Vulgarity in the name of creativity on OTT platforms cannot be tolerated: Anurag Thakur

Vulgarity in the name of creativity on OTT platforms cannot be tolerated: Anurag Thakur

Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur addressing at the 13th convocation of Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University in Chennai on Sunday. | Photo Credit: M. VEDHAN Union Minister of Information Broadcasting and Sports Anurag Thakur on Sunday said the government was serious on the complaints of increasing […]

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Towards transparency in OTT regulation

Towards transparency in OTT regulation

“A survey of OTT regulation in different countries suggests that most of them are yet to come up with a clear statute-backed framework”. File | Photo Credit: PTI It has been two years since the government issued the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules through which the Ministry of Information and […]

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Prasar Bharati mulls own OTT platform

Prasar Bharati mulls own OTT platform

Prasar Bharati, for which the Centre had recently approved the Broadcast Infrastructure Network Development (BIND) scheme with an outlay of ₹2,539.61 crore, for the upgrade and expansion of broadcasting infrastructure till 2025-2026, is evaluating the possibility of coming up with an over-the-top (OTT) platform. Last year, the public broadcaster had signed a Memorandum of Understanding […]

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Kannada actor Kishore hopes the success of ‘Kantara’ encourages directors to explore new content and presentation

Kannada actor Kishore hopes the success of ‘Kantara’ encourages directors to explore new content and presentation

Kannada actor Kishore hopes the response to ‘Kantara’ will encourage Kannada filmmakers to explore new content in different ways Kannada actor Kishore hopes the response to ‘Kantara’ will encourage Kannada filmmakers to explore new content in different ways For an actor who is part of two back-to-back hits — Ponniyin Selvan and Kantara — Kishore […]

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Netflix targets global TV ad market as next business to disrupt

Netflix targets global TV ad market as next business to disrupt

Netflix plans to launch an ad-supported version of its service in the United States and 11 other countries in November Netflix plans to launch an ad-supported version of its service in the United States and 11 other countries in November Netflix Inc. upended the global entertainment industry about a dozen years ago with a streaming […]

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Explained | The draft Telecommunication Bill, 2022

Explained | The draft Telecommunication Bill, 2022

Does the new Bill dilute the powers of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India? What will be the effects of including OTT communication services within the definition of “telecommunication services”? Does the new Bill dilute the powers of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India? What will be the effects of including OTT communication services within […]

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Amazon Prime Video, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment team up for multi-film licensing collaboration

Amazon Prime Video, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment team up for multi-film licensing collaboration

The movie line-up from Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment includes Nitesh Tiwari’s ‘Bawaal’ starring Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor; ‘Sanki,’ ‘Baaghi 4’ with Tiger Shroff, and Kartik Aaryan’s untitled project The movie line-up from Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment includes Nitesh Tiwari’s ‘Bawaal’ starring Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor; ‘Sanki,’ ‘Baaghi 4’ with Tiger Shroff, and Kartik Aaryan’s untitled […]

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OTT firm MX Player aims to increase user base by 50 million

OTT firm MX Player aims to increase user base by 50 million

OTT firm MX Player which offers web series, music, gaming and short videos free of cost to users, has set a target to increase its domestic user base by 50 million to 250 million (25 crore) this year, a top executive said. It is a free eco-system downloadable app, wherein most people can consume content […]

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