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    CCI penalises UFO Moviez, Qube Cinema and Scrabble Digital for anti-competitive conduct

    • 18.04.2025
    • Medianama

    The Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed a cumulative penalty of Rs.2.69 crore on UFO Moviez, its subsidiary Scrabble Digital, and Qube Cinema Technologies on April 16, along with non-monetary sanctions for their anti-competitive practices.

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    CTV’s grip tightens on ad spends; brands see a ‘lean-in opportunity’

    • 17.04.2025
    • StoryBoard18

    CTV remains very much in the branding zone. Marketers count on it to narrate stories made for a lean-back environment. The ecosystem doesn’t yet offer the preciseness in its level of targeting, tracking, and scale needed to make performance marketing on CTV feel credible, according to experts.

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    7 finalists announced for WAVES anti-piracy challenge

    • 17.04.2025
    • Indian Broadcasting World

    The finalists of the Anti-Piracy Challenge, a pioneering initiative under the Create in India Challenge Season 1 of WAVES (World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit) 2025, have been announced.

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    Higher Costs Are Hitting Film and TV Producers Even as Studios Keep Trimming Budgets

    • 17.04.2025
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    As the number of projects going into production gets cut, disruptive trade policy will only drive up prices for costumes and sets for U.S. shoots.

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    How ‘Star Wars’ Is Changing Its Tune

    • 17.04.2025
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    The legendary John Williams once set the soundtrack for the billion-dollar franchise. Now a new generation of Hollywood composers that he inspired are giving the Force a whole new feel.

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    Netflix Co-Chiefs Downplay Trillion-Dollar Valuation Plan as “Long-Term Aspirations”

    • 17.04.2025
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Ted Sarandos told analysts that financial performance targets shared internally among top execs and apparently leaked to the media should not be considered “external forecasting guidance."

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    Netflix Is “Paying Close Attention” to Tariffs Talk, But Believes It’s “Less Exposed” Than Others

    • 17.04.2025
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    The company reported its first quarter 2025 earnings on Thursday.

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    Netflix Sees Potential For Video Podcasts, More Creator Content on Platform

    • 17.04.2025
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    "Is it premium? Well, some of it is, and we believe we have the best monetization model on the planet for premium storytelling," co-CEO Ted Sarandos said on the earnings call.

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    Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Comments on ‘Very Disappointing’ Leak of Financial Data: ‘This Is Not the Same as a Forecast’

    • 17.04.2025
    • creative

    Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal reported on Netflix‘s internal long-range financial targets. On Netflix’s earnings interview Thursday, co-CEO Ted Sarandos addressed the report — which he did not dispute, but emphasized that it is “not the same as a forecast.”

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    Deepfake-Enabled Fraud Has Already Caused $200 Million in Financial Losses in 2025, New Report Finds

    • 17.04.2025
    • Variety

    Financial losses from deepfake-enabled fraud exceeded $200 million during the first quarter of 2025, according to Resemble AI’s Q1 2025 Deepfake Incident Report, which was released on Thursday.

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