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    Trai bars telcos, partners from making differential tariff offers

    • 02.09.2021
    • ET Telecom

    “All tariff offers (must) comply with extant Trai regulations, directions, orders, (especially) where the TSP’s name, brand is used for marketing/offering/selling products and services,” the regulator added in its directive to telcos.

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    France, Netherlands join forces in quantum technology race

    • 02.09.2021
    • Euractiv

    France and the Netherlands signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday (31 August) to intensify synergies for the research and development of quantum technologies, joining the race in building high-performance supercomputers.

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    Irish data privacy watchdog fines WhatsApp 225 million euros

    • 02.09.2021
    • India Today

    Ireland hit WhatsApp with a record 225 million euro ($266 million) fine on Thursday following an inquiry into the messaging app's transparency around sharing personal data with other Facebook companies.

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    38% LaLiga viewership on MTV is from rural India

    • 02.09.2021
    • Indian Broadcasting World

    The new 2021/22 LaLiga Santander season is well underway. The most competitive of Europe’s top five leagues, featuring the clubs with the most European trophies in history, the most technical football in the world, and the game’s biggest stars are back for the 91st campaign in the competition’s history.

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    TRAI comes out with roadmap to promote broadband connectivity

    • 01.09.2021
    • Indian Broadcasting World

    India’s Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Tuesday released its recommendation on ‘Roadmap to promote broadband connectivity and enhanced the broadband speed’ and made a slew of suggestions, including redefining broadband (as per speed) and fiberisation of the cellular networks and enhancement of backhaul connectivity on optical fiber using the BharatNet network.

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    The reckoning for traditional TV is fast approaching

    • 01.09.2021
    • Variety

    Traditional cable and broadcast TV are bottom of the list as entertainment sources among younger viewers. Even with trends like cord-cutting and the rise of streaming, it is still astonishing to see how poorly the format performs with those below 45, especially emerging consumers aged 15-29.

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    The demographic divide: A special report

    • 01.09.2021
    • Variety

    The worlds of media, entertainment and technology have never been so closely entwined as they are today. Just when you think you’ve gotten a hold on the latest entertainment platform — SVOD, VMVPDs, FAST — along come NFTs.

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    VR Should Become an Ecosystem Attractive to Financiers and Developers, Says Taiwan’s HTC-Vive

    • 01.09.2021
    • Variety

    Building an ecosystem that can sustain a production chain and generate investment return will be key to the future of virtual reality content development in Taiwan, says HTC, a tech giant headquartered on the self-governed island.

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    Streaming Services’ Subscriber Churn: New data insights

    • 01.09.2021
    • Variety

    Any subscription service has a churn rate — the proportion of subscribers who cancel every year. In order to keep growing, a service must attract more subscribers than the ones leaving.

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    British national extradited to US on charges in Sparks piracy case

    • 01.09.2021
    • Piracy Monitor

    A UK citizen indicted on August 26 on copyright infringement and wire fraud charges as part of the Sparks Group piracy operation was extradited from Cyprus to the United States on September 1.

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