Streaming service Lionsgate Play has announced a new deal with Sony Music Entertainment for its next Indian Original ‘Jugaadistan’ which will premiere on March 4, 2022.

Dr Annurag Batra, Editor-in-Chief, e4m & BW Businessworld, writes on the immense opportunities the combined entity will create in terms of employment generation, advertiser sentiment & spending

From the streaming revolution and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on movie going and distribution windows to Hollywood mega-deals, the entertainment industry has gone through major changes.

The final episode of the iconic TV show "Friends" aired nearly two decades ago, but it still has a loyal following. Piracy numbers are relatively modest but in the Netherlands, there was a significant spike in unauthorized downloads earlier this year after the series left Netflix. This one again shows that availability remains an important driver of piracy activity.

The USIBC has said the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) should institutionalize the mechanism to grant permissions and approvals through a fully integrated online single window clearance system, which is time-bound.

According to a recent study ‘Can OTT sports platforms shake up the broadcast landscape’ by data and analytics firm Ampere, the growing number of pure-play and generalist OTT services in the sports rights market is putting the traditional rights model under stress.

Internet giant Google which has been at loggerheads with the Indian startup and developer community over the past many months has announced the launch of Google Play Pass in India, which is a subscription service that is currently available in 90 countries which provides access to many apps and games without ads, in-app purchases, and upfront payments

"We have been deliberating on 6G in the working groups, and have been able to consolidate the vision from India, as well as the set of technologies that will act as an enabler to 6G," Satish Jamadagni, vice chairman, TSDSI, and Head of Standards at Jio told ETTelecom

They are periodically dropping episodes for latest shows, Snowdrop and The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, looking away from the binge-watch strategy