Digital media has blended content and technology effectively and has largely been unregulated with people being given complete creative freedom. The Indian audience has welcomed this wave. This consumption of content has also led to a growth in the number of over-the-top (OTT) platforms launched in India.
While growth in internet penetration in India has led to an upsurge in the number of social media users, it also poses risk of unlawful activities, such as the spread of misinformation, hate speech, and cyberthreats, and intermediaries are no longer neutral pipelines for correct information and data.
UK-based CDN company DataCamp is being targeted in a $32.5 million copyright infringement lawsuit filed in the US by DISH Network. According to the broadcaster, DataCamp's CDN service is used by a large number of pirate IPTV providers that the company failed to disconnect under a reasonable repeat infringer policy.
Filmmakers have a glimmer of hope after the Mumbai Film Festival said it would consider physical screenings, but did not make any promises.
TikTok is again cranking up the maximum length of videos users can upload to the platform — more than tripling it, to 10 minutes.
Hollywood hasn’t been the most bullish about taking an action that would dent its bottom line, but Disney today has taken the bold move of pulling its theatrical releases from Russia temporarily in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
The California Film Commission has selected 30 feature films to receive the next round of California tax credits – movies that the commission estimates will generate $1.17 billion in overall production spending in the state and create 4,564 jobs for crew members, 1,212 gigs for actors and more than 48,000 days of work for background performers and stand-ins.
Fans who want to listen to Kanye West's latest album "Donda 2" need to have deep pockets. Legal access to the tracks is only possible with the Stem Player, a $200 audio device. However, as is often the case when access is restricted, pirates quickly find a way to make content available for free, which in this case resulted in a piracy surge.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued an advisory to distribution platforms to submit details to pubcaster Prasar Bharati about data on carriage of Sansad TV (Parliament TV) on their respective networks.
Keeping up with the evolving needs and demands from brands to stay connected with their consumers in a fast-moving market, Zen Digital Media has started to connect mobile broadcasters along the coast of Juhu Beach, Mumbai.