Netflix

It appears that Netflix is happy with the progress of its Basic 'with ads' plan. The plan was launched for the first time in November

videos

The report projected the marketing spend on influencers to be worth $2.8-3.5 billion in 2028, from the current level of $0.35-0.4 billion

OTT, Streaming, movies, tv

A new study by Accenture emphasises the need for aggregation in online entertainment

Fire TV Streaming Trends Report 2022

T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan in 2022 recorded the highest viewership on a single day, said Amazon in its Fire TV streaming trends report

Samsung TV Plus

Samsung will reportedly bring its streaming application, TV Plus, to other manufacturers' TVs

TikTok

Chinese short-form video-making app TikTok has partnered with IMDb to allow users to tag movies and TV shows in their videos in the US and the UK

Tiktok

TikTok announced that it has expanded its 'audience controls' feature to allow creators to restrict their short-form videos to adult viewers

Amazon Twitch, Twitch

Streaming platform Twitch on Wednesday announced that it has "fixed the issues" that impacted "multiple areas" of the platform

YouTube

Around 5.6 million videos were removed globally for violating platform's community guidelines

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The event is one of the biggest regional gatherings of firms, investors et al in the telecom, media and entertainment ecosystem

át&t

The results come as AT&T is unwinding its expensive media investments to focus on its original business of providing phone and internet services

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Papavassilopoulos reckons that from $900 million in 2020, advertisers are expected to spend $2 billion in 2025 on video-on-demand in India

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

Digital is unbiased and democratic platform where the audience does not discriminate between big and small banner, says the actor

Mitron app

Growing criticism for TikTok over violent content on the platform paves way for the Mitron app to shot into spotlight as an Indian alternative to the Chinese app

streaming

YouTube, Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video, and Netflix are clearly among the top players

Gaurav Gandhi

How is the streaming video market evolving in 2018?

Adani Group on Thursday bagged two contracts worth Rs 13,888 crore from a state-owned discom to install smart meters.
A total of six tenders were awarded by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) to install smart meters, of which two have been bagged by the Adani Group, according to an official communiqu from the discom seen by PTI.
The diversified group, which has a sizeable presence in the power sector and had recently won a Rs 1,000 crore contract to install smart meters in the area serviced by BEST Undertaking in Mumbai, will act as an advanced metering infrastructure service provider for smart prepaid metering in MSEDCL, it said.
The two zones awarded to Adani include Bhandup, Kalyan and Konkan having 63.44 lakh meters, and Baramati and Pune having 52.45 lakh meters, it said.
Letter of Awards have been issued to the successful firms, as per the communiqu.
Officials from Adani Group were not immediately available for comment.
The group's transmiss

Adani, Adani Group

Tensions have been high since Canadian PM Trudeau on Monday alleged that the Indian government was behind the fatal shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar

visa, Canada

Stocks held by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), which is among the biggest FPIs investing in the domestic market, have come under pressure since developments on the India-Canada tensions

India-Canada tensions: Multi-billion economic deals at risk if rift widens

India-Canada

Catch all the latest updates from across the globe here

Manipur

Adani group won the Dharavi rebuilding project in July by bidding $610 million for the project

Dharavi Redevelopment Project

Day 2 of Parliament's special session will commence today in the new building. Catch all the latest updates related to the session here

Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi speaks with Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge

Morgan Stanley said in a statement, "The Firm does not believe the claims have merit and will defend itself vigorously."

Morgan Stanley

Canada

The world's largest carmaker invited a clutch of journalists on a tour of three factories in Aichi prefecture, near its headquarters in the city of Toyota, last week for another peek

Toyota

"Our country is going through challenging times. What defines this country more than anything else is its secular character"

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

The fiscal burden of states will increase over time

pensions, funds, retirement, investments, investors, savings

Former RBI Governor Bimal Jalan said it is better if the person's expertise is considered than whether he/she is a bureaucrat or a private sector executive

TRAI

The government introduced the Women's Reservation Bill in the Parliament almost three decades after it was first drafted

Parliament

Canada identifies expelled Indian diplomat as RAW station chief in Ottawa, sources say Canadian diplomat expelled from Delhi is intelligence officer

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

MEA's statement comes after Canada expelled an Indian diplomat on Monday as it investigates credible allegations that India's government may have had links to the assassination in Canada

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives for his daily press conference on COVID-19, in front of his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. Photo: PTI

Justin Trudeau

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

MSMEs

India attended a two-day meeting convened by a neutral expert in Vienna that was part of proceedings aimed at resolution of a dispute between New Delhi and Islamabad on the Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects in Jammu and Kashmir.
Senior Advocate Harish Salve was present in the capacity of India's lead counsel in the matter, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
"A delegation from India, led by Secretary, Department of Water Resources, attended a meeting of the neutral expert proceedings in the Kishenganga and Ratle matter at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Vienna on September 20 and 21," it said.
The MEA said the meeting was convened by the neutral expert appointed on India's request under the aegis of the Indus Waters Treaty and was attended by representatives of India and Pakistan.
"India's participation in this meeting is in line with India's consistent, principled stand that as per the graded mechanism provided for in the Indus Waters Treaty, 

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded the parliamentary's approval to the women's reservation bill as a defining moment in the nation's democratic journey.
Parliament approved the bill for reserving one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women with the Rajya Sabha unanimously clearing it on Thursday. All 214 MPs present in the Upper House voted in favour of it.
"This is not merely a legislation; it is a tribute to the countless women who have made our nation. India has been enriched by their resilience and contributions," Modi posted on X as the Rajya Sabha unanimously passed the bill a day after its approval by the Lok Sabha.
"A defining moment in our nation's democratic journey! Congratulations to 140 crore Indians. I thank all the Rajya Sabha MPs who voted for the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam. Such unanimous support is indeed gladdening," Modi said.
With the passage of the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam' in Parliament, an era of stronger ...

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More than 10 people were injured when Manipur security forces fired tear gas shells on protesters for trying to storm police stations and court arrest demanding the unconditional release of the five arrested youths on Thursday.
As a precautionary measure, the state government cancelled curfew relaxations in the twin districts of Imphal from 5pm, officials said.
Responding to a call by six local clubs and Meira Paibis demanding the release of the five village volunteers, hundreds of protesters holding placards and shouting slogans tried to enter the Porompat police station in Imphal East and Singjamei police station and Kwakeithel police outpost in Imphal West district.
However, police and RAF personnel deployed at strategic positions fired several rounds of tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.
A protester, identified as Th Bimola at Porompat said, "We were left with no option but to court arrest as the government failed to release the five village volunteers. If such village ...

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry on Thursday advised TV news channels to refrain from giving platform to those belonging to proscribed organisations or facing charges of terrorism and serious crimes.
In an advisory to all private satellite TV channels, the ministry said it has come to its notice that "a person" in a foreign country who faces serious cases of crime including terrorism was invited for a discussion on a television channel.
During the discussion, the person made several remarks detrimental to the sovereignty and integrity of India, its security and friendly relations with a foreign state, the ministry said, without naming the person or the news channel.
The remarks of the person also had the potential of disturbing public order in the country, the ministry added.
While the government upholds media freedom and respects its rights under the Constitution, the content telecast by the TV channels must adhere to the provisions of the Cable Television Networks ...

TRP, tv news channels, viewership, media, entertainment, OTT

Heatmap

Streaming video market

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Indian short-form video market to reach up to $12 bn by 2030: Report

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Shah Rukh Khan among most searched actors on Amazon Fire TV devices in 2022

Samsung may introduce free streaming service TV Plus to 3rd-party devices

TikTok users in US, UK can now tag movies, TV shows in short-form videos

TikTok expands features for creators to restrict videos to adult audience

Twitch outage: Streaming platform resolves issues impacting its services

YouTube removed 1.7 mn videos in India in July-Sept, most in world

Video subscribers up over 80% since last year; YouTube outperforms peers

AT&T ups forecast for revenue, HBO Max as business recovers from pandemic

The sachetisation of video watching: Tech companies snap up market

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

Manoj Bajpayee hopes OTT does not go the way theatre owners, producers went

Mitron app crosses 5mn downloads despite ambiguity around privacy, security

India's online video streaming market: Where the 'big four' stand

In 2018, streaming video surge in India will go even more regional