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    Netflix shows and films bring readers back to books

    • 09.10.2026
    • Indian Broadcasting World

    Netflix has highlighted how its shows and films based on books are encouraging viewers to discover the original stories.

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    India Today Group enters microdrama space with Life Tak, unveils AI-powered Ramayan series

    • 09.10.2026
    • Best Media Info

    Unveiled by Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and India Today Group Chairman Aroon Purie, Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram will premiere on October 18

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    TRAI draft gives broadcasters sharper IPTV audit trail on subscribers and piracy

    • 09.10.2026
    • Best Media Info

    Proposed DRM audit manual lays out how subscriber declarations, DRM-SMS mismatches, fingerprinting and anti-piracy controls will be verified on IPTV platforms

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    TRAI proposes dedicated DRM audits for IPTV apps, draws line with OTT

    • 09.10.2026
    • Best Media Info

    TRAI’s draft consultation document recognises software apps performing set-top box functions as individual IPTV subscriptions and lays out checks for content protection, subscriber records and delivery

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    Cable’s last mile is running out: Why operators must adapt to the CTV future

    • 08.10.2026
    • e4m

    As broadcasters tie up with DTH operators, MSOs and broadband players to push linear channels over CTV, the old distribution playbook is running out of road

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    170 new TV channel permissions, but India adds just one private channel in six years

    • 08.10.2026
    • e4m

    Of the 919 private satellite channels in 2025-26, 418 were classified as news and current affairs channels, while 501 were non-news channels

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    Hoop Entertainment adds 2 micro-dramas to JioHotstar’s Tadka

    • 08.10.2026
    • e4m

    With the two new titles, Hoop crosses the 30-show mark in the micro-drama ecosystem

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    India’s live events sector grows 44%, government targets doubling by 2030: Chanchal Kumar, MIB

    • 08.10.2026
    • StoryBoard18

    India's live events sector grew 44% with 34,000 events held over the past year, supporting over one crore livelihoods, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting said.

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    MIB asks private TV channels to display ‘Courtesy: Sansad TV’ while using parliamentary footage

    • 08.10.2026
    • StoryBoard18

    According to the MIB, the move is aimed at bringing greater clarity about the source of parliamentary footage and programmes being used across television platforms.

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    CTV still a metro-heavy market, cannot replace linear TV’s reach yet: VDO.AI’s Arjit Sachdeva

    • 08.10.2026
    • StoryBoard18

    VDO.AI Co-founder Arjit Sachdeva says India's 60–65 million connected TV households are still a fraction of linear television's reach, while AI-led search, fragmented audience measurement and the dominance of Google and Meta are reshaping digital advertising economics.

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