With rising competition, commissions and opaque contracts, some influencers are taking matters into their own hands — dismantling the power of talent managers in the process.
Category: Digital
Restaurant association accuses Swiggy, Zomato of unfair competition with private-label apps
The NRAI slams food aggregators for launching their own quick commerce platforms, claiming misuse of data and unfairly competing with restaurants they were meant to support. Legal action is now on the table.
Breaking: MIB’s WAVES postponed, likely to be held in Mumbai
WAVES, which focuses on four key pillars – Broadcasting & Infotainment, Digital Media & Innovation, AVGC-XR, and Films, is likely to be moved to Mumbai.
YouTube, Meta account for whopping 57% online video revenue in 2024: AVIA Report
Subscriptions grew from 110 million at the end of 2023 to 120 million by mid-2024.
Microsoft confirms job cuts across departments, cites ‘performance issues’
In 2023, the company announced a large-scale layoff of 10,000 employees, marking the start of its restructuring efforts.
Play Store rules hurting developers, CCI tells NCLAT
Back in 2024, The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) resumed its final hearing on Google’s appeal against the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) ₹936 crore penalty on September 10.
Google must face mobile phone privacy class action, possible August trial
The tech giant failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a privacy class action accusing it of collecting personal data from people’s cell phones even after they opted out of tracking.
Disney’s ad-supported monthly active users’ count hits 157 million globally
Numbers include an Estimated 157 million global users across Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+
Radio industry urges TRAI to adopt DRM-only technology for digital broadcasting
During the open house discussion organised by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), industry stakeholders urged digital FM radio on mobile handsets for better and mass penetration.
Radio industry urges for subsidies, phased-manner transition to digital radio adoption
During a discussion with TRAI, the radio industry urged for subsidies and a phased-manner migration to digital broadcasting, along with content guidelines, and single music licensing/royalty framework (for both analog and digital).