Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video compete for second position behind Netflix in Australia, the Asia-Pacific region’s most developed streaming market. But, increasingly, all premium SVOD suppliers are focusing on profitability rather than simple growth.
Three almost identical copyright infringement lawsuits filed against AT&T, Verizon and Comcast this month accused the ISPs of allowing subscribers to pirate movies online, despite being aware of their infringing activities. If successful, the lawsuits could've had serious financial consequences for the companies. But as quickly as they arrived, all three lawsuits have now been dismissed.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is planning to come out with amended broadcast tariff guidelines between October 15 and 25, a senior official told exchange4media. The amended tariff framework will put an end to the long-drawn tussle between broadcasters, distribution platform operators (DPOs) on one side and the TRAI on the other side.
Speaking at the CII 'International Technology Summit 2022,' Dr Rajendra Kumar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), noted that the government has put in place a proactive approach to deal with emerging technologies and subsequent threat levels.
The bill's passage comes after a series of data leaks and probes into alleged breaches at government firms and institutions in Indonesia, from a state insurer, telecoms company and public utility to a contact-tracing COVID-19 app that revealed President Joko Widodo's vaccine records.
New research shared by the entertainment industry-backed Digital Citizens Alliance finds that 12% of all ads on pirate streaming sites are linked to malware. The problem is so bad that the researchers fell prey to multiple ransomware attacks. Intriguingly, the findings also suggest that pirate sites are 'safer' than before, although that greatly depends on which studies you look at.
Three almost identical copyright infringement lawsuits filed against AT&T, Verizon and Comcast this month accused the ISPs of allowing subscribers to pirate movies online, despite being aware of their infringing activities. If successful, the lawsuits could've had serious financial consequences for the companies. But as quickly as they arrived, all three lawsuits have now been dismissed.
For the Walt Disney Company, the world's largest entertainment conglomerate, India is one of the markets where it enjoys a leadership position across linear TV and OTT space.
In the wake of the Hotfile lawsuit, the Motion Picture Association asked the court to keep some anti-piracy information forever out of the public eye. That was too long for Judge Williams who, after a slight delay, unsealed the contested documents last week. Among other things, the information reveals that for infringing video content to be flagged, it must exceed a certain duration.
India’s top telcos will have a greater opportunity to acquire 5G users initially in Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Bengaluru – which collectively account for 35% of 5G-capable smartphones already in circulation in the country, they added.