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Govt issues anti-tobacco rules for OTT platforms

On the World No Tobacco Day, the Union health ministry on Wednesday notified the amended rules under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2004, making it mandatory for OTT platforms to......

Kangana 'sells personal property' as movie delayed

Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut says she was forced to sell off her property in Mumbai after the release of directorial venture Emergency was postponed due to delay in getting a censor......

Few OTT platforms show pornographic content, screening needed: SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that few over-the-top (OTT) platforms show some kind of pornographic content at times and there should be a mechanism to screen such programmes. Illustration:......

IC-814 series row: Netflix adds real names of hijackers

Under pressure from the government, Netflix India on Tuesday said it has included the real and code names of the hijackers of the Indian Airlines aircraft depicted in the web series IC814: The......

'IC-814' series row: Govt summons Netflix content head

The government has summoned the content head of OTT platform Netflix over the series IC-814: The Kandahar Hijack, which has triggered a row over the depiction of hijackers, contending that nobody......

Reliance, Disney merge to form Rs 70,000-cr JV

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has completed the merger of its media assets with the India business of global media house Walt Disney and formed a joint venture with a valuation......

CCI flags concerns over Viacom 18-Star India deal

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has flagged possible anti-competitive concerns with respect to the proposed $8.5-billion Viacom18-Star India merger and has sought detailed responses from......

Competition regulator slaps Rs 213 cr penalty on Meta

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Monday imposed a penalty of Rs 213.14 crore on social media major Meta for unfair business ways with respect to WhatsApp privacy policy update done in......

Tech, startup groups push back against OTT licensing

Tech and startup industry bodies have again pushed back against calls by telecom operators to bring over-the-top (OTT) services under a licensing regime similar to telcos, and open them up to......

No plan on OTTs sharing revenue with telcos: Govt

There is no plan to direct over the top (OTT) communications players who generate large amounts of traffic to give a ‘fair and proportionate’ share of their revenues to telecom network......

Malayalam Movies In Deep Financial Crisis

The Malayalam film industry suffered a loss of Rs 650 crore to Rs 700 crore in 2024. IMAGE: Kunchako Boban, Mammootty and Mohanlal all had releases in 2024. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kunchako......

'It's Going To Be A Lavish Wedding!'

'We first interacted during an event hosted by the OTT platform.' IMAGE: Sobhita Dhulipala and Naga Chaitanya. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sobhita Dhulipala/Instagram Amidst the hectic planning of......

OTT's 10 Best Female Performances

Lady stars may still not get the variety of parts that men do in cinema but OTT shows and films make up for that lacuna to some extent. It is a pleasure to watch talented actresses break out of......

2024's 10 Best OTT Films

There is quite a variety of subjects turning up on OTT, as film-makers are freed from the box office pressure. But there is still no getting away from casting movie stars in made-for-streaming......

'Announcing I'm Married May Be Professional Suicide'

'There's been a dramatic shift in the kinds of roles available to women.''It's no longer limited to being the heroine, the heroine's mother, aunty or vamp.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Aditi......

Record crowds! India vs Aus is cricket's new showdown

'For people to get out there and watch cricket when there is television, when there is OTT platforms, where all that is there, still for 375,000 people to come (to Melbourne) and then replicate......

I-League kicks off amid broadcast drama

IMAGE: I-League will be telecast on Sony Sports from the 2nd round onwards. Photograph: All India Football/X The I-League's 18th edition kicked off as scheduled on Friday, following a......

Record numbers tune in for ICC T20 WC final

Photograph: Kind Courtesy ANI The T20 World Cup final between India and South Africa, which marked India's long-awaited return to ICC trophy glory after 13 years, garnered a peak concurrent......

Coming soon on OTT platform: MSD-backed mythological sci-fi series

IMAGE: Sakshi Dhoni is the MD of Dhoni Entertainment, a production house backed by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar/Files Former India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's......

India-Pakistan epic surpasses IPL final on HotStar

IMAGES: Fans get into the mood for the India-Pakistan game. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters The India-Pakistan match of the ICC Cricket World Cup played on Saturday created a new viewership......

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