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    Microdrama boom needs a new script: Nikhil Mirchandani, Hoop

    • 14.10.2026
    • e4m

    After producing more than 30 shows, Hoop Entertainment Founder Nikhil Mirchandani sees a market ready to expand beyond ‘hidden billionaires’ and ‘revenge romances’

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    YouTube rolls out AI-powered conversational search on mobile in the US

    • 14.10.2026
    • StoryBoard18

    The 'Ask YouTube' feature lets users find videos through natural-language questions and follow-up queries, as Google expands its search and discovery tools for viewers and creators.

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    Netflix bags exclusive FIFA World Cup 2030 rights in Spain and Andorra

    • 14.10.2026
    • Indian Television

    Streamer will carry all matches live, with studio shows and tournament build-up coverage

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    Pay DTH subscriber base falls to 48.56 million in Apr-Jun quarter, IPTV reaches 6.21 million

    • 14.10.2026
    • StoryBoard18

    According to TRAI, India's pay DTH subscriber base declined to 48.56 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2026, while cable operators reported 37.24 million active subscribers.

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    What Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Reveals About Media’s Future

    • 13.10.2026
    • Variety

    The most interesting thing about this acquisition isn’t merely the consolidation itself. It’s what companies do with the scale
    after they consolidate.

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    CNN-News18 leads YouTube viewership, outpaces Times Now, India Today

    • 13.10.2026
    • Indian Broadcasting World

    CNN-News18 has emerged as the most-watched English news channel on YouTube in India, recording 141 million views between September 30 and October 10, 2026, according to data from Databeings.

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    Sports rights market down to ‘almost one’ competitor; Uday Shankar expects IPL bidding to turn disciplined

    • 13.10.2026
    • Best Media Info

    JioStar Vice Chairman says the company has stayed out of some premium rights and expects greater discipline in the next IPL bidding cycle as advertising and subscription economics struggle to keep pace

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    Producers at odds with PVR Inox over ‘charges’ proposed in lieu of VPF

    • 13.10.2026
    • The Economic Times

    Producers are opposing PVR Inox’s proposed alternatives to Virtual Print Fee (VPF), arguing they replace one charge with another instead of eliminating the cost of digitally delivering films to theatres.

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    Broadcasters flag HD-SD, spectrum concerns in submission to MIB on Telecom Rules 2026

    • 13.10.2026
    • StoryBoard18

    Broadcasters have sought safeguards on channel transmission, satellite spectrum, content-related penalties and authorisation renewals as the MIB prepares to finalise the draft rules

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    Govt mulls regulating music royalties as broadcasters seek Copyright Act reform, consultation paper soon

    • 13.10.2026
    • StoryBoard18

    A consultation paper on Section 31D of the Copyright Act will be out soon as broadcasters push for government-regulated music royalty rates, while music labels and artist organisations oppose intervention in market-based pricing.

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