Tencent to block Chinese gamers' access to foreign, unapproved games

Tencent to block Chinese gamers’ access to foreign, unapproved games

Tencent Holdings said it will shut down a service that allowed Chinese gamers to access overseas platforms to play unapproved foreign games, in a sign of tightening compliance as Chinese regulators more closely scrutinize the industry. The country's largest social and gaming firm said late on Wednesday it will on May 31 update its games speed...


Twitter avoids sharing information on bot accounts

Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $41.39bn

Billionaire Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter for about $41 billion, just days after rejecting a seat on the social media company’s board. Musk’s offer price of $54.20 per share, which was disclosed in a regulatory filing on Thursday, represents a 38% premium to Twitter’s April 1 close, the last trading day before the Tesla CEO’s more than...


Amazon IMDb TV renames to Amazon Freevee

Amazon IMDb TV renames to Amazon Freevee

Amazon announced Wednesday that its free streaming service IMDb TV will be renamed Amazon Freevee. The new name will take effect on April 27, the company said. It also said that the streaming service will also expand its original programming by 70% in 2022, with spinoffs of shows such as ‘Bosh: Legacy’ and other series. It will also add more ...


Ishaan Khatter wraps war drama ‘Pippa’

Ishaan Khatter wraps war drama ‘Pippa’

Actor Ishaan Khatter on Monday said he has finished filming for his upcoming war drama movie ‘Pippa’. Backed by producers Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur, the film is directed by Raja Krishna Menon of ‘Airlift’ fame. ‘Pippa’ is billed as a heroic tank battle film that underscores the bravery of Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta (Khatte...


Discovery Kids launches new animated series

Discovery Kids launches new animated series

Discovery Kids and Toonz Media Group have announced the launch of their upcoming 2D animated show ‘Bunty Billa Aur Babban’. Produced by Toonz Media Group, the show is slated to release on April 18 at 1 PM and 7 PM. Following the trailblazing success of ‘Little Singham’ and ‘Fukrey Boyzzz’, which have created a benchmark in the Kids genre a...


Snapchat announces Dynamic Stories for news publishers

Snapchat announces Dynamic Stories for news publishers

American multimedia instant messaging app Snapchat has introduced a new ‘Dynamic Stories’ feature that will allow publishers to automatically create Stories on the app based on news stories they publish online. Early partners include CNN, Bloomberg, ESPN, and more. The new feature uses a publisher’s RSS Feed to automatically create and pos...