Twitter engineer fired for helping colleagues

Twitter gears up for ambitious quarter of user growth

Twitter is gearing up for its most ambitious quarter of user growth, leaders of the social media company's consumer products division have told staff.

Twitter is aiming to grow its monetizable daily active users, or users who see advertising, by 13 million this quarter, according to ...


Meity invites Indian gaming companies to discuss way forward

Meity invites Indian gaming companies to discuss way forward

Even as a debate rages on whether online gaming can be equated with gambling and whether a high taxation regime is really conducive for this employment and revenue-generating sector, the Indian government seems to have decided to engage with the stakeholders --- this time on a serious note with the involvement of oth...


Discovery+ to premiere ‘My Daughter Joined a Cult’ in India

Discovery+ to premiere ‘My Daughter Joined a Cult’ in India

Discovery+ has announced the premiere of ‘My Daughter Joined a Cult’, a three-part docuseries from Vice Studios that will launch exclusively in India before expanding to other international territories throughout 2022. Helmed by Naman Saraiya, the 3x45-minute series centers on Swami Nithyananda, the self-...


AVIA’s satellite forum talks about challenges & opportunities

On-ground global sat forum sees industry geared for growth

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) was finally able to host its annual Satellite Industry Forum in person in Singapore on May 31, 2022, after a two-year hiatus, bringing together in Singapore over 120 delegates from around the world and some of the satellite industry's foremost leaders. Opening the Forum t...


‘Samrat Prithviraj’ declared tax-free in UP

‘Samrat Prithviraj’ declared tax-free in UP

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who attended a special screening of period action drama ‘Samrat Prithviraj' with his cabinet colleagues on Thursday, declared the movie tax-free in the State.

The screening of the movie was held at Lok Bhawan in Lucknow and Bolly...


NBF launches Digital News Federation (DNF) to give impetus to online platforms

NBF writes to MIB Minister on landing page, audience data

The News Broadcasters Federation, an industry body of TV news channels, has bemoaned --- in a letter to Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur --- lack of action on the part of Broadcast Audience Research Council India (BARC India) to smoothen out alleged viewership  data distortions because of landin...