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YouTube brings pay-per-view series to Indian audiences The platform will adopt a hybrid monetisation approach: the first two episodes will be available at no cost to encourage… 1 month agoNovember 20, 2025
Editors Guild flags gaps in DPDP rules, seeks clear exemptions for media However, the guild pointed out that this assurance has not been formalised through any legal clarification or amendment, leaving ambiguity… 1 month agoNovember 21, 2025
India’s first AI-driven OTT show redefines epic storytelling – JioHotstar’s Mahabharat crosses 26.5 mn views With enhanced cost and time efficiencies, the latest Mahabharat series opens up new possibilities in the entertainment business 1 month agoNovember 10, 2025
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I&B ministry asks BARC to include connected TV viewership in audience ratings BARC, jointly promoted by the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation, the Indian Society of Advertisers (ISA) and the Advertising Agencies… 3 months agoOctober 10, 2025
Hollywood and Bollywood push India to tighten copyright rules for AI At the centre of the debate are two opposing camps: global and Indian film studios calling for tighter safeguards, and… 3 months agoOctober 8, 2025
Paramount Skydance buys The Free Press in $150 mn deal, appoints Bari Weiss to head CBS News Weiss, who will report directly to David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, left The New York Times in 2020 after… 3 months agoOctober 7, 2025
PVR Inox to script blockbuster comeback powered by Saiyaara and more, says Nuvama; quiet spell for Zee, Sun TV, Saregama PVR Inox set for blockbuster results as footfalls surge, while Zee, Sun TV, and Saregama face challenges. Discover which media… 3 months agoOctober 6, 2025
PVR Inox under CCI scanner for continuing virtual digital fee collection The VDF was introduced in 2007 to fund the transition from analogue projectors to digital cinema systems. 3 months agoOctober 1, 2025
Disney secures $2.2 billion in UK subsidies as Hollywood production declines Disney has pocketed $2.2 billion in subsidies from the United Kingdom over the past 15 years, thanks to incentives designed… 3 months agoSeptember 18, 2025
Indian box office collects Rs 1,136 crore in August; 2025 set to challenge all-time record The Indian box office raked in a solid Rs 1,136 crore in August 2025, riding on the back of three… 3 months agoSeptember 18, 2025
