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    PM Modi calls for tools to identify the origin of AI-generated content and deepfakes

    • 08.10.2026
    • Medianama

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for “global standards and common rules for emerging technologies” and suggested exploring mechanisms that would let users immediately identify the origin of deepfakes and AI-generated content, according to a Press Information Bureau (PIB) release on October 6.

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    Exclusive: Amid protests, MeitY widens labelling for social media beyond synthetic content

    • 08.10.2026
    • Medianama

    MediaNama has found that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has asked social media platforms to give priority to complaints from “authorised government agencies” about content with “potential implications for public order”.

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    IICT, YouTube unveil four AI-enabled short films under Create with AI programme

    • 08.10.2026
    • The Economic Times

    The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies and YouTube introduced AI-enabled short films under their Create with AI programme

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    License Liya Kya? Why Every Public Performance Needs a Music License

    • 08.10.2026
    • Indian Television

    It’s a simple question, and it’s the heart of IPRS’s annual campaign: ‘License Liya Kya?’

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    As pay DTH falls below 5 crore, Tata Play and Dish TV build a future without the dish

    • 08.10.2026
    • Best Media Info

    TRAI’s annual report shows pay DTH lost 78.7 lakh subscribers in FY26, while Airtel-led IPTV scaled rapidly and television distributors expanded beyond satellite

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    YouTube channels earning Rs 1 crore+ grow over 30% as India’s creator economy expands

    • 08.10.2026
    • StoryBoard18

    YouTube’s creative ecosystem contributed over Rs 18,000 crore to India’s GDP and supported more than 9.6 lakh full-time equivalent jobs in 2025, according to its Impact Report.

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    WAVES OTT aims to add 1 crore subscribers in six months on back of live events, PPV model

    • 08.10.2026
    • creative

    WAVES OTT aims to add 1 crore subscribers in six months, taking its base to 2.5 crore, as it expands live […]

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    Chandigarh court suspends three Facebook pages over AI-generated political videos

    • 07.10.2026
    • Medianama

    Facebook has been directed by a civil court in Chandigarh to disable public access to or suspend three pages until October 22, 2026.

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    Telugu celebrities call for AI deepfake regulations after explicit deepfake of Janhvi Kapoor and Jr NTR

    • 07.10.2026
    • Medianama

    A recent sexually explicit AI deepfake video of actress Janhvi Kapoor, involving her co-actor Jr NTR, has drawn strong condemnation from celebrities, who are calling for AI deepfake regulations from both state and central governments.

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    Meta, TikTok, X fight Ofcom in court as regulator opens probe into Instagram Instants

    • 07.10.2026
    • Medianama

    Meta, TikTok and X are fighting United Kingdom (UK) regulator Office of Communications (Ofcom) in the High Court over how much data it has asked them to hand over, Reuters reported.

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