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19 May 2021 |
Volume 70 Issue No:69 |
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LATEST STORIES |
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Television | TV Channels
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Cyclone Tauktae damages TV shooting floors, add to producers' woes
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As cyclone Tauktae wreaked havoc all along the western coast of India, along with it mauled Mumbai's famed television industry. Gale-like winds and incessant rain battered not only homes and offices all through Sunday night and Monday, they also tore through TV production sets in different locations in Mumbai and its outskirts. |
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iWorld | OTT |
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Streaming war intensifies, as Amazon eyes MGM studios
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US tech giant Amazon is in talks to acquire the "Bond studio" MGM to bolster its ambition in the streaming media, according to reports. The mega-deal is being orchestrated by Amazon Studios and Prime Video senior vice president Mike Hopkins, along with MGM board chairman Kevin Ulrich. |
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iWorld | eNews
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French groups TF1 and M6 propose merger
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Fierce competition forces alliances upon nations, people, and companies. As it is doing in the media and entertainment globally today. Close on the heels of the announcement of the merger between AT&T's Warner Media and Discovery, reports of another fusion between two media groups in France have emerged. The two in question are TF1 and M6 (pronounced Seez) groups. |
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iWorld | OTT
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Now blockchain & NFTs come to TV
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For all those naysayers and fence-sitters, it is here and it is now. Blockchain and cryptocurrency are coming to the broadcast television business. US TV network Fox has announced the formation of a new non-fungible token (NFT) company called Blockchain Creative Labs. |
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Television | TV Channels
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Nickelodeon collaborates with Google to launch Nickelodeon Ludo |
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Ludo is one of the most popular games enjoyed by people across all age-groups. The lockdown saw a resurgence of Ludo as people remained indoors and looked for virtual means for entertainment. Catching up on the trend, Nickelodeon teamed up with Google and launched Nickelodeon Ludo. |
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More News From Indian Television |
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AT&T and Discovery agree to merge media assets, form new streaming giant |
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Paving the way for a blockbuster merger and acquisition deal, AT&T and Discovery Inc. have agreed to combine their media assets. The new company formed as part of the deal will be led by Discovery president and CEO David Zaslav. The move will create the world's second-largest media company by revenue after Disney......................... Read More...
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Clubhouse for android to arrive in India this Friday
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Android users in India can finally come out of Clubhouse FOMO as the invite-only audio chat is debuting on Friday, after a week it launched the beta version in the US. As the start-up’s android expansion continues, it will roll out in Japan, Brazil, Russia on Tuesday, followed by India and Nigeria on Friday.............................................................. Read More...
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More Indian Stories From Elsewhere |
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More International Stories From Elsewhere |
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