Quentin Tarantino and Miramax have settled their copyright infringement lawsuit over the "Pulp Fiction" NFT project. The film studio accused the director of using copyrighted materials, including the screenplay, without owning all the rights. The settlement details are not public but both parties say that they might collaborate to release more NFTs in the future.

This April, a coalition of entertainment companies convinced a judge to sign a pirate site blocking injunction that affected every ISP in the United States. This document was later found to be unenforceable but it was public access to court records that first pushed it into the public eye. As the case enters a new phase to block more domains, a level of secrecy had been requested by the plaintiffs.

One of the film industry’s biggest growth sectors, the international location shoot scene, looks set to impact Toronto on Saturday at a Spain Film Commission breakfast. Among attractions tabled at the meet with Canadian producers will be Spain’s extraordinary landscapes and heritage sites and a new shoot incentive which ranks among the highest in the world.

The industry, which made submissions to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for the proposed new telecom regulatory framework, said the law should be forward looking and should address the needs of convergence of various digital services, including telecommunication connectivity, carriage of broadcasting content and OTT communication services.

OTTs by virtue of restricting the content to some platforms are controlling the accessibility of the content to only some consumers. This discrimination is violative of the principle of ‘Must Provide – Must Carry’

While streaming giants such as Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery have signaled a slowdown in content spending, Sony Pictures has not yet felt a change.
“I don’t think the spending on content has changed dramatically. The way the companies are being managed has changed dramatically,” said Tony Vinciquerra, Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment.

A new report published by Research Dive, said the global OTT market is envisioned to generate a revenue of $438.5 billion by 2026, growing at a noteworthy CAGR of 19.1 percent during the forecast period from 2019 to 2026.

ZEEL head honcho Punit Goenka is expecting the pay-TV growth to bounce back due to the pull out of Hindi GECs from DD Free Dish and the price cut initiated by the direct-to-home (DTH) players for entry-level packs

The Walt Disney Company Senior EVP and Chief Financial Officer Christine McCarthy, at an event, said the company has consciously decided to stay away from sports rights that are not value accretive