Netflix India on Monday announced the launch of 'Take Ten', a short film workshop and competition, that aims to discover and support emerging filmmakers from diverse backgrounds in India.
Video streaming giant YouTube has launched a non-recurring annual subscription plan for its ad-free service YouTube Premium which includes YouTube, YouTube Music and YouTube Kids. Till now, the YouTube Premium service had only monthly and quarterly subscription plans.
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) has ordered the blocking of 35 YouTube-based news channels and 2 websites that were involved in the spreading of anti-India fake news in a coordinated manner over digital media. The YouTube accounts had a total subscriber base of over 1 crore 20 lakh and their videos had over 130 crore views.
IndiaCast Media Distribution has partnered with ABS Broadcast to launch Viacom18’s marquee channels – Colors and Colors Rishtey on the UK’s free ad-supported streaming TV service Sky Glass. Launched in October last year, the custom-designed 4K TV doesn't require a satellite dish or box for it to work.
Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has invited applications for vacant MPEG-4 slots of the DD Free Dish DTH platform from the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023. The 57 e-auction process will be tentatively held from 10 February and the last day to submit applications is 8 February.
With a 40 million base, which is constantly growing at the cost of Pay-TV, Prasar Bharati’s DD Free Dish is not just another competing platform, but considered by many as a precursor to the success of Free Ad-Supported Television (FAST) model in India.
Last month, Netflix slashed rates by 18-60% across plans in India, in an effort to woo wider audiences and deepen penetration. The move sets the stage for greater competition among foreign giants including Disney+ Hotstar and Amazon Prime Video
Despite the noises being made that streaming is displacing linear TV in India, cord-cutting is in nascent stages, but, admittedly, digital consumption of video has shown growth to reach a stage where scaling up is possible — and is also visible — according to a BCG-CII report on the country’s media and entertainment sector.
Internet provider WOW! must share the personal details of hundreds of subscribers with a group of filmmakers. The requirement, signed off by a Colorado federal court, is part of the discovery process in an ongoing legal battle. The targeted accounts are limited to the IP addresses that were most frequently flagged for alleged copyright infringements.
The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) recently released its report on “Creating 10 Million Digitally Enabled Microentrepreneurs” at the 16th India Digital Summit held on January 11-12 January.