India to host global summit on media and entertainment in November

Ashwini Vaishnaw described it as a visionary initiative by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

New Delhi | July 14, 2024 04:45 AM IST

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I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw (File Photo)

India will host the first World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit in November alongside the International Film Festival of India in Goa, with I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw promising to strengthen the ecosystem for the protection of intellectual property rights in the media and entertainment sector.

Vaishnaw and Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday made the announcement of the first World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) in Goa from November 20-24 and described it as a visionary initiative by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as India seeks to make a mark in the media and entertainment sector.

“IP rights hold huge value in the media and entertainment sector. We will be strengthening the ecosystem for protecting IP rights,” Vaishnaw, the Information and Broadcasting Minister, said at the curtain raiser event for WAVES.

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