Peaco*ck's December 2023 schedule unveiled: Is Oppenheimer streaming this month?
Peaco*ck, the widely-used streaming service, has announced its lineup of new releases for December 2023. Fans are eagerly anticipating updates on when Christopher Nolan's acclaimed film Oppenheimer will make its streaming debut.
Indian short-form video apps have over 250 million users: Redseer
While global platforms may be popular among urban users, Indian apps have witnessed greater uptake among audiences in non-metro and semi-urban areas, mostly due to availability of regional-language content
Whatsappening? Telcos call out tech companies over business SMSes
The Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) has written a letter to telecom secretary Neeraj Mittal saying “renowned international corporates such as Amazon and Microsoft are presumably circumventing and bypassing the legal telecom route by disseminating messages to Indian customers via WhatsApp, Telegram”.
Karishma Tanna's scribe act in Hansal Mehta's 'Scoop' gets her big win at Busan
'Scoop' follows Jagruti Pathak (Tanna), a star crime reporter at a Mumbai newspaper, who makes headlines after she is accused of her rival Jaideb Sen's murder.
Just like summer, there are plenty of sequels and prequels on the way. A second 'Nun," a third 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding,' a fourth 'Expendables' and a 10th 'Saw.
Trai paper: Telcos and OTT players at loggerheads again on regulation
Tech companies, though, have rejected telcos’ claims of OTT players free riding over telecoms network infrastructure, saying OTT service providers, on the contrary, have contributed to growth of telco revenues. They have also warned any move to impose onerous regulatory compliances -- meant for telcos -- would discourage OTTs from investing in innovation and new tech, and compel them to charge consumers for services that are now free.
View: LTGs should pay a broadband infra levy proportional to their internet traffic
The fee collected can be funnelled back to telcos or other infra companies as subsidy for investment in broadband infrastructure. In its absence, the market is unlikely to respond to the needs of a high-quality public internet.
Under the agreement, content from National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), International Film Festival of India (IFFI), and Doordarshan will be screened on Amazon's streaming platforms Amazon Prime and Amazon miniTV.
‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’, starring Chris Pine and directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, which is currently only available in theatres, will likely release on Paramount+ in future.
‘Red alerts’ likely on unhealthy food on ecommerce sites; Indian govt, RBI to discuss lending app ban
Last week, we reported that to help consumers make informed choices, India’s food safety regulator, FSSAI, is in talks with companies to include a “cautionary warning” on the amount of added salt, sugar and fat in the front labelling of packaged foods, alongside the proposed star rating system. Now, the FSSAI may also ask ecommerce and quick service platforms to put a label or a health rating on the food packet sold on their platforms.
Varisu and Thunivu to release soon on OTT. Check release date, where to watch
Varisu and Thunivu will both be available on the same day. So far, no formal confirmation of the films' projected release dates has been announced.
Top Gun: Maverick OTT Release: where to watch Tom Cruise's film online in English, Hindi, and other languages
Top Gun: Maverick, directed by Joseph Kosinski, is predicted to be the highest-grossing film of 2022, with reported earnings of USD 1.488 billion worldwide.
Love Today OTT release: Here's all you need to know about the Pradeep Ranganathan rom-com
With the positive response, the movie's OTT release has also become a huge buzz, with fans waiting to rewatch the Pradeep Ranganathan romantic-comedy. Love Today cost just Rs 5 crores to produce and outperformed expectations at the box office.
Specific to the broadcasting sector, one top executive said that while usage of scarce spectrum may be the case for telecom operators, who require exclusive access to the limited ‘terrestrial spectrum’, it seeks to force-fit broadcasting, which does not avail any exclusive access to such scarce spectrum, within the same fold as telcos.
DoT may bring back key clause to allay Trai fears
A revised version of the draft, to be brought out in the coming days after getting comments from stakeholders, will reinstate this provision - Section 11 of the Trai Act - as well as clearly define over-the-top (OTT) communication players and make tweaks to the ways of spectrum allotment, in a bid to give more clarity and resolve any misgivings.
Sharing OTT password? Netflix rolls out ‘Profile Transfer' feature to curb practice; here's how it works
Existing members will be notified about the feature via email by Netflix.
She-Hulk is releasing on Disney + Hotstar. Here are all the details
Disney+ is scheduled the release of She-Hulk on Thursday. We are excited to see the adventures of this female superhero.
OTT has helped in reducing piracy, says Tamil actor Arun Vijay
Vijay is looking forward to the premiere of his debut web series 'Tamil Rockerz'.
Excited about content Netflix makes for India, from India: Ted Sarandos
All creators are different, and they all come to us with these projects differently. Mostly, the goal of our team is to help them bring their vision to life. So, there's no shortage of good ideas, said Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos.
Amazon, Netflix to bolster Indian content in $54 million deal
Clean Slate Filmz, based in the Bollywood heartland of Mumbai, will release eight films and series on these over-the-top streaming sites as well as some others in the next 18 months, the studio’s 37-year-old co-founder, Karnesh Ssharma, told Bloomberg. Ssharma declined to provide a full list before they were officially announced.
Netflix earnings to set the pace for 2022 streaming wars
The dominant streaming service reports fourth-quarter results on Thursday. Wall Street will watch for how many customers Netflix picked up overseas as the pace of streaming growth levels off from torrid pandemic gains of 2020.
View: Tokenisation, an OTT Action
One can't help but feel a bit of sympathy for these companies. They were on the forefront of the first digital banking wave India witnessed in the early 2000s. For the first time, bank customers could experience the convenience of carrying their bank accounts in the pocket.
Charter of rules for regulatory bodies for OTTs, digital news sites to be issued soon
As per official sources, the charter is being prepared with the help of internal and external experts. The charter will list their responsibilities as they are supposed to act as a filter before complaints are heard by the government.
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