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    China signals new laws on privacy, data and anti-trust

    • 12.08.2021
    • Nikkei Asia

    Government rolls out blueprint that reflects changes in high tech and finance.

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    6 Takeaways On Digital Issues From Rajya Sabha’s Intellectual Property Review

    • 12.08.2021
    • Medianama

    This report highlights issues and makes key recommendations related to streaming services, artificial intelligence patents, e-textbooks, and more.

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    5G rollout in India to potentially increase download speeds by 10 times vs 4G: Ookla

    • 12.08.2021
    • ET Telecom

    Ookla underlined that Jio is already showing an increase in performance since March 2021 owing to its additional spectrum holding.

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    OTT platforms and the changing dynamics of ad inventory pricing

    • 12.08.2021
    • Exchange4media.com

    The rates are mostly based on cost per mille (CPM) or cost per 1000 views and Cost-Per-Completed-View (CPCV).

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    Why Netflix Is Targeting the Japanese TV Market

    • 12.08.2021
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    With little room to grow in the West, the streaming giant is spending big on originals in one of the most coveted regions in Asia: "We’re looking for stories that haven’t been told."

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    Sports Rights’ Streaming Wave May Finally End Pay-TV Bundle

    • 11.08.2021
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    NBCUniversal, Disney and ViacomCBS, along with tech giants like Amazon, are shifting resources to snap up live programming from major leagues in a new arms race to fuel direct-to-consumer services.

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    Cineworld Group Declares $208 Million Operating Loss for COVID-Hit First Half of 2021

    • 11.08.2021
    • Variety

    The group’s results for the period include a period of temporary closures from January to April/May 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions and a limited film slate. The operating losses are vastly lower compared to the same period in 2020 when the group posted a loss of $1.34 billion.

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    Poland Votes to Ban Foreign Media Ownership, Targeting Discovery

    • 11.08.2021
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Poland's right-wing government won a narrow victory to pass a bill that could lead to Discovery losing its license for Polish broadcaster TVN.

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    Southern filmmakers look at direct-to-TV premieres during covid

    • 11.08.2021
    • Livemint

    The strategy works better for small-budget films that make profits by way of satellite right sales followed by a digital premiere, not being able to command the high rates that OTT platforms are willing to pay as they vie for big star, mainstream movies for direct-to-digital release.

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    AT&T CFO on WarnerMedia Sale: Market Didn’t Give Us “Appropriate Credit” for HBO Max

    • 10.08.2021
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    "We felt a more efficient" set-up to give WarnerMedia "its own capital structure and stock" was better "so that investors who are interested in media would be able to invest directly," Pascal Desroches told an investor conference.

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