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The silver lining of 28 percent GST on gaming: crackdown on offshore betting firms

The government has mandated the offshore entities in the space to officially register within the country, ensuring transparency and adherence to the 28 percent GST slab. Key compliance areas include the clear display of rules, privacy policies and user agreements on their platforms. Additionally, platforms are required to appoint resident grievance officers, chief compliance officers and nodal contact persons, all based in India.. (Representative Image: Chris Liverani via Unsplash)

The government has mandated these entities to officially register within the country, ensuring transparency and adherence to the higher GST levy.

Disney+Star eyes closing deals worth over Rs 4,200 crore this World Cup

Cricbuzz TV will become a new destination of live cricket in the region alongside evision’s own CricLife channels, offering live coverage of major cricket events. (Representative Image: Michael Weir via Unsplash)

With 75-80 percent of the ad inventory claimed to be booked, and a week still to go until the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, prices have jumped 20-25 percent from the initial closure price.

Metrics for assessing brand value have evolved post Covid: Deepender Rana

“It has been India’s decade. Our GDP has almost doubled with an 82 percent growth, while the world GDP has grown at 30 percent. This delta is even more when it comes to the most valuable Indian brands, which have almost quintupled in value (4.9 times), compared to the most valuable global brands, which have grown by 2.4 times. So Indian brands are significant value creators for our economy,” said Rana.

Pre-Covid, factors like purpose held less prominence, but now, sustainability has emerged as a robust building block of brand equity, important for both demand and pricing power.

SAT reserves order in appeal filed by Punit Goenka against SEBI’s confirmatory order

The Board of the Company, chaired by Mr. R. Gopalan, has instituted the required measures, to guide and mentor the management on a regular basis, in order to enable the team to achieve the set goals for the Company

During the hearing, senior counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Punit Goenka requested that the CFO of the merged company be allowed to report directly to the board if necessary, suggesting measures to safeguard shareholder interests.

TRAI releases recommendations on DTH services license fee and policies: Key points to know

The recent decision was taken under the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 in consultation with other Ministries/Departments of the Government of India, and domain experts specializing in media and entertainment, women's rights, and child rights. (Representative Image: Glenn Carstens-Peters via Unsplash)

As per TRAI, in the highly competitive television distribution market, urgent measures are required for the DTH sector. The quick implementation of these recommendations will help the sector and enable all-round growth.

Why TV and digital media companies are pursuing esports IPs?

While digital streaming platforms like Rooter and Loco have always streamed gameplays and tournaments, involvement of mainstream media in televising or streaming boosts the reach, recall and engagement of these events to a whole new level. Representative Image via Unsplash

According to experts, the biggest reason behind mainstreaming of esports is that it is now reaching a much broader and diverse audience, including those who have previously never been exposed to it.

Print advertising gains momentum in H1 2023; brands seen boosting festive ad budgets by up to 15%

As per TAM numbers for the first half of the year, the top sectors dominating the print advertising landscape in the first half of 2023 came from diverse interests. The education sector claimed the lead with a substantial 19 percent share, emphasising its commitment to reaching a wide audience. Following closely, services and auto industries secured the second and third positions with 16 percent and 11 percent stakes, respectively.(Representational image via Unsplash)

Between January and June 2023, a total of 51,000 advertisers with 67,000 brands exclusively advertised in print.

Rajya Sabha passes the Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023

As per TAM numbers for the first half of the year, the top sectors dominating the print advertising landscape in the first half of 2023 came from diverse interests. The education sector claimed the lead with a substantial 19 percent share, emphasising its commitment to reaching a wide audience. Following closely, services and auto industries secured the second and third positions with 16 percent and 11 percent stakes, respectively.(Representational image via Unsplash)

New Bill introduces registration for periodicals, empowers press registrar general and sets penalties for non-compliance.

Explained: What are the GST Council’s tax recommendations for online gaming?

In the letter, Chandra alleged that hasty steps are being taken in the merger process and the SEBI investigations do not bother him as much as the timing of the new notice. (Image via Twitter)

The 51st GST Council meeting on August 2 approved 28% GST on online gaming on full face value, clearing doubts and confusion surrounding the matter.