Netflix, hoichoi in pact to take Bengali stories to wider audiences 
JioHotstar to offer ‘Ramayana’ on pay-per-view after theatrical run 
MIB issues advisory for TV channels on news reporting, AI use 
Netflix to expand ads plan to 15 new countries in 2027 
News18, TaMo to mark Oct 23 as ‘National Saarthi Diwas’ 
Airtel launches voice-only prepaid plans starting at Rs 185 
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ series to begin filming in 2027, says Constance Wu 
Shanaya Kapoor’s ‘Student of the Year: After Dark’ set for Nov 13 
‘The Odyssey’ to arrive on Prime Video on Nov 17 
Meta adds new AI tools for forum admins 
Prabhas’ ‘Fauzi’ teaser released on 47th birthday 
Telecom and media company Quebecor yesterday announced its decision to withdraw advertising from Facebook and Instagram, in response to Meta Platforms' recent move to block news access on these platforms in Canada.
The dispute arises from a legis...
Category: Technology
Spotify mulls adding full-length music videos to its app: Report
Spotify Technology is mulling adding full-length music videos to its app, which could help the music streaming platform compete with TikTok and Alphabet Inc's YouTube, Bloomberg News reported late last week, citing people familiar with the matter.
Sociowash launches ‘SW AI Studios’
Sociowash, an integrated advertising agency, has launched SW AI Studios, a vertical that provides brands with AI-led advertising solutions. “We are currently on the verge of a new era, powered by AI. Sociowash's SW AI Studios aims to embrace this new era, to be ahead of the curve, and to provide a comp...
Govt announces ‘5G & Beyond Hackathon 2023’, invites applications
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is seeking applications for the '5G & Beyond Hackathon 2023,' which aims to shortlist India-focused cutting-edge ideas that can be transformed into workable 5G and beyond products and solutions. The application will be accepted beginning Wednesday, June 28. Th...
Meta launches Quest+ subscription for VR headsets
Meta Platforms has launched Meta Quest+, a subscription-based service for its virtual reality (VR) headsets to shape a nascent but high-investment market. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, in a broadcast channel on the social media app Instagram, said the Meta Quest+ subscription will be ...
Telegram launches Stories feature
Telegram Founder and CEO Pavel Durov on Tuesday introduced a new ‘Stories’ feature and said it will be available in early July. "Our users have been requesting that we add stories to Telegram for a long time. "Stories are the subject of more than half of the feature requests we get," Durov wrote on hi...