India's fledgling over the industry (OTT) industry continued its upward growth trajectory in 2021 thanks to increased investments in original content, entry of new streaming players, and experiment with new pricing models. The OTT industry also witnessed an upsurge in advertising and subscription income with Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, ZEE5, and SonyLIV leading from the front.
The Delhi High Court has adjourned the 12-minute ad cap case to 25th May, 2022. The matter was listed for hearing on 23rd December. The News Broadcasters & Digital Association (NBDA) has filed its rejoinder to the Union of India (UOI).
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) and Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) behemoth will lead to a colossal 75-channel entity across genres. But the two will face overlap and competition within the network, especially in Hindi General Entertainment Channel (GEC) and Hindi Movie genres.
Over 200 categories saw a surge in TV ad volume this November, compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to the data shared by Tam Media Research. Tea category leads the charts.
Netflix Inc. has taken the lead among video streaming platforms in dubbing films that have been released in theatres and thus reaching out to a wider audience.
: Cybersecurity today is non-negotiable for individuals, businesses, and governments. 2021 saw cyberattacks increasing not just in size and scale, but also in sophistication. In fact, according to the ICERT-In, around 12.1 lakh cybersecurity incidents were observed till October 2021 in India.
Lionsgate Play, the video streaming app owned by Hollywood studio Lionsgate, has announced its fourth India original series, an untitled venture which will be directed by action designer Rohan Khambati and produced by Endemol Shine India and Hypaethral Media.
Even with some mighty competition from new Matrix and Sing movies, and rising concerns over the omicron variant, “Spider-Man: No Way Home" stayed in the No. 1 spot and netted a few more milestones too including crossing the $1 billion mark globally.
Britain's move to block Facebook-owner Meta Platform Inc's acquisition of Giphy signalled a new determination to scrutinise digital deals. Meta on Thursday appealed the Markets Authority, which said the 2020 deal must be unwound and Giphy sold as a going concern.
Delhi-based Cable Operators United Front (COUF) has urged the government to stop the implementation of New Tariff Order (NTO) 2.0 as it will have an adverse impact on the cable TV business which provides livelihood to millions of people across India.