Balaji Telefilms, the film, television, and web content production house led by Ekta Kapoor, has announced the appointment of Vivek Koka as the Chief Business Officer (CBO) for its films division. In addition to his current role as CBO of ALTBalaji (Altt), Vivek will now take on the responsibilit...
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IBDF voices concerns on pre-consultation paper on b’cast policy
While appreciating the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)’s efforts to seek industry inputs for a full-fledged consultation paper on the proposed National Broadcasting Policy (NBP), the IBDF has said key ‘existential concerns’ do not reflect in the pre-consultation pro...
Govt. issues takedown advisory to SM intermediaries on deepfakes
The Indian government yesterday issued an advisory to the significant social media intermediaries to ensure that due diligence is exercised and reasonable efforts are made to identify misinformation and deepfakes, and in particular, information that violates the provisions of rules and regulations and/or user agreeme...
PepsiCo’s Hugh Johnston named as new Disney CFO
Walt Disney is hiring Hugh Johnston as the entertainment giant’s new chief financial officer, bringing in an experienced consumer products executive at a time of turmoil in the media business. Johnston, currently the vice chairman and CFO of PepsiCo, starts on December 4, Bloomberg reported. ...
MIB appoints nodal officers to act against film piracy
In a bid to curb film piracy, the Indian government yesterday said it has appointed nodal officers who have been empowered to issue directions to take down pirated content from digital platforms.
This move by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting<...
Adani expands media realm; takes control of Quintillion Business Media
Billionaire Gautam Adani’s group has acquired the remaining 51 per cent stake in Quintillion Business Media Pvt Ltd (QBML) to take full control of the Raghav Bahl-curated digital business news platform for an undisclosed amount.
According to a ...