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    California Pumps $342 Million Into 52 Films, Including ‘Jumanji’ and ‘Heat 2,’ in Bid to Jumpstart Big-Budget Production

    • 21.10.2025
    • Variety

    California has set aside $342 million in tax credits in a bid to jumpstart production of big-budget films, including a record $43.9 million for the next installment in the “Jumanji” franchise.

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    From Screen Time to Play Time: Can ads and games power Netflix’s $120 billion valuation

    • 21.10.2025
    • Storyboard18

    Netflix’s $120B market surge faces a test as it bets on ads and gaming for growth. While its ad-supported tier gains users, revenue impact is modest. Gaming, a $1B investment, has yet to drive engagement.

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    Govt Looks To Curb Deepfakes With Draft Amendment To IT Rules, 2021

    • 21.10.2025
    • Medianama

    Deepfakes may now officially fall within the scope of regulation, under the new draft amendment to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021).

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    WhatsApp Bans AI Providers From Using Its Business API for Chatbot Distribution: Here’s What It Means

    • 21.10.2025
    • Medianama

    In a move likely to affect Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies like ChatGPT and Perplexity, WhatsApp has updated its Business Application Programming Interface (API) policy to restrict AI providers from accessing the WhatsApp Business Solution for providing their services.

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    Netflix Revenues Keep Surging as Streaming Giant Hits Key Wall Street Expectations

    • 21.10.2025
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    It reported total revenues of $11.5 billion, operating income of $3.2 billion and a margin of 28.2 percent, all up double digits from a year ago.

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    JioStar and Collective Media Network launch AI-powered Mahabharat web series

    • 21.10.2025
    • BestMediaInfo

    Mahabharat: Ek Dharmayudh will stream on JioHotstar from October 25 and on Star Plus from October 26, reimagining the epic with AI technolog

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    India’s AI mission to ensure machines learn ethics, not just logic: I&B Secy Sanjay Jaju

    • 21.10.2025
    • BestMediaInfo

    Positioning India as a nation where technology and tradition converge, Jaju said the country’s growing influence on the world is anchored in values, culture and inclusivity, making it a power centre of stability in uncertain times

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    Jiostar banks on entertainment, GST tailwinds and CTV to sustain post-IPL momentum

    • 21.10.2025
    • BestMediaInfo

    Jiostar plans to replicate the 100-episode daily-drop format across markets, keep investing in tent-pole entertainment to deepen engagement, and widen its CTV footprint to capture higher yields, while counting on GST-aided demand recovery to steady TV advertising

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    AFM, Cannes Market Partner on Innovation Hub, AI Sessions for 2025 Edition

    • 20.10.2025
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    The American Film Market is joining forces with the Cannes Next section for a more tech-focused AFM in Los Angeles next month.

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    Direct Sales & Direct Anti-Piracy Action Underpin Japan’s Plan For Explosive Growth

    • 19.10.2025
    • TorrentFreak

    With a mission to dramatically increase overseas sales of anime, manga, video games, and other creative content by 2033, Japan's Entertainment and Creative Industry Strategy is ambitious and prepared for new risks.

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