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    Hindi GECs brace for challenges despite viewership growth

    • 11.03.2021
    • Livemint

    The segment is facing big challenges both in terms of technology and content options that video streaming platforms offer.

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    Changing script: AI, not humans, to write subtitles for movies, soaps

    • 11.03.2021
    • Moneycontrol.com

    Eros Now has joined hands with Google Cloud to use its artificial intelligence technology for streaming the entire range of its movies and originals with automated subtitles.

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    Google Pay bets on higher privacy in India

    • 11.03.2021
    • Livemint

    The new features include a 'toggle on and off' button, which allows users to prohibit sharing of their transaction data with Google Pay, preventing it from bringing user personalization in terms of offers and experiences on the app.

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    Run info campaign so viewers know digital media rules, make informed choice: Panel of MPs

    • 11.03.2021
    • The Print

    New rules mandated online media, OTT players to follow existing codes meant for television & print media. A parliamentary panel seeks its implementation.

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    Parliament proceedings | 9,849 URLs, accounts, webpages blocked in 2020: Ravi Shankar Prasad

    • 10.03.2021
    • The Hindu

    The social media platforms are enjoined to develop a robust grievance redressal system, he added.

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    Theatres in north see 5-7% occupancy despite permissions for 100%

    • 10.03.2021
    • Livemint

    Occupancy rates in southern states vary from 30% to 100%. Tamil film Master ran to packed houses even after arriving on an OTT platform, while Telugu film like Uppena have also done great business.

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    ‘No data is permanently anonymised’: Experts warn of re-identification risks

    • 10.03.2021
    • Indian Express

    An example of re-identification is companies using browsing history to identify and predict the behaviour of individual users on the internet.

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    PUBG Mobile-developer invests $22.4 million in India’s Nodwin Gaming

    • 10.03.2021
    • Techcrunch

    Krafton, the developer of popular gaming title PUBG Mobile, has invested $22.4 million in Indian esports firm Nodwin Gaming, the two firms said Tuesday as the South Korean firm looks to maintain some presence in what was once its key overseas market.

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    Star and Disney India steps up diversity, inclusion efforts

    • 10.03.2021
    • Economic Times

    Star and Disney India on Monday said it has introduced Business Employee Resource Groups (BERGs), a new diversity resource group for women and LGBTQ+ employees, to foster an equal, inclusive, and bias-free workplace.

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    Crypto startups heave sigh of relief for now with govt’s ‘calibrated’ approach towards cryptocurrencies

    • 10.03.2021
    • Financial Express

    Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s recent comments on the future of cryptocurrencies in India have kept the hopes of crypto startups alive.

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