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Tandav row: Govt's guidelines for OTT platforms have 'no teeth', says SC

While granting interim protection from arrest to Amazon Prime Video's India head Aparna Purohit, the apex court said that law has to be framed to put in place a mechanism to control OTT platforms

Govt to issue guidelines to regulate OTT platforms soon: Javadekar

Replying to a Zero Hour mention, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said a lot of suggestions and complaints on the regulation of OTTs have been received

'Intense, talented': Report crowns Radhika Apte as 'queen of OTT'

Former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen who returned to acting as the central protagonist in the Hotstar web series 'Aarya' came second behind Apte

Saif Ali Khan's Tandav to Family Man S2: 5 shows to binge-watch in 2021

As more movies and web shows line up for release in the post-lockdown era in 2021, here are the 5 Indian web-series to watch

2020, the year that was: A gloomy picture for the entertainment industry

Decimation of film business, redrawing of the video map, and possible break-up of big tech firms could be dominant trends in 2021

Regulation of digital content: Propaganda or real news - what will be hit?

The video on making rotis? Or the sites offering false narratives of Indian history. Or will it be the ones that report real news, not propaganda? As the first building blocks of a regulatory architecture around digital news fall in place, a guessing game on what will be hit has begun. The final part of the series looks at online news, as a regulatory regime for online content is being put in place.

Lionsgate Play arrives in India to take on Netflix, Amazon Prime

The service will cost Rs 699 for a year and Rs 99 per month.

Pick up in ad revenue growth, regional share key for Zee Entertainment

Street will also keep an eye out on cash flow improvement in the coming quarters

Jio postpaid plans: BofA, CLSA think its not a threat to Airtel; here's why

CLSA believes that new Jio postpaid plans are bundling three leading OTTs, but with no content exclusivity, can be matched by incumbents like Bharti Airtel

Is Indian streaming video market headed for a shakeout after Covid-boost?

The action in the streaming video market has been breathless. This week we examine if the OTT space is headed for a shakeout

Hotstar to YouTube, how Sanjay Gupta stayed in the OTT game and aced it

After 10 years as country manager of Star & Disney India, Gupta stepped down today to join Google as its country head

Apple's 'Jio act' may disrupt domestic OTT market with low monthly tariffs

Apple will launch its OTT service on all its devices from the iPhone to iPad, iPod and iMac at Rs 99 a month

Start-up Myelin Foundry promises buffering-free OTT viewing experience

Myelin Foundry, launched in January this year, was conceptualised in the technology war room of the Tata group

Reliance Jio seeks edge over Bharti Airtel with OTT bundled plans

Airtel has already announced such offers for its fibre broadband

Future is over the top: FY19 digital market growth beats every vertical

Factors driving growth of OTTs include a growing digital subscriber base, a spurt in demand for digital content, and digital advertising

Indians bought record number of movie tickets last year at multiplexes

Increasing appetite for good content, fuelled by OTT, and more screens help increase footfall to cinemas

Spotify tunes into Bollywood pitch, ropes in Anil Kapoor for TV campaign

The global music streaming app is doing what a number of global brands navigating their way through the country's complex consumer landscape have done but at the risk of losing its unique identity

OTTs can distribute original content without any restriction: Experts

E-commerce-related provisions in the FDI policy are far from perfect, both in terms of approach and drafting

Over the top regulation

Classifying OTTs as e-commerce firms is a bad idea

OTT players fight for eyeballs

As OTT platforms compete for share, sharper focus on content will bring greater differentiation