No social media company can undermine the constitutional rights of citizens, and internet must be a safe and trusted place with all platforms accountable to their users, IT Ministry officials said on Tuesday amid allegations that digital platforms are acting arbitrarily in pulling down content.
Period drama RRR may have stormed the box office, but some top stars of the southern movie industries such as Prabhas, Ravi Teja, Ajith and Suriya have seen their latest films underperform in theatres, in their home states and markets known for fan culture.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced the release of the invitation to tender (ITT) for media rights to the Indian Premier League for the seasons from 2023 to 2027.
Event and Entertainment Management Association (EEMA), the apex body for the event industry in India, has announced the launch of single window permissions for events in the country that will facilitate organization of more global events across all states.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is proposing legislative changes to a to address long pending issues such as the disbursement of E and V band spectrum as the government considers allocating these airwaves instead of auctioning them , said a top official.
India aims to be the content sub-continent of the world, the minister of information and broadcasting Anurag Thakur said on Monday, the concluding day of his three-day visit to Expo 2020 in Dubai. The union minister was there to hold a conversation with actor Ranveer Singh on 'The Global Reach of Indian Media & Entertainment Industry" at the India pavilion.
With the growing digital penetration in India, telecom giant Bharti Airtel is bullish about its ad-tech platform Airtel Ads which has already onboarded 135+ brands. To bolster the platform, the telco is investing in blockchain capabilities and developing solutions that are compliant with potential regulations around privacy.
The share of regional languages in overall OTT (over-the-top) video content will double from 27% in 2020 to 54% in 2024, as more streaming platforms take to vernacular programming and films, said a recent Ficci EY report. In 2021 alone, 47% of OTT originals and 69% of films released on platforms were not in Hindi.
Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Entertainment has announced the setting up of a new content studio, Dreamers & Doers Co. that will bring out both shows and films. The company is also working with leading rights holders to launch both scripted and unscripted international formats in India.
Cox Communications believes that key information was held back during the 2019 piracy lawsuit filed by several record labels, which led to a $1 billion verdict in their favor. While the court recognizes that some evidence was created after the fact, it sees no reason for a do-over, concluding that the ISP already received a full and fair trial.