the India premieres of Cannes jury prize winner and Pakistan’s Oscar entry, Saim Sadiq’s “Joyland,” and Gianfranco Rosi’s Pope Francis documentary “In Viaggio.”
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said the Department of Telecommunications should define OTT communication services in the draft telecom bill to ensure comprehensiveness while leaving out any scope for ambiguity.
BARC Chairman and IPG Mediabrands India CEO Shashi Sinha also welcomes the idea of petitions signed by the broadcasters to knock out the entire session of the landing pages for the News genre