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    Micro drama platforms face harsh business realities in India

    • 10.07.2025
    • BestMediaInfo

    Amid the growing hype around micro dramas and their promise of being the next big thing in content, signs are emerging that new players need to rethink their approach and adjusting strategies to stay relevant and sustainable

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    Elon Musk’s Starlink receives India’s final regulatory nod for launch

    • 10.07.2025
    • The Economic Times

    Starlink has received approval from India's space regulator, the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe), to launch commercial satellite broadband services in India.

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    When new fiction falters: Can TV’s past shape its future?

    • 10.07.2025
    • Exchange4media

    From reboots to repackaged dramas, broadcasters seem increasingly inclined to revisit the past rather than take creative risks with fresh ideas, say experts

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    How small southern films are quietly winning without stars or hype

    • 09.07.2025
    • Mint

    Trade experts say the success of movies like Tourist Family, Dragon and Alappuzha Gymkhana in Tamil and Malayalam has brought some respite, thanks to their connection with regional audiences and emotionally engaging storytelling

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    Why Hindi TV is failing to create iconic new characters

    • 09.07.2025
    • Mint

    With most new characters falling flat, broadcasters are increasingly reliant on legacy stars from long-running shows to drive viewership. Media experts attribute this to outdated writing, overdone plots and a widening disconnect between on-screen narratives and today's audiences.

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    YouTube Set To Update Monetisation Policy To Curb Repetitive Content

    • 09.07.2025
    • Medianama

    YouTube recently announced that it will be updating its guidelines for the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) on July 15, to exclude “mass-produced and repetitious” content. This affects creators who earn ad revenue from their YouTube videos as part of the YPP program.

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    Trump’s Hollywood Tariffs, an “Incentives War” and a Streaming Levy in Focus at KVIFF

    • 09.07.2025
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Czech Minister of Finance Zbyněk Stanjura and Minister of Culture Martin Baxa visited the Karlovy Vary film festival on Tuesday to tout a recent increase to the country's production incentives.

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    Silicon Valley Stalks the Cineplex

    • 09.07.2025
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Theatrical slates are shrinking at the legacy studios. But a slew of challengers — like Amazon, Apple and, maybe soon, David Ellison’s Paramount — are racing to fill the breach.

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    Max’s HBO Rebrand Is Live

    • 09.07.2025
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    The company announced the name change in May, and officially flipped the switch July 9.

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    Streaming Subscriptions May Get Tougher to Cancel

    • 09.07.2025
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Under the FTC's "Click to Cancel" rule, businesses would've had make it as easy to cancel subscriptions as it is to sign up. An appeals court has now struck that measure down.

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