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    Should AI Training Require Licensing or Lawful Access? Tech Industry Submissions to DPIIT Reveal Divide

    • 18.12.2025
    • Medianama

    The Business Software Alliance (BSA) argued in its submission to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) committee that training artificial intelligence models on copyrighted material should not require permission or licensing.

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    Meta To Adopt New Age-Checking System Amid Growing Child Safety Laws Worldwide

    • 18.12.2025
    • Medianama

    Global tech giant Meta is adopting a new age-checking system that aims to help social media companies comply with a growing number of child protection laws around the globe, as per a Financial Times report.

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    Warner Bros Discovery investor signals openness to revised Paramount Skydance bid

    • 18.12.2025
    • Storyboard18

    Harris Associates says deal structure, not valuation alone, will decide support as takeover contest for Warner Bros Discovery intensifies.

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    Disney+ Launches Middle East’s First Streaming Bundle With Shahid, OSN+

    • 18.12.2025
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    The deal offers consumers in GCC countries three streaming apps for the price of two, as well as unified billing

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    Tribeca Festival to Include Social Media Creators in New Online Work Category

    • 18.12.2025
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    The move makes the New York event the first major film festival to add such content to its official selection.

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    Vancouver Is Becoming a Microdrama Boom Town

    • 18.12.2025
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Now that short soapy series coming out of Asia have caught the eye of major American studios and streamers, production on bite-size mobile-first dramas has been thriving in Hollywood North

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    India’s sports economy to hit $8B by 2029 driven by streaming, gaming & ads

    • 17.12.2025
    • Exchange4media

    Live streaming and fantasy sports are transforming leagues and franchises into year-round content engines rather than seasonal properties, says a PwC report

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    Hollywood Warns: ‘Extortionary’ Codec Patent Fees Could Hike Streaming Subscription Prices

    • 17.12.2025
    • TorrentFreak

    In a recent federal lawsuit, siding with Disney, the MPA calls out alleged IP abuse and "extortionary" patent demands linked to the H.264 and H.265 codecs, which they fear might inflate subscription fees of streaming services.

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    Canal+ Boss Celebrates Netflix For “Convincing France To Pay” For Television As Ted Sarandos Reaffirms Commitment To Theatrical Post Warner Deal

    • 17.12.2025
    • Deadline

    Ted Sarandos made a surprise appearance at last night’s Canal+ content showcase. Having been showered with praise for the streamer’s impact in France, he shed more light on Netflix‘s plans for Warner Bros.’s theatrical releasing if that deal goes through

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    Language is the new genre: What Indian films reveal about changing consumer preferences

    • 17.12.2025
    • Storyboard18

    How audiences now use language as a cue for tone, storytelling style and cinematic experience, according to IMDb’s 25 Years of Indian Cinema report

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