When Digital Systems Don’t Travel
By Poorvi Yerrapureddy and Aditi Shah The Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Work (Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2025 has prompted fresh…
Govt Plans Portals for Licensing Live Events & Digital Music Rights
MediaNama’s Take: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s plan to launch a single-window, India Cine Hub Portal, for live event…
Delhi HC Directs CCI To Reply To TLG India In Ad Cartel Case
MediaNama’s Take This dispute highlights a deeper weakness in India’s competition enforcement system. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) named…
Gaming Firm A23 Challenges India’s New Online Gaming Law
The Karnataka High Court issued a notice to the Indian government on August 30 over a petition filed by real-money…
New Study Reveals The Limits of Age Assurance Tools
MediaNama’s take: In what perhaps comes as no surprise to anyone, age estimation tools have a range of limitations, from…
ED Attaches Rs 394 Cr in Bike Bot Scam Under PMLA
On 31 August 2025, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) provisionally attached properties worth over Rs 394.42 crore in connection with the…
Microsoft Launches New Speech AI Model MAI-Voice-1 for Copilot
Microsoft announced the release of the MAI-Voice-1 artificial intelligence (AI) model in a blog post published on the tech giant’s…
DoT Seeks Control Over CDNs Via Light-Touch Regulation
MediaNama’s Take: In disagreement with TRAI’s recommendation to exempt CDNs from authorisation, the DoT wants to bring quality of service…
IAMAI Flags Concerns With Jharkhand Gig Workers Bill
The Jharkhand Legislative Assembly on August, 26, passed the Jharkhand Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Bill, 2025 along with…
Domino’s Bets on Free Delivery Over Platform Fees
Medianama’s Take: Jubilant FoodWorks (JFL) is carving out a very different path in food delivery compared to aggregators and quick…