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    Lights, camera, Covid: pandemic forces India’s moviemakers to look beyond Europe, US for places to shoot

    • 07.03.2021
    • South China Morning Post

    Europe mostly closed its borders, as did the US. But from the Middle East to Central Asia, location shooting is still available – if you know where to look.

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    LiquidVPN Sued for Encouraging Piracy by Touting “Anonymous” Streaming

    • 07.03.2021
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    'I Feel Pretty' is among the films anonymously streamed through the service that tells users it helps them avoid "threats and jail time."

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    “India is still in its early stages to adapt AR across industries”: Graphixstory founder and CEO Surajit Majhi

    • 07.03.2021
    • Animation Xpress

    According to global market advisory firm ABR Research, consumer AR software and content is expected to grow at over 100 per cent CAGR between 2021 and 2025, to reach US$20 billion in total revenue in 2025. The total AR Media and Entertainment market is expected to grow at 90 per cent.

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    India’s digital skilled workforce needs to grow nine-fold by 2025: AWS survey

    • 07.03.2021
    • The Hindu

    In order to meet the projected demand of digitally skilled employees, India will need a total of 3.9 billion digital skill sessions, over the next five years.

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    Imax Swings to Loss, But Points to Box Office Recovery in China and Japan

    • 07.03.2021
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    The exhibitors screens in Japan raked in $26.8 million from 'Demon Slayer' and the October National Holiday grosses jumped 25 percent over 2019 in China.

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    OTT Industry To Partner With Govt To Make Audience Experience Better: I&B Minister Javadekar

    • 07.03.2021
    • Odisha TV

    Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday met representatives from the Over the Top (OTT) industry and said they have welcomed the government’s new guidelines.

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    The Mad Race Between OTT And Cinemas Seems Fake To Me: Amit Khanna

    • 07.03.2021
    • Everything Experiential

    With what the pandemic has done along technology is that they have accelerated the speed of change. Most media organisations are not prepared for monetising the potential that technology is putting before them.

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    How Female Executives Are Leading the International Streaming Business

    • 07.03.2021
    • Variety

    Streaming heavyweights have big global aspirations, and they’re relying on a growing cadre of women to realize them.

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    Europe’s New Rules of Engagement With Streamers Making Slow But Steady Progress

    • 07.03.2021
    • Variety

    The EU’s game-changing Audiovisual Media Services Directive, which is expected to prompt new rules of engagement between producers and streaming giants, is finally in various stages of implementation across Europe.

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    Amazon’s ‘Tandav’ row puts Bollywood, global streaming giants on edge

    • 06.03.2021
    • Hindustan Times

    Companies like Amazon's Prime Video and Netflix are inspecting planned shows and scripts, with some even deleting scenes that could be controversial, five Bollywood directors and producers, and two industry sources said.

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