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‘Puzhu’, ‘Salute’ to have direct release on SonyLiv

‘Puzhu’, ‘Salute’ to have direct release on SonyLiv

The streaming platform, SonyLiv has announced the direct-to-digital release of 2 new Malayalam films – ‘Salute’ and ‘Puzhu’. The platform will see the father-son duo Mammootty and Dulquer Salmaan launching their films for the very first time on the same OTT platform. ‘Salute’ is a grounded procedural drama, which...

Twitter acquires OpenBack to make Push notifications better

Twitter rolls back users’ access to chronological timeline

Twitter recently made an unnecessary change that made it difficult to see chronological feed by default, leaving millions of users frustrated. But now the firm has announced that it would be reverting things to the way they used to be. "We heard you -- some of you always want to see the latest

Salman Khan joins shoot of ‘Godfather’

Salman Khan joins shoot of ‘Godfather’

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has started shooting for the upcoming Telugu action film ‘Godfather’, which is headlined by South superstar Chiranjeevi. The film is a remake of actor Prithviraj Sukumaran's Malayalam directorial ‘Lucifer’, which featured Mohanlal in the lead. In ‘Godfather’...

ABP Asmita to host ‘Sanman Puraskar 22’

ABP Asmita to host ‘Sanman Puraskar 22’

India’s fastest-growing Gujarati news channel, ABP Asmita is set to host ‘Asmita Sanman Puraskar’ an award function to honour renowned Gujarat is who have contributed significantly to our society and bolstered the state’s foundation through their relentless efforts. The ceremony will take place on March 19 at the Hyatt Regency, Ashram Road, A...

Alibaba, Tencent likely to trim workforce by up to 30%

Alibaba, Tencent likely to trim workforce by up to 30%

Chinese social media platform Weibo said that tech giants Alibaba and Tencent employees are expecting around 30 percent job cuts. On Mar 13 and 14, Alibaba and Tencent layoffs appeared on Weibo trends, ANI reported from Hong Kong. There was internal speculation among employees, that

India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has said it suspended the registration of about 276 MSOs in April, though the reasons were not publicly outlined. However, the MIBs also stated that despite the latest action, the total number of MSOs in the country stood at 1761 at the end of April 2022. The number includes MSOs whose registrations were suspended. From the data put on the website of the Ministry, it is not clear whether the MSOs whose registrations got suspended could get back to delivering normal services as and when the objections raised by the government were addressed and anomalies in the registrations were rectified. A few of the suspended MSOs --- as highlighted by the MIB --- did change the structure of their companies from partnership to proprietorship entities. The list of suspended MSOs could be viewed on the MIB website at https://mib.gov.in/sites/default/files/List%20of%20Registered%20MSOs%20as%20on%2030.04.2022.pdf. There were four MSOs whose registrations were cancelled/surrendered during the month of April. The applications of Shivam Cable & Broadband Private Limited of East Medinipur in West Bengal and Gujrata State's Bhuj-based Rallyon Technology were rejected by the MIB owing to suppression of vital information. In March 2022 also MIB had rejected the application of two MSOs as they had withheld relevant information from the government. The registration of Panduranga Cable Network of Telengana was cancelled in April 2022 due to non-operation. Ditto for Karnataka’s RK Digital Cable TV Network. As per a government order of 2017, all registered MSOs, unless indicated in the registration order specifically, can operate anywhere in India.

Action against TV channels taken as per rules: MIB in parliament

The Indian government on Tuesday in parliament justified orders banning or temporarily suspending TV news channels, saying proper procedures were followed while such orders were passed, even as the Supreme Court stayed, till further orders, a ban handed to Malayalam news channel MediaOne by the government.