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    India toughens up on Big Tech with new rules

    • 20.04.2021
    • Plunge Daily

    India has followed suit with the likes of Australia, Europe and UK in toughening up laws towards Big Tech – Google, Facebook and Amazon. These companies, having invested billions of dollars over the years, see India as a crucial growth engine and market for the future.

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    Netflix Reveals $17 Billion in Content Spending in Fiscal 2021

    • 20.04.2021
    • Variety

    That’s a notable uptick from the streamer’s 2020 spend of $11.8 billion, as the pandemic prompted production delays across the industry, and a 2019 content spend of $13.9 billion.

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    Madras Bar Association Moves Supreme Court Challenging Tribunals Reforms Ordinance 2021

    • 20.04.2021
    • Live Law

    The Madras Bar Association has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalization and Conditions of Service of Service) Ordinance 2021, to the extent it amends Sections 184 and 186 of the Finance Act 2017.

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    APOS: Netflix’s Bela Bajaria Pinpoints the Duality of Local Authenticity on a Global Platform

    • 20.04.2021
    • Variety

    Netflix head of global TV Bela Bajaria says that staying authentically local is key to global success for the giant streaming platform.

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    The ‘metaverse’ bet: crypto-rich investors snap up virtual real estate

    • 19.04.2021
    • The Hindu

    Online environments are going to be "very very big", regardless of fluctuations in the price of bitcoin, said Frederic Chesnais, head of Atari's blockchain division and the company's former CEO.

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    The significance of 5G Networks in India

    • 19.04.2021
    • Express Computer

    Ultra-fast, low-latency 5G Networks will drive a digital universe of limitless possibilities, making India a truly digital-first nation.

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    Reliance’s unrelenting quest to become a sporting giant

    • 19.04.2021
    • The Ken

    With its footprint across cricket, football, and athletics, Reliance Industries’ influence in Indian sports is unrivalled. But what does this mean for the future of these sports?

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    Debate: Streaming with caution

    • 19.04.2021
    • Financial Express

    We ask experts if these guidelines could alter or limit the scope of OTT content.

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    European Union looks to align with India on 5G to ‘distance’ telecom infrastructure from Chinese companies

    • 19.04.2021
    • Hindustan Tim es

    Europe wants to work with democratic partners including India to establish open and transparent standards as nations prepare to move to the new security protocol that should be part of every 5G value chain.

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    Covid surge: OTT services may see 20-30% spike in viewership amid mobility curbs

    • 19.04.2021
    • Livemint

    Apart from investing in Tamil and Telugu originals, foreign streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have been acquiring south Indian language films released in theatres earlier this year.

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