The Twitter account of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry was hacked on Wednesday morning. The hackers changed the account name and posted malicious links from the handle. The ministry’s account was changed to ‘Elon Musk’ a...
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IAMAI, CII, Producers Guild tell TRAI cable TV, OTT need different rules
Three powerful industry organisations, IAMAI, CII and Producers Guild, in a clear pushback to demands from the cable operators to bring in economic regulations for streamers, have said that cable TV and OTT services are not ‘interchangeable’ and would require differing com...
Tatas to be the new IPL title sponsor
Tata Group will replace Chinese mobile manufacturer Vivo as the Indian Premier League's title sponsor from this year, the event's governing council decided in a meeting on January 11. "Yes, Tata group is coming in as IPL title sponso...
Jason Monteiro joins HBO Max as GM for SE Asia
Streaming service from AT&T’s Warner Media, HBO Max, has announced the appointment of Jason Monteiro as GM of HBO Max Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan with immediate effect.
Before joining WarnerMedia, Monteiro was the leading cont...
Havas Creative Group India appoints Sumeer Mathur
The global marketing and communication group Havas Creative Group India has announced the appointment of Sumeer Mathur as national planning head and managing partner. In his new role, Sumeer Mathur will be partnering Manas Lahiri, m...
Omicron presses pause on new films’ release; industry looks at losses
The list of big ticket films ready and awaiting release is growing by the day with theatres either closing down or operating at 50 per cent capacity and audiences too scared to venture into a hall anyway, d...