The powers of technology giants like Facebook owner Meta, Google, Amazon and Apple could be severely curbed as the European Union Council and European Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement on the landmark Digital Markets Act (DMA).
With two Oscar nominations, "Parallel Mothers" is one of the contenders for the prestigious award ceremonies tomorrow. The Spanish film production company El Deseo will be delighted with the honor. However, it might be a bit confused as well, as the company inadvertently sent a takedown notice targeting the official Oscars website.
Ad spends on TV and digital surpassed 2019 levels in 2021, with Rs 6,018 crore being invested there was a 15% increase in ad spends compared to 2019, as per GroupM ESP Sporting Nation Report. There was an 18% increase on spends on TV from 2019 to 2021. However, there was a 59% increase in spends on TV from 2020 to 2021.
Measurement is money, but it is fatal for any media vehicle across all verticals if it lacks credibility among stakeholders. For example, the inconsistency and lack of trust in the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) was responsible for the devaluation of print media.
InMobi's consumer internet division Glance has announced the acquisition of Indian gaming firm Gambit Sports. This will accelerate Singapore-based Glance's ambition of building the biggest platform for NFT-based live gaming experiences for gen-Z, across markets, it said.
Top multiplex chains PVR Ltd and Inox Leisure Ltd have announced a merger following a meeting of their board of directors on Sunday. The combined entity, called PVR Inox Ltd, will become the largest film exhibition company in India operating 1546 screens
State-run telecom player BSNL expects to emerge stronger with its soon to be launched 4G services which will come at a time when private players are moving towards next generation technology 5G.
In the first six months of 2021, YouTube processed four million automated Content ID claims every day but sometimes the involvement of a human being is the only way to tackle copyright disputes. To this end, YouTube is now seeking a Copyright Operations Specialist who will be required to deal with 'escalated' takedown requests, including those from 'sensitive entities'.
Even as the Indian government on Friday said that stakeholder discussions are on to give a final shape to auction of 5G spectrum for services rollout, telecom regulator TRAI is racing against time to ready its recommendations on the issue by month-end, which will form the basis of the auctions.
The Indian government on Friday said that there were 20 legal cases against the IT Rules 2021 pending in various high courts of the country, while five self-regulatory bodies (SRBs) for content regulation had registered with the authorities.