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    South cinema’s next generation is landing brand deals before their big-screen debut

    • 10.03.2026
    • Exchange4media

    Experts tell e4m that social media has heightened curiosity about stars and their families. Here’s a look at how South cinema’s nextgen is choosing unconventional paths before their acting debut

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    MeitY awaiting industry inputs on plans t slash timeline for data protection compliance: S Krishnan

    • 10.03.2026
    • Economic Times

    The official also said the central government had not seen the Karnataka government proposal to ban social media use for children below 16 but added that issues like social or online gaming fall within national jurisdiction and will have to be addressed separately

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    The OTT paradox: More shows than ever, but fewer real hits

    • 10.03.2026
    • Mint

    Shows like Special Ops season two, Criminal Justice: A Family Matter and Ek Badnaam Aashram topped the list of Indian OTT originals with viewership above 25 million.

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    From ‘Stranger Things’ to UEFA: India’s courts arm content owners with ‘dynamic’ protection against online piracy

    • 10.03.2026
    • Mint

    Website-blocking is inherently a response to a problem, but piracy networks reappear quickly under new domain names, mirror sites, redirects or slightly modified alphanumeric

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    Pirate Streaming Portal ‘P-Stream’ Shuts Down Following ACE/MPA Pressure

    • 09.03.2026
    • TorrentFreak

    With millions of monthly visits, P-stream was a popular pirate streaming portal, providing free access to movies and TV series

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    India Plans Three-Tier Social Media Restrictions Rather Than Complete Ban for Children Under 18: Report

    • 09.03.2026
    • Medianama

    The central government is preparing a separate law for age-based social media restrictions for children under 18, rejecting outright bans in favour of a graded, nuanced approach, according to unnamed senior government sources who spoke to Indian Express.

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    Maharashtra signs MoUs with OpenAI, Sarvam AI to boost IT and AI sector

    • 09.03.2026
    • Storyboard18

    Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the state has signed letters of intent with OpenAI, Sarvam AI, IIT Bombay and BharatGen to strengthen the information technology and artificial intelligence sector.

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    BARC India, Nielsen launch cross-media ad measurement tool, JioHotstar first platform to use solution

    • 09.03.2026
    • Storyboard18

    The tool will measure advertising across TV and digital platforms. JioHotstar will be the first platform to use the tool during ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

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    IICT signs multi-State pact to boost AVGC-XR ecosystem

    • 09.03.2026
    • Indian Broadcasting World

    The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT), Mumbai has formalised a nationwide collaboration by signing a multi-association memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at accelerating India’s Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) ecosystem at GAFX 2026 held in Bengaluru.

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    GTC Network gives Punjabi twist to Legends League Cricket

    • 09.03.2026
    • Indian Broadcasting World

    Founder and Managing Director of GTC Network Rabindra Narayan has given a Punjabi tadka(flavour) to cricket by announcing that the Punjabi channel GTC Punjabi will telecast the upcoming season of Legends League Cricket with Punjabi commentary, bringing the tournament to Punjabi-speaking audiences worldwide.

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