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    Online Piracy Can Boost Box Office Revenue, Study Suggests

    • 15.12.2025
    • TorrentFreak

    A new academic study counterintuitively concludes that online piracy can boost revenue for some films. By analyzing years of box office data, as well as upload details from The Pirate Bay, researchers found that high-quality leaks of "spectacle" movies, such as Marvel blockbusters, appear to increase theater attendance. For "story-driven" films, however, the opposite is true

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    India ranks third globally in AI competitiveness, trailing US and China

    • 15.12.2025
    • Storyboard18

    India’s strong showing reflects rapid progress driven by a robust technology ecosystem, rising investments and a growing pool of skilled talent.

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    Retail Media emerges as AI-driven ‘commerce intelligence,’ marginalizing traditional digital spend

    • 15.12.2025
    • Storyboard

    In India, many agencies continue to rely on manpower-based retainers, but client expectations are shifting. Brands adopting AI-led in-house models are demanding outcome-linked and intelligence-driven pricing. Smaller agencies are using AI to reduce production costs, prompting clients to question traditional billing logic.

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    10,000+ subscribers, adult content and ₹30 cr revenue: Inside Noida’s global OTT piracy bust

    • 15.12.2025
    • Storyboard18

    The accused posed as authorised representatives of leading streaming platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar, SonyLIV, Zee5, HBO, Hulu, JioCinema, Voot Select, and MX Player.

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    Govt. not considering rules for use of AI in filmmaking: Murugan

    • 15.12.2025
    • Indian Broadcasting World

    The Indian government has no proposal under consideration presently to regulate use of artificial intelligence in the media and entertainment sector, especially in the film-making processes, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan said in Rajya Sabha or Upper House yesterday

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    Minister assures mandated rules in place for kids’ age-related OTT content

    • 15.12.2025
    • Indian Broadcasting World

    Noting that while the Indian Constitution grants freedom of speech, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan reiterated in parliament that the government has put in place mandated rules to safeguard children against inappropriate content on streaming platforms.

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    India’s CTV ad market races for Rs 4,000- cr by 2029. What are the odds?

    • 15.12.2025
    • Exchange4media

    Industry projections suggest India will reach 60 million CTV households by early 2026, with viewers in top 15 cities consuming over 700 mn minutes of streamed content every day

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    Netflix Vs Paramount: Why India’s content industry is watching Warner Bros deal closely

    • 15.12.2025
    • Exchange4media

    Whoever secures control of Warner Bros., owned HBO, will wield influence in the streaming and theatrical ecosystems, say experts

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    JioStar, ICC jointly refute reports of media rights disagreement in India; ‘existing agreement remains fully in force’

    • 15.12.2025
    • Mint

    JioStar and the International Cricket Council have jointly denied reports of the Reliance Industries-controlled broadcaster seeking an exit from the media rights deal.

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    How 50 Cent’s feud with Diddy fueled the no. 1 show on Netflix

    • 15.12.2025
    • Mint

    Sean “Diddy” Combs was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges but convicted for
    prostitution offenses and sentenced in October to just over four years in prison

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