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    OTT platforms bet big on regional originals. But is viewership catching up?

    • 17.11.2025
    • Mint

    As compared to per-season costs of ₹1-2 crore earlier, regional language web originals are now commanding
    budgets of ₹5-10 crore in case of bigger platforms.

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    Blocking Pirate Sites Inevitably Goes Wrong, Even When You Do it Yourself

    • 17.11.2025
    • TorrentFreak

    Support for site or content blocking measures usually turns on individual needs. Equally, those who object to blocking pirate sites, may be enthusiastic supporters of blocking abusive ads, trackers, and malware. Internet users should be free to block whatever they like, piracy included.

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    AI-Generated Images Threaten Future of Documentary as People ‘Will Stop Believing Anything’: ‘Deep Fake Is the Crime, AI Is a Tool’

    • 17.11.2025
    • Variety

    Few issues are as widely dissected and discussed within the film business today as the possibilities and consequences of AI technology. When it comes to documentary filmmaking, the discussion takes on a new level of importance, as the form is often tied to journalistic notions of truth and reality.

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    YouTube pegs its contribution to the Indian economy at Rs 16,000 cr, launches new AI tools

    • 17.11.2025
    • BestMediaInfo

    At its Impact Summit, the platform cited an Oxford Economics study estimating over 9.3 lakh jobs supported by YouTube in India, and announced AI-led tools plus partnerships with IICT and AIIMS to boost creative skills, medical training, and digital well-being

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    Companies to Notify the Data Protection Board of a Data Breach ‘Without Delay’ Under the DPDP Rules 2025

    • 17.11.2025
    • Medianama

    Companies must inform the Data Protection Board of the likely impact of a data breach and its description, including its nature, extent, timing, and location of occurrence, without delay, as per the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025 (DPDP Rules, 2025).

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    Obligations Of Data Fiduciaries Under The DPDP Rules

    • 17.11.2025
    • Medianama

    The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025, operationalise the DPDP Act, 2023, and establish how organisations must collect, store, process, and safeguard personal data in India. However, these obligations do not take effect all at once.

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    Govt to shorten DPDP Rules’ 18-month compliance timeline: I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

    • 17.11.2025
    • Storyboard18

    Union Minister for Electronics & IT, Railways and I&B Ashwini Vaishnaw signals rule amendments to reduce the current 18-month window; consultations underway with industry to fast-track compliance.

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    DPDP final rules unintentionally creates ‘perpetual’ advantage for Big Tech, experts warn

    • 17.11.2025
    • Storyboard18

    India’s DPDP Rules, 2025 aspire to standardise data protection and improve accountability. But in the real world, where data volume, engagement patterns, and engineering capacity define competitiveness, the framework disproportionately strengthens the incumbents.

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    OTT platforms bet big on regional originals. But is viewership catching up?

    • 17.11.2025
    • Mint

    As compared to per-season costs of ₹1-2 crore earlier, regional language web originals are now commanding
    budgets of ₹5-10 crore in case of bigger platforms.

    read article

    Uday Shankar rules out stake sale, promises no more layoffs at JioStar

    • 17.11.2025
    • Indiantelevision

    Vice-chairman tells staff media giant's restructuring is over as it pivots to global ambition

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