Tata Play Binge expands offerings by onboarding DistroTV 

The platform boasts of some popular titles like 90 Day Fiance, Man VS Wild, and Top Gear, #IndiaMyWay, Blue Planet, Secrets of the Koh-i-noor, India’s Ultimate Warrior and many more. (Image source: Amazon)

Tata Play Binge is home to 30+ OTT apps like Disney+ Hotstar, Apple TV+, ZEE5, MX Player, Lionsgate Play, Aha, VROTT, Sun NXT, STAGE, Animax and others. PTC Play, Hallmark Movies Now, FanCode, ReelDrama and others.

Congress vows to curb government censorship powers on media: Rahul Gandhi

“In the last ten years, significant sections of the media have been robbed of, or surrendered, their freedom. Congress will help the media re-discover the freedom that they enjoy under the Constitution,” said the Congress in its manifesto.

Congress’ election manifesto released last week has an eight pointer list for media reforms they are looking at. Some of the important highlights of these reforms concern censorship, empowering the Press Council of India, freedom of the internet and others.

JPMorgan Chase launches new digital media business

Chase Media earlier said that it created 30-day campaigns for its pilot partners including Blue Bottle Coffee, Whataburger, and Air Canada. (Image sourced via CNBC)

JPMorgan Chase’s new business – Chase Media Solutions will use company-owned transaction data and the scale of a retail media network to accurately target its consumers.

HUL likely to spin-off ice-cream business into separate unit following Unilever

The board formed a committee of independent directors to explore various alternatives for the ice cream business and provide recommendations. These recommendations will be reviewed by both the Audit Committee and the Board.

For HUL in India, the ice-cream business accounts for Rs. 2000 crore or around 3 percent of total sales. It includes popular brands like Magnum and Kwality Wall’s.

Government considers new AI legislation to safeguard news publishers’ rights

Publishers across board and the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) has been in constant dialogue with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to push for introducing changes in the amendment to existing IT rules. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav proposes balanced approach for security and equity in AI legislation, consultations are underway.

NCLAT to rule on Zee-Sony merger challenges on April 15

On April 16, ZEEL had said that it has decided to withdraw the merger implementation application filed before the NCLT, Mumbai bench against Sony.

On August 10, the Mumbai bench of NCLT approved the merger between ZEEL and Sony which eventually got called off in January 2024.