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    WAVES 2025: India’s M&E sector set to add Rs 1.7 lakh crore; 3,00,000 jobs by 2029

    • 05.05.2025
    • Storyboard18

    Multiple industry reports unveiled at the summit painted a picture of a rapidly scaling media and entertainment (M&E) industry, powered by original content creation, rising digital consumption and the emergence of India as a global hub for media services.

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    CTV ad spends triple to Rs 1,500 Cr in 2024, now 1.5% of digital ads with 40% annual growth

    • 05.05.2025
    • Storyboard18

    In 2024, the Indian OCC sector audience base was 547.3 million, 38 percent of the population, up from 34 percent in 2023, according to the Deloitte-MPA report.

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    Amazon just rolled out a redesigned logo—and you probably missed it!

    • 05.05.2025
    • Storyboard18

    A subtle yet sweeping overhaul standardizes Amazon’s visual language across 50+ sub-brands, with new bespoke fonts and a refreshed colour palette to match its global scale.

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    YouTube pilots new two-person Premium plan to boost subscription

    • 05.05.2025
    • Storyboard18

    The Google-owned platform is testing a subscription model that allows users to share their Premium or Music Premium membership with one other household member — starting at Rs 149.

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    Hollywood hit hard: US media stocks slide as Trump slaps 100% tariff on foreign-made films

    • 05.05.2025
    • Storyboard18

    Streaming giant Netflix—widely known for its extensive global production footprint—was among the hardest hit, with shares dropping 4.9% in premarket trading.

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    Airtel, Tata call off DTH merger talks over unresolved differences

    • 04.05.2025
    • BestMediaInfo

    The much-anticipated DTH consolidation effort ends quietly as Airtel, Tata Group fail to align on key terms

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    Khaitan & Co unveils ‘Legal Currents: A Regulatory Handbook’ on India’s M&E Sector

    • 03.05.2025
    • BestMediaInfo

    At WAVES 2025, Khaitan & Co releases ‘Legal Currents’, guiding businesses and creators through India's evolving media and entertainment regulations

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    Netflix has created a $2 billion economic impact in India since 2021: Ted Sarandos

    • 03.05.2025
    • BestMediaInfo

    Sarandos shared that an Indian title featured in Netflix’s Global Top 10 (non-English) every week of 2024, with more than 3 billion hours of Indian content viewed globally on the platform, averaging nearly 60 million hours per week

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    Uday Shankar warns against uniform regulation of TV and digital

    • 03.05.2025
    • BestMediaInfo

    Speaking during a session at WAVES 2025, Shankar said, “If the media companies have not innovated enough, the regulators are even further behind. That's the sad reality”

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    Language no bar; stars say Indian cinema is united by emotion, culture

    • 03.05.2025
    • Indian Broadcasting World

    On the second day of the World Audiovisual Entertainment Conference (WAVES) in Mumbai, some of Indian cinema’s most celebrated voices came together to discuss the rise of pan-Indian films and the fading boundaries of regional cinema.

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