The government has pulled down its draft guidelines on data anonymisation, the third such instance of a public consultation being removed this year.
The guidelines were put up for feedback by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on August 30.
Paramount Pictures President and CEO Brian Robbins remains bullish on theatrical as Top Gun: Maverick continues to mint money for the studio.
After two years of subdued growth due to Covid-19, the cinema business is now returning to normalcy. The bounce back of the film industry has also given hopes of in-cinema advertising putting up a good show. But will the sector reach the pre-Covid revenue levels this year is a question that remains to be answered.
The sector regulator has extended the deadlines for stakeholder comments and counter-comments for its recent discussion paper on ways to leverage opportunities around artificial intelligence (AI) and big data for the telecom industry.
Last week was particularly action-driven for the media and entertainment sector with Disney Star sub-licensing the television broadcast rights of the International Cricket Council’s men’s events to Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEE), deemed a masterstroke
After filing a multi-million dollar copyright complaint against AT&T, a coalition of filmmakers has now sued Verizon. The claims are broadly similar - the ISP turned a blind eye to piracy, failed to disconnect repeat infringers, and has lost its safe harbor from liability. In addition to millions in damages, the plaintiffs demand user disconnections and pirate site blockades.
Over the next few months, the government will also come out with laws and rules on the national data governance framework and reintroduce in the Parliament the new digital data protection bill.
With the hugely-anticipated 5G services coming soon, telecom companies will battle to bring out the most alluring ads to capture the market. To promote the new technology, expected to roll out by Diwali 2022, media planners estimate that media spending by telecom companies may as much as double, ballooning to around Rs. 700 crore. Urvi Malvania reveals what to expect from the brand wars.
Moviegoing is recovering as consumers embrace a diverse slate of films. However, volatility is showing this fall as studios and exhibitors search for a new normal.
Spain has a long tradition of big international shoots. More recently, there’s been a production renaissance: “Wrath of the Titans,” “Game of Thrones,” “House of the Dragon” and “Vampire Academy,” among many others, have chosen Spain. One key driver is tax incentives.