This week the piracy investigation unit of the MPA revealed that in 2019, 1,400 pirate sites existed in North America but by 2021, that number had reduced to 238. "We will find you and shut down your servers," pirates were warned. Soon after, the Alliance for Creativity revealed the "shut down" of two more "streaming sites" but that isn't quite the full picture. Some pirates are well prepared.
The development comes days after media reports said PVR Cinemas was looking to merge the local arm of Mexican theatre chain Cinepolis with itself.
Viacom18 has strengthened its Youth, Music, Entertainment (YME) cluster and launches after foraying into the Non-fungible tokens (NFT) space. The YME unit recently launched the Fully Faltoo NFT platform which saw over 3000 digital collectibles sell out in no time.
Facebook on Wednesday began letting groups automatically reject posts identified as containing false information, taking aim at a part of the massive network that has drawn particular concern from misinformation watchdogs
Netflix Inc raised its prices for subscribers in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the streaming platform said on Thursday, in a bid to invest more in production of new shows and films.
The micro-blogging site Twitter has entered the Dark Web where people can now access the platform via a Tor Onion service to bypass Russian censorship.
The brand will also launch its maiden short-form video offering Fully Faltoo, with over a dozen new web shows. ‘KaanPhod’, a brand-new business division will provide emerging musical artistes an opportunity to showcase their talent, among others
The top-3 Hindi channels earned anywhere between Rs 5 crore to Rs 8 crore each in a day as the entire country remained glued to news channels, according to various estimates shared by media observers.
From his desk in the Motion Picture Assn. offices, Rivkin can look out at the White House, a reminder of the proximity to power that comes with being Hollywood’s main lobbyist. Rivkin, who took over as chief executive officer of the MPA in 2017, has been at the forefront of the film business’ legislative battles over everything from tax incentives to pandemic insurance.
Nippon TV and Disney have revealed a strategic collaboration agreement that covers content sharing and local language co-production.