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    SC asks centre to consult NBSA in framing social media content guidelines

    • 26.08.2025
    • Storyboard18

    With the apex court now formally involving the NBSA in shaping the regulatory framework, the matter is set to open a new chapter by fixing accountability of digital platforms.

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    Digital ads to surge 15% annually, led by mobile, reels, quick commerce and IPL

    • 26.08.2025
    • StoryBoard18

    Coca-Cola and Nestlé, along with food companies in India, are building robust First-Party Data (FPD) capabilities, through their own consumer data and platform partnerships, recording a 2.5x return on investment (ROI) from targeted ads.

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    TRAI push or industry pressure: Why is DD Free Dish facing calls for reforms?

    • 26.08.2025
    • Exchange4media

    Stakeholders warn that unencrypted, non-addressable growth of the platform distorts competition, fuels piracy & undermines regulatory intent, even as Prasar Bharati defends its free-to-air mandate

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    YouTube Hits Six Consecutive Months as Top TV Distributor

    • 26.08.2025
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    The streamer once again leads Nielsen’s monthly rankings of media companies by share of viewing.

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    Parliamentary Panel Seeks Tougher Deepfake Rules, Raises Practical Concerns on Enforcement

    • 26.08.2025
    • Medianama

    The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs has called for express legal provisions to tackle deepfakes and other AI-generated content, warning of rising risks from cybercrime, impersonation, and online abuse.

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    Digital Tax, Data Laws, and Tariffs: What Trump’s Threats Mean for India and the World

    • 26.08.2025
    • Medianama

    US President Donald Trump’s recent threats of additional tariffs against countries imposing a digital tax on US tech companies are a familiar tactic from his administration’s playbook. The US government has previously also wielded tariffs as a weapon to prevent foreign digital taxes on American technology giants.

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    Film Makers, Production Partners and Vendors Must Disclose Generative AI Use: Netflix’s New Policy

    • 25.08.2025
    • Medianama

    Netflix recently releasing guidelines for using generative AI in content production draw a line between what the company considers acceptable AI use and what it does not. The context of these guidelines is particularly important here.

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    Delhi HC grants first-ever Dynamic Injunction to protect GEC content

    • 25.08.2025
    • Storyboard18

    According to the suit, the infringing websites were streaming a wide range of JioHotstar’s exclusive content, including blockbuster films such as 12th Fail, Drishyam 2, Anupamaa, Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Bigg Boss, among others.

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    ‘Leaked’ Prerelease Films Were Shared on Vimeo by Industry Insiders

    • 25.08.2025
    • TorrentFreak

    Screener and pre-release copies of numerous films that leaked online recently were not the result of a sophisticated hack. New evidence reveals that several of these films were already publicly accessible for weeks or months previously, after being shared by industry insiders on the video platform Vimeo.

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    OTT India: Audiences tune out Hindi dominance, binge on rooted regional tales

    • 25.08.2025
    • Mint

    The mid-year list of top 50 originals published by media consulting firm Ormax features titles such as Tamil
    fiction series Suzhal- The Vortex season two (8.3 million), Office (5.4 million) and Heart Beat (7 million).

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