Content pirate ThopTV hauled up on Viacom18 complaint

Content pirate ThopTV hauled up on Viacom18 complaint

Well, anti-piracy initiatives in India are picking up as content rights holders and TV channels look to bring to task pirates.

The latest in this regard is the police action --- initiated on complaints filed by Viacom18 --- taken against one person involved with Thop TV, an app that ...


MIB restores MSO Bhusawal Cable’s cancelled registration

MIB decides to monitor output feed of MSOs, cable operators

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has decided to put the output feed of MSOs and cable operators under scanner by having them monitored, though the reason behind such a move is still not clear.

“ln order to ensure adherence to the provisions of Cable Television Networks (R...


Sportrader appoints Oscar Brodkin as MD, APAC

Sportrader appoints Oscar Brodkin as MD, APAC

Sportradar announced the appointment of Oscar Brodkin as Managing Director, Asia Pacific (APAC). He will report directly to Eduard Blonk, Chief Commercial Officer. Based in Singapore, Brodkin’s new role as Managing Director APAC will oversee the business and sales functions at Sportradar and will be responsible for driving business strateg...


NxtDigital-Thaicom pact for b’band over satellite

NxtDigital-Thaicom pact for b’band over satellite

NXTDigital Limited (NDL) and Thaicom Public Company Limited, Thailand (Thaicom) Monday, made a joint announcement of having signed a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a strategic partnership to enter the Broadband-over-satellite (BoS) market and related...


Snap buys Netherland-based 3D scanning studio Th3rd

Snapchat introduces new ‘shared stories’ feature

Popular social media platform Snapchat has introduced Shared Stories, a new way for Snapchatters to build a community around the content users love to Snap.

The company said that Shared Stories is a new iteration of Custom Stories, a product that previously allowed Snapchatters to create a Story and add friends ...


Prime Video, Nadiadwala Grandson in content licensing pact

Prime Video, Nadiadwala Grandson in content licensing pact

Amazon Prime Video on Monday announced a worldwide-exclusive, music-film licensing collaboration with Sajid Nadiadwala’s Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment (NGE).

The collaboration will bring the biggest and best of Bollywood movies to audiences across the length and breadth of the country and to fans in over 240...