Connected TV or CTV is being touted as the next big thing in India that will transform content consumption on the bigger screen. CTV is witnessing explosive growth thanks to the increase in the number of smart TVs, the push towards higher adoption of wired broadband, and the availability of digital-native content.
“Roku and Amazon have reached a multi-year extension for their distribution agreement. Customers can continue to access the Prime Video and IMDb TV apps on their Roku devices,” the company said.
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday launched the Broadcast Seva Portal for facilitating filing and processing of applications for broadcasters. The online platform will help broadcasters get licences, permissions and registrations.
A year on from when a single non-fungible token sold for $69.3 million in crypto at Christie's auction house, with the buyer paying to be recorded on blockchain as the owner of a digital file that anyone can see online for free, this weird and wild market is showing some signs of slowing down.
The loss of one-and-a-half months between January and February was a huge dent to the business when there was no new Hindi language content. In comparison, the first quarter of 2020 had only lost around two weeks when the first wave of the covid-19 pandemic had hit
The government is fully cognisant and aware of the various cyber security threats, and has taken a number of measures to mitigate citizens' vulnerability to cyberattacks, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
Indians are currently spending close to five hours on their smartphones (according to app intelligence firm App Annie), and streaming is is becoming an integral part for millions, including users from rural India.
In a little over five years, Netflix has gone from being a relative newbie in Japan’s storied anime industry to a major player.
Adult entertainment company Malibu Media was once feared as a prolific copyright litigant that targeted thousands of alleged pirates. After a defendant pushed back, the tables have now turned. The court has ordered Malibu to pay over $100,000 to a former defendant but, according to the company's boss, the defense is guilty of "extortion" and "unjust enrichment."
The 27th edition of Kolakata International Film Festival will be held form 25 April to 1 May, according to an official notification of Information and Cultural Affairs Department. The film festival was earlier scheduled to take place in January, but it was postponed due to sudden rise in Covid-19 cases.