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    BARC issues operational guidelines on landing page viewership under new TV ratings policy 2026

    • 14.05.2026
    • BestMediaInfo

    Broadcasters will now have to disclose landing and barker page placements weekly as BARC moves to exclude such viewership from TV ratings calculations

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    At Cannes, MIB Secy says India’s ready for global entertainment biz

    • 14.05.2026
    • Indian Broadcasting World

    India showcased its growing stature as a global content and filmmaking hub with the inauguration of the Bharat Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival, where actor Alia Bhatt led the country’s film industry delegation at the opening ceremony.

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    AI could contribute over $500 bn to India economy by 2030: IBM-IndiaAI study

    • 14.05.2026
    • Economic Times

    The study, however, highlighted a major execution gap, with 72% of surveyed organization acknowledging that they are behind global peers in AI adoption. It said bridging this divide "will be pivotal in determining India's leadership in the global AI economy."

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    Meta expands parental controls, giving families a window into teens’ Instagram algorithms

    • 14.05.2026
    • Medianama

    Meta is introducing new supervision features across Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, and Meta Horizon, consolidating all parental tools into a single hub. This update follows a significant increase in teen enrollment in supervision programs in the US.

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    iWorldNetflix spent over $135 billion on films and TV shows in the last decade

    • 13.05.2026
    • Indian Television

    Streaming giant says its productions added $325 billion to the global economy and created 425,000 jobs

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    AIDCF flags ‘unregulated’ OTT television boom, seeks stricter norms from TRAI

    • 13.05.2026
    • Exchange4media

    The cable TV industry is seeking the classification of ALTD services

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    Is DD Free Dish disrupting India’s pay TV ecosystem?

    • 13.05.2026
    • Exchange4media

    For cable and DTH operators, migration of price-sensitive households to Free Dish reduces the pool of paying subscribers, directly impacting revenues, share stakeholders

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    Warner Bros.’ Pam Abdy Emphasizes “Commitment to Bring Looney Tunes Back to the Big Screen”

    • 13.05.2026
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    She joined animation boss Bill Damaschke at an open house, where the studio's Daffy Duck-focused 'Daffy Season' was among the projects teased.

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    Broadcaster Loses FIFA World Cup Rights After 20 Years, Citing “Rampant Piracy”

    • 13.05.2026
    • Torrent Freak

    After more than two decades broadcasting the FIFA World Cup in Malaysia, pay-TV operator Astro has lost the rights to the tournament. The company says that "rampant piracy" reduced the value of the rights, noting that the 2018 and 2022 tournaments were "extensively pirated" in the country. The admission comes amidst licensing challenges in countries such as China and India, which could severely impact pirate demand too.

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    Supreme Court likely to hear petitions challenging India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act and RTI changes

    • 13.05.2026
    • Storyboard18

    PILs raise questions on data protection law, government exemptions, surveillance powers and impact on transparency framework.

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