Tag: OTT

Rising actor fees and corporate control: Is Indian cinema losing its soul?

Once controlled by producers who carefully balanced budgets, the industry is now ruled by talent agencies and big studios, where financial interests often outweigh creative vision.

India’s film industry is facing an existential crisis as skyrocketing actor fees, corporate dominance, and inflated box office figures threaten its sustainability.

Creative control or creative caution? What’s really driving content choices on Indian OTTs

The platforms that once promised to democratize storytelling and liberate Indian creators from the box office, are now boxed in by the very commercial priorities they claimed to transcend.(Representative Image: Bastian Riccardi via Unsplash)

There is a broader unease brewing among Indian creators: has the OTT revolution become too risk-averse, too data-led and too scared to trust artistic instinct?

Social media blunder helps Kochi police bust international piracy network

Streaming Pakistani channels in India is illegal and poses a potential national security threat. The Kerala Police are now considering filing more serious charges against the accused, depending on further investigations.

The suspects are allegedly also part of an international piracy syndicate that streamed banned Pakistani channels through their website.

Prasar Bharati collaborates with Eros Universe’s Eros Now; aims to enhance digital content delivery

As part of the collaboration, Eros Now will leverage Immerso AI’s next-generation AI-driven capabilities, ensuring hyper-personalized content, immersive storytelling, and seamless content discovery, creating a truly intelligent entertainment ecosystem.

This partnership is built on cutting-edge AI and blockchain technology, ensuring seamless integration between the two OTT platforms.

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Cable operators demand regulatory parity as FAST ‘blurs’ broadcasting boundaries

As part of the long-term vision for nurturing creative talent, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) and the Maharashtra government.

The cable operators’ association has also written to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), urging it to direct these OTT platforms to restrict the transmission of live channels.

India’s entertainment industry battles a relentless foe: Digital Piracy

Streaming Pakistani channels in India is illegal and poses a potential national security threat. The Kerala Police are now considering filing more serious charges against the accused, depending on further investigations.

Despite advanced security measures, streaming platforms and filmmakers struggle to curb the rapid spread of pirated content, costing billions in lost revenue.

MIB warns OTT platforms against publishing obscene, pornographic content

As part of the long-term vision for nurturing creative talent, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) and the Maharashtra government.

Furthermore, self-regulatory bodies of OTT platforms are urged to take proactive measures to address any violations of the Code of Ethics by platforms.