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    Parliamentary panel proposes separate regulator for Twitter, Facebook

    • 25.11.2021
    • exchange4media

    Social media platforms must be seen as publishers and not as intermediaries. Currently, social media platforms are treated as intermediaries and enjoy legal protection from the content published on their platforms.

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    Singapore Media Festival Opens Made-With-Singapore Content to Global Possibilities

    • 25.11.2021
    • Varitey.com

    One of Asia’s leading international media events, SMF builds Singapore as a gateway to Asia for producers, distributors, talent and opportunities.

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    Disney Plans to Spend $33B on Content Next Year

    • 25.11.2021
    • Hollywood Reporter

    The Walt Disney Co. is planning to turbocharge its content spending in its fiscal 2022 calendar year, which began Oct.1. According to the company’s annual report, which was filed with the SEC Wednesday afternoon, Disney plans to spend approximately $33 billion on content over the next year, inclusive of its streaming programming, linear programming, and sports content.

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    This is how Indian OTTs are revamping security to safeguard against cyber threat

    • 25.11.2021
    • ETCIO.com

    The consumption of content on digital entertainment platforms has increased at an alarming rate. Countering security challenges such as data breaches, content piracy, and transparency have become critical driving forces for enterprises across industries as digital platforms have become the people's go-to media.

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    Prime Video’s Gaurav Gandhi, Disney+Hotstar’s Sunil Rayan on growing SVOD in India

    • 25.11.2021
    • indiantelevision.com

    After the windfall of 2020, the streaming industry saw consumers’ on-demand content consumption patterns getting more and more well-entrenched and diversified in 2021.

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    How Denis Villeneuve, Mary Parent And The Cast Crafted ‘Dune’ To Lead The Charge For Cinema’s Reawakening

    • 25.11.2021
    • Deadline

    It’s not quite that he (Denis Villeneuve) can finally relax—in fact, he says, he’s already deep into prep on the second chapter of his adaptation of Frank Herbert’s epic sci-fi tome—but rather that the many dice he’s been rolling for the better part of the last five years have finally come to rest and he can be reasonably confident in declaring victory...

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    Netflix’s ‘Arcane’ Is No. 1 Digital Original Series With US Audiences, Claims Report

    • 25.11.2021
    • Deadline

    As of November 21, Arcane – which has already been renewed for a second season – was the third-most in-demand series in the world across all platforms.

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    Netflix has announced its plans to acquire virtual production studio Scanline VFX.

    • 25.11.2021
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    Netflix has announced its plans to acquire virtual production studio Scanline VFX. The company is responsible for the visual effects in Netflix series like "Cowboy Bebop," "Stranger Things," and "Blood Red Sky." The company expects to complete the acquisition by the end of first quarter 2022 subject to regulatory approvals.

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    Boss of Telecoms giant Orange to leave post following conviction

    • 25.11.2021
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    Orange CEO Stephane Richard will leave his post by the end of January, the French telecoms giant said in a statement after he was convicted over his role in a fraud-tainted state payout to tycoon Bernard Tapie and given a one-year suspended sentence.

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    Tamil Nadu lost 14 lakh mobile phone subscriptions in September

    • 25.11.2021
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    Nationally, all states recorded a significant drop in two crore wireless subscriptions in just a month. The difficulty in sustaining multiple numbers due to mandatory recharge tariff and return to offices after the second wave of Covid-19 are attributed as key reasons by telecom experts. With telecom operators announcing a fresh hike in tariffs, the numbers are likely to crash further.

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