Nitin Sisupalan

1 week ago | theweek.in | Nitin Sisupalan

Barely a day after the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) unveiled the launch of an IIT-like national institute for the creative ecosystem—the Indian Institute of Creative Technology (IICT)—major tech giants like Adobe, Google, and Meta signed letters of intent (LoIs) with IICT at the inaugural edition of the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025.

1 week ago | theweek.in | Nitin Sisupalan

The film, television, and online video services (or online curated content) industry in India together raked in staggering ₹1.10 lakh crore ($13.1 billion) in total revenue for 2024, revealed the latest report from Motion Picture Association (MPA). With the right policymaking, this is estimated to hit ₹1.65 lakh crore ($19.7 billion) in FY 2029.

1 week ago | theweek.in | Nitin Sisupalan

For India’s budding ‘creator economy’, the inaugural edition of the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025 is nothing short of an excellent launchpad. Despite the hiccups that usually follow the maiden editions for such big events, the four-day summit at the Jio World Centre in Mumbai (that began on May 1) more than made up for its shortcomings by honouring budding Indian talent.

1 week ago | theweek.in | Nitin Sisupalan

With the advent of new forms of digital media that rely more on video, is radio dead? Well, industry pioneer and president of WorldDAB Jacqueline Bierhorst does not think so. According to her, digital radio is the future. During the session ‘Radio Reimagined: Thriving in the Digital Age’ at the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) in Mumbai on Friday, Bierhorst highlighted the importance of radio and what the future of the medium holds.

2 weeks ago | theweek.in | Nitin Sisupalan

Today, in Mumbai, artists, innovators, investors, and policy makers from more than hundred nations have come together under the same roof, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced as he opened the maiden edition of World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) at the Jio World Centre in Mumbai on Thursday. In Indian culture, we welcome the different thoughts, outlook, and art from around the world—to respect them is one of our greatest strengths, Modi said.