Russia's determination to control the minds of its citizens is proceeding full force. Since the invasion of Ukraine, Russian telecoms regulator Roscomnadzor has forced Google to delist tens of thousands of new URLs that link to VPN resources providing access to 'banned' content. This includes foreign and local media outlets that refuse to regurgitate state propaganda.
Over a decade ago the major record labels agreed to remove DRM from music on Apple's iTunes Store. ISP RCN believes that this move may have increased piracy and wants to know who was involved in this decision, to aid its defense in an ongoing piracy liability lawsuit. The New Jersey federal court has now rejected this request, noting that the DRM removal issue is irrelevant.
Disney+ Hotstar, in association with Hungama Digital’s Web3 venture- Hefty Entertainment, has unveiled the digital avatars of actors Ajay Devgn and Raashi Khanna. Offering a virtual universe of Rudra-The Edge of Darkness, the metaverse is now open to its viewers and fans to experience the world of Rudra.
The gaming industry in India has seen tremendous growth over the last two years with the increasing digital penetration and internet usage. The in-gaming advertisements in India are very few and largely driven by male influencers. Gaming was largely perceived as a male-dominated space until sometime ago
Mumbai: WarnerMedia's streaming platform HBO Max is now available in 61 territories globally, after launching in 15 additional European countries. These new countries where HBO Max was launched on 8 March include Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia
The recent mega reforms by the government are expected to boost telecom industry in a medium-to-long term, and the telecom department (DoT) is focussing on promoting domestic technology in the country, a top official said.
Minister for Communications, Electronics & IT, and Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw said that a complete ecosystem of fifth generation or 5G technology including core and radio networks as well as handsets, is being developed indigenously in the country
The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) on Wednesday waded into the Doordarshan FreeDish slot auction issue by suggesting two more places for spiritual/devotional channels be opened up on the DTH platform as the category was attracting high bids, thus generating more revenue for India’s pubcaster.
American film and television studio, International Art Machine, led by former Amazon Prime Video executive Roy Price, has announced its entry into the Indian market by acquiring the rights for the adaptation of author Amish Tripathi’s The Shiva Trilogy
Filmmakers and content creators are looking to tap into feel-good, light-hearted stories and nostalgia to draw audiences emerging from two stressful years of the pandemic. Modern remakes of humorous hits like Angoor (an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors) and Govinda’s 1998 comedy Bade Miyan Chote Miyan are in the offing.