Dozens of pirate IPTV suppliers and illegal streaming sites may be facing anti-piracy disruption in the weeks and months ahead. A fresh wave of documents filed in a US court shows that the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment is already investigating various platforms, including one that appears to pull videos from Warner Media's official CDN, using Google as a proxy.
While the use of landing pages has been much discussed, there is no proof that set up box tampering isn’t happening anymore
Broadcast regulator TRAI has once again extended the effective implementation date of the new tariff regime for all stakeholders. The new deadline is December 2022. Reason: ongoing consultation process relating to the issue.
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which enables the country’s digital payment and settlement systems, may extend the deadline for its contentious mandate requiring payment apps to hold no more than 30% market share, people aware of the development told ET. The current deadline is January 2023.
The directive of the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In) on reporting a cybersecurity incident within six hours from being aware of it and the lack of clarity on what constitutes a severe or a large-scale incident among other things could potentially “undermine incident investigation and response, including the deployment of defensive measures”, software policy group BSA has said
Ad-supported services such as Peacock, Roku Channel and Tubi are budget-minded alternatives to Netflix and Hulu; if you can’t stand commercials, grab your library card
Buying less more often may be key to ring in the next phase of growth for digital content platforms. The sector seems to be mimicking the ‘sachet sales model’, which helps fast-moving consumer goods firms increase revenues during a demand slump.
The need to be tech-savvy has always been a talking point in India and the world This became clearer during the Covid outbreak when the world came to a standstill and everyone turned to their phones for everything from vaccine information to ordering medicines and groceries online.
Authorities in Russia have confirmed a that a new crackdown to prevent citizens from accessing VPN services is underway. Telecoms regulator Roscomnadzor says that "measures" are being taken to limit access to VPN services that violate Russian law, which can simply mean providing access to content previously deemed illegal by the government.
Warner Bros. is continuing its experimentation in the NFT (non-fungible token) business, with the characters from Looney Tunes being the next company IP to get the NFT treatment. The company is once again working with the NFT platform Nifty’s on the project, which will be called “Looney Tunes: What’s Up Block?” and go on sale later this summer. Tweety bird, who will turn 80 this year, is the first Looney Tunes character to be featured