India’s video entertainment market is in a transition phase, with total consumer spend slipping 2 per cent in 2024 to INR713.6 billion (€6.92bn), reports Futuresource Consulting. The Video Insights India report reveals pay-TV and box office declines weighed on the market, while SVoD powered ahead with double-digit growth. “In India, streaming is no longer an […]
DE-CIX India has officially welcomed Starlink into its interconnection ecosystem, becoming the country’s first Internet Exchange (IX) platform to provide interconnection for the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite technology. With Starlink’s commercial licence now secured from India’s Department of Telecommunications and final clearance expected by late 2025 or early 2026, the regulatory path is clear. This […]
Universal Music India (UMI), a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), has entered into a strategic partnership with Maddock Films and its newly formed music label Mad For Mussic, led by founder Dinesh Vijan. The partnership will see UMI become Mad For Mussic’s global strategic partner for future film soundtracks and other businesses and product […]
Video software provider, Synamedia, has announced that 24 Frames Digital, one of India’s leading live event streaming service providers, has chosen Quortex Play to meet its expanding demands for streaming. With its pay-as-you-go SaaS model, Quortex Play is already delivering cost savings as it scales to support hundreds of mission-critical events annually, many with more […]
WinZO, the Indian digital entertainment platform, has announced its launch in the US. The US debut follows WinZO’s successful foray into Brazil in 2023, placing the company at the intersection of three of the world’s four largest mobile gaming markets – India, Brazil, and the US – with a combined market size of $65–70 billion […]
Prime Video has announced a multi-year licensing collaboration with Maddock Films, securing worldwide-exclusive streaming rights to eight of its upcoming films. Doubling down on its commitment to offer the best of Indian entertainment to audiences globally, these films will be available to Prime members on Prime Video across 240+ countries and territories, shortly after their […]
Nokia has announced that Netplus, the Indian Internet Services Provider (ISPs), has deployed the latest 400G routing technology and software-defined access network (SDAN) platform from Nokia, to scale its high-speed broadband and IPTV services across Punjab and other cities. The deployment enables Netplus to deliver more immersive and flexible services to nearly two million users […]
OTTplay Premium, India’s AI-powered OTT aggregator, has partnered with Amazon Prime to offer Prime Lite benefits to its customers. Amazon Prime Lite subscriptions will be available through OTTplay in two ways – through bundled offerings with OTTplay’s partner Internet Service Providers (ISPs) such as NetPlus, KCCL, NXT, Railtel, and more, making it even easier for […]
The Indian space programme is expanding and its rocket building and launching capabilities are now matching the best from the rest of the world. In a month or two India’s Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will loft AST SpaceMobile’s heavyweight low Earth orbiting FM1 satellites – and which weighs around 6,500kgs – into orbit. Chairman of […]
Global broadband subscribers surpassed 1.52 billion in Q1 2025, marking a 1.21 per cent growth, with South and East Asia leading the expansion, according to data from Point Topic. Broadband subscriptions declined in 22 countries, up from 14 in Q4 2024. In some of these markets consumers prefer to use mobile broadband, others are experiencing […]