Elon Musk X

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Slight Change In Rules For Content Creators On X, Says Musk

Spreading misinformation will no longer be profitable on X, announced Elon Musk, with his latest update in rule for content creators. Announced on October 29, this is a big win, as people were purposely spreading misinformation for cash Since the conflict started, especially fake news, giving less value. Now, for misinformed content, there will be no revenue in sharing. While a section is happy, creators are in conflict.

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 - 11:23 AM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Elon Musk, X Platform, Content Creator, revenue, Monetization

Courtesy: Twitter

Zomato

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Zomato Revenue Increased To 20 Million, First Ever Quarterly Profit

India's Zomato reported its first quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by a tax gain and strong orders on its food delivery and quick commerce platforms. The company reported a profit of 20 million rupees ($241,861.37) for the quarter ended June 30. Zomato, which also runs grocery delivery service Blinkit, said consolidated revenue from operations rose 70.9% to 24.16 billion rupees in the first quarter.

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 - 07:04 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Business News, Zomato Business, PROFIT, revenue, Highest Ever

Courtesy: Hindustan Times

ICC

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BCCI Receives Huge 38.5% Of ICC Revenue, PCB Is Upset

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the revenue share percentages of the USD 600 million pool. The Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) expectedly got the biggest chunk, earning a whopping USD 230 million, which comes out to be 38.5 percent of the overall ICC revenue. In addition, the rival Pakistan Cricket Board received an amount of USD 34.51 million in the 2024-27 cycle, which is 5.75% of the pool.

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 - 07:45 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: BCCI, Sports news, ICC, revenue, PCB

Courtesy: NDTV

IPL, Dream 11

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Rummy, Dream 11, Other Games To Be Available On Playstore As Pilot Project

Rummy apps and DFS games incorporated in India will soon be distributed for the pilot’s limited period on Google Playstore, for a specific duration. These games won’t be using in-app billing or be available as paid apps, under another pilot. Under this new way, Playstore allowed some apps to use an alternative billing system. Moreover, the gaming industry in India is huge, with Dream 11 alone generating 51% revenue.

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 - 06:52 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Rummy, Dream 11, Google Playstore, Pilot project, revenue

OTT Platforms

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OTT Platforms Have Potential To Disrupt Multiplex Business, Expected To Be Worth Rs 12,000 Crore By 2023

OTT sector is poised to replicate what multiplexes did to VCR/VCP/VCD segment, growing to a Rs 12,000-crore business by 2023. According to SBI Research, OTT industry would be worth Rs 11,944 crore by 2023, up from Rs 2,590 crore in 2018. The report cautions this might lead to a replay of the 1980s' unexpected demise of VCR/VCP/DVD sector, with the exponential development of multiplexes across metro/urban regions during early 2000s.

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 - 09:00 PM / by Vidhi Jhunjhunwala

Tags: Ott Platform, Multiplexes, Film Industry, revenue, Report

Courtesy: India Today

Rapido

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Rapido Hopes To Generate $300 Million Income In Fiscal Year 2022-23, Seeks Collaboration With State Govts

Rapido, bike-taxi aggregator, is aiming for $300 million in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23. Rapido, founded in 2015 by Aravind Sanka, Pavan Guntupalli, and Rishikesh SR, operates in over 100 locations across India. It is now looking forward to collaborating with several state governments in order to assist metro commuters and provide additional services. Rapido presently has over 3 million bike-taxi riders and over 3 lakh drivers in auto… read-more

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 - 08:57 PM / by Vidhi Jhunjhunwala

Tags: Rapido, Central Government, revenue, FISCAL YEAR

Courtesy: DNA INDIA

Market Increase

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OTT Platforms To Grow By 8%, Reaching $7 Billion Revenue In Few Years

India’s over-the-top OTT video market is likely to be $7 billion by 2027, according to a new report by Media Partners Asia. Currently, the online video industry is at its peak, in its second growth phase with total revenues of $3 billion in 2022. Furthermore, the industry is to grow at an 8% CAGR to reach $72.7 billion, with OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon, Disney+Hotstar and many more.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 - 09:09 AM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: OTT Business, Online Video Content, $7 Billion, revenue, Video On Demand

Courtesy: Live Mint

Tech giants

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Government To Make Tech Giants Pay For Content Displayed On Their Platforms

Government may soon make digital behemoths pay for information published on their platforms. If implemented, would require tech giants like Google, Meta, Twitter, and Amazon to pay Indian newspapers and digital news publishers a share of the revenue generated by using their original content. The necessity for regulation derives from fact that, while digital companies make income from news material produced by media outlets, they do not… read-more

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 - 07:57 PM / by Vidhi Jhunjhunwala

Tags: Law, Google, Facebook, revenue, IT Laws

Courtesy: India today

Tata Motors

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Tata Motors Fears Competitive Automotive Market To Affect Them Negatively

Tata Motors fears adverse affect globally, due to the tough competition in automotive market, said the company. On June 17, Tata Motors, currently operating in three-units, Commercial Vehicles, Jaguar Land Rover and Passenger Vehicles, said the rising automobile industry with various companies in market is a threat to them, without any assurance of successful run in the global market. Furthermore, in FY22, Tata-Motors witnessed 11.5% high… read-more

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 - 08:00 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: TATA Motors, competition, revenue, business, Automotive

Courtesy: The Economic Times

CRED logo

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CRED Generates Rs 95 Crores Revenue, Loss Widens To 523 Cr For FY21

CRED, a credit card and money lending platform losses were increased up to 45% with a year-on-year Rs 524 crores by the end of March 2021. Earlier, the company raised almost USD 450 million in 2021. However, the revenue took a leap from Rs 18.16 crores in FY20, to Rs 95.53 crores in FY21 with a low base effect. Kunal Shah, the founder of CRED started in the year 2018.

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 - 09:00 PM / by Rupsa Debnath

Tags: CRED, Credit Card, revenue, Company, Kunal Shah

Courtesy: Money Control