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For movie studios, star's value goes beyond screen: Production houses, new-age businesses sign licensing deals to cash in on their popularityProduction houses and media advisory firms are signing licensing agreements with film and television personalities to monetise their person...
What are Indians watching on OTT? Netflix, Prime Video, JioHotstar, Zee 5, SonyLIV reveal the shows, languages and formats winning viewersIndia’s OTT audience continued to grow in 2026, with viewers watching content in different languages and exploring new genres and formats. ...
Anand Mahindra post on 108-year-old engine patented by co-founder J.C. Mahindra, built by company on Founders’ Day goes viralAnand Mahindra announced the successful creation of an engine patented by his grandfather J.C. Mahindra 108 years ago. The engine prototype...
GoT, Harry Potter, Batman & more: The $110 billion Hollywood gold mine Paramount just boughtParamount's acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery brings some of Hollywood's most valuable franchises under one roof, from Batman, Superman ...
Italy's Meloni follows pop stars like Taylor Swift in seeking to trademark her voice to combat AI deepfakesItalian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has applied to trademark her voice in the EU, submitting a four-second recording of herself saying “I...
As regional TV competition intensifies, Sony strengthens Bengali play with new originalsSony Pictures Networks India is set to debut a new show called Raandhuni Na Kaanduni on October 3. The program combines comedy and cooking,...
Autonomous AI hacks raise thorny questions of legal accountabilityThe prospect of legal accountability is unclear. Lawsuits are a possibility, but some legal experts believe any criminal investigations wou...
Rakesh Bedi, Dhurandhar's Jameel Jamali, approaches court to protect his personality: What happened?Rakesh Bedi has knocked on Delhi High Court's door to safeguard his personality rights. The issues comes amid other numerous personality ri...
In 1988, Jamie Lee Curtis patented a diaper with its own built-in pocket for wipes, years before the idea became commonJamie Lee Curtis’s diaper patent is an intriguing example of how innovation can begin with a remarkably simple question: what if two things...
Tyler Perry became a billionaire telling stories about marriage. Now he says he won't marry because ‘divorce destroys fortunes’Tyler Perry has shared his decision to avoid marriage due to the potential financial pitfalls associated with divorce. With a net worth of ...
The epistemology of power: Why BRICS must build a common scientific architectureFor nations striving for geopolitical balance, achieving scientific and technological independence is crucial. The BRICS alliance, with its...
Orenda Group announces Rs 100 crore Media Growth Fund with a slate of three international filmsOrenda Group has joined Manasi Parekh, Parthiv Gohil and Rashaana Shah to announce a ₹100-crore Alternative Investment Fund focused on Indi...
Ramayana: Rs 4,000-crore epic starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi bets on global audiences beyond the Indian diasporaDirected by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Namit Malhotra, the Rs 4,000-crore project is being mounted at a scale more commonly associated w...
'Dimagi Naxal Party' goes viral, but its founder remains a mysteryLaunched in response to the Prime Minister's Independence Day speech, the 'Dimagi Naxal Party' (DNJP) has gained significant traction onlin...
SPNI unveils festive content slate spanning Hindi, regional entertainment and sportsSony Pictures Networks India has unveiled its festive season content slate. This slate includes fiction, reality, movies, regional programm...
Celebs' NFT monetisation plans could run into IPR bumpAt the heart of the rights disputes are the NFTs comprising pictures, autographs, dialogues or paintings related to a star.
China, Russia, Iran pose grave cyber espionage threat to US: ReportChina, according to the report, has expansive efforts in place to acquire US technology to include sensitive trade secrets and proprietary ...
China has investments in over 600 high-tech assets worth USD 20 bn in US: White HouseSince 2012, China-based investors have invested into assets worth close to USD 20 billion into areas like AI, augmented and virtual reality...
US cyber gap widens: As US loses tech might, Ian Bremmer sees a Black SwanBremmer said the cyber gap between competitors like Russia and China and even rogue states with smaller budgets like Iran and America, was ...
Telecom industry's model of developing standards with best technologies is worth replicatingTelecom is one such industry where all actors - who are already or will later be fierce competitors - come together and work for a common g...