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.
Tech giant Microsoft on Monday announced that it will establish a fourth datacenter region in Hyderabad, Telangana, with an investment of over Rs 15,000 crore. The company said that this will be one of the largest data centres in India and its first phase is expected to be operational by 2025.
Bob Bakish, CEO of Paramount Global, took the floor for the first time publicly since the renamed company’s recent and not well-received Investor Day, touting streaming prospects but acknowledging, “We are going to have to prove that to you over time” – referring to Wall Street.
Sean Gamble, CEO of No. 3 exhibitor Cinemark, envisions more than just superhero fare saving the day for the theater business as it emerges from the darkest days of Covid.
“I could see more quantity of films released over time, rather than less” because of the dramatic changes in the sector, Gamble said Tuesday at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference. That uptick in volume, he said, will be due to the rise of newer players like Apple, Netflix and Amazon, along with ongoing efforts by traditional distributors.
An industry trade group is again calling out Nielsen for what it perceives as flaws in the company’s measurement.
The Video Advertising Bureau, which represents TV networks and ad firms, asks in a letter for Nielsen to stop any further “big data” releases regarding the ad market after finding what is says are several inconsistencies in the first month’s worth of such data. Nielsen disputes those findings.
Netflix wants to expand its global anti-piracy team. To keep up with growth, the streaming giant has created a new position that brings together many facets of the company's content protection work under one lead. Among other things, the ideal candidate will be required to support research on pirate streaming sites, cyberlockers, and other pirate platforms.