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    Netflix likely to upgrade from junk status to investment-grade status

    • 04.01.2022
    • LiveMint

    Netflix Inc. is edging closer to investment-grade status, according to Bloomberg Intelligence, amid a wave of credit upgrades in the past year.

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    Why India must take first step towards 5G rollout this year

    • 03.01.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    By 2025, 5G networks are expected to cover one-third of the worlds population, and South Korea, China and the US are the countries which would lead the world in developing and deploying 5G technology. Will India be able to join 5G bandwagon this year?

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    #Retrace2021: How streaming wars re-shaped the global M&E industry in 2021

    • 03.01.2022
    • indiantelevision.com

    Beginning with the blockbuster M&A deal between Discovery and AT&T in May which created the world’s second-largest media company by revenue after Disney, intensifying streaming wars reshaped the global media and entertainment industry through 2021. At the heart of this transformation was the mind boggling demand for content.

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    Arthouse Distributors Tweak Expansion Plans To Ride Out Omicron – Specialty Box Office

    • 03.01.2022
    • Deadline

    United Artists Releasing likely won’t expand Licorice Pizza until next month and Sony Pictures Entertainment is going to take things slow with Jockey as the Omicron variant delays the return of the elusive older demo to cinemas.

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    TV Ratings And Box Office Numbers Grow Increasingly Fuzzy As Nielsen And Rivals Grapple With Streaming Boom

    • 03.01.2022
    • Deadline

    Numbers, those longtime pillars of the entertainment business, determiners of pay scale and quantifiers of the hot and the not, are vanishing from public view.

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    Five ‘Fantastic’ Piracy Predictions for 2022

    • 03.01.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    Today marks the start of the new year. As a news site focused on piracy and copyright issues, we're curious to see what 2022 has in store. To kick things off with an old tradition, we'll share some of the stories that, with a bit of imagination, could make headlines in the near future. From a Pirate Bay logo NFT to 'Prophylactic' Site Blocking orders, here's what the new year may bring

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    YouTube’s Innovative Content ID is No Substitute For Humankind’s Greatest Gift

    • 03.01.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    YouTube has made massive strides towards solving millions of copyright claims that plague its platform. The automated Content ID system is by no means perfect but does provide a way for rightsholders and alleged infringers to amicably settle their differences.

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    2021: The year of regional adaptations & return of popular shows for TV industry

    • 03.01.2022
    • exchange4media

    Despite challenges of the second wave, the industry continued to entertain audiences by delivering fresh content throughout the year

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    2021: BARC India’s tryst with challenges continued

    • 03.01.2022
    • exchange4media

    The TRP scam, which came to light in 2020, troubled the TV audience measurement body in 2021 as well

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    Indian streaming industry expected to grow $13-15 bn over the next decade

    • 03.01.2022
    • LiveMint

    The Indian OTT streaming industry is expected to grow to $13-15 billion over the next decade at a CAGR of 22-25%, according to a joint report on media and entertainment

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