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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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    Trai call to raise minimum wired broadband speed an ‘essential step’: BIF

    • 01.09.2021
    • Economic Times

    BIF said the suggested incentive to boost broadband penetration via license fee exemption to service providers for an initial period of 5 years, is likely to further boost rural broadband penetration.

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    South Korea Sets Precedent By Forcing Google, Apple To Allow Alternative In-App Payment Systems

    • 01.09.2021
    • Medianama

    The new bill might shape how other countries address Google and Apple's control over app Store payments.

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    UK government seeks to level the playing field between linear and on demand

    • 01.09.2021
    • Broadband TV News

    Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV+ could be brought under UK governance as part of stricter rules to protect audiences from harmful material.

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    Parliamentary Committee to government: Ban VPN services in India

    • 01.09.2021
    • ET Telecom

    VPN services are used by most companies in India to secure their networks and digital assets from hackers.

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    OTT platforms bolster kids’ content with original IPs

    • 01.09.2021
    • Livemint

    Most major OTT platforms, whether subscription based or advertising-led, have begun to understand the requirement for a well-rounded library which caters to every mood and member of the family, including kids.

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    Welcome to the Era of Big Anime

    • 31.08.2021
    • Wired

    The Funimation-Crunchyroll deal represents a big shift for the industry and the latest twist in the streaming wars.

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