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    South India and content partnerships to drive Pay TV margins in 2025

    • 17.03.2025
    • StoryBoard18

    Pay TV channels in the country are facing tight revenue margins as content acquisition and operational costs continue to rise, prompting them to raise concerns with government and regulatory authorities. However, southern India with lower ARPUs, along with youth-centric content and partnership opportunities, could offer much-needed relief.

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    Novex Communications wins landmark copyright case: Madras High Court sets precedent for licensing freedom

    • 17.03.2025
    • Bollywood Hungama

    This decision is a significant milestone for Novex Communications and sets a precedent for the musical copyright licensing business in India.

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    Cable operators urge MIB to fast track Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill

    • 17.03.2025
    • StoryBoard18

    The release of MIB’s Action Taken Report provides important insights into the government’s stance on key issues affecting the cable TV sector.

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    Anime Heavyweights Aniplex, Crunchyroll Co-Launch Production Company Hayate

    • 17.03.2025
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    The new venture continues Sony Group's aggressive pursuit of anime as a key driver of global revenue growth

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    Mind the gap: Hype pushes OTT shows high on viewership charts but audience favourites are another story

    • 17.03.2025
    • Live Mint

    The list of most watched Hindi language streaming originals in 2024 was led by the third seasons of Mirzapur and Panchayat, followed by Heeramandi, Indian Police Force and Thukra Ke Mera Pyaar.

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    Movie, Music and Sports Industries Urge EU to Keep Geo-Blocking in Place

    • 16.03.2025
    • Torrent Freak

    Threatened by potential EU regulatory changes, the movie, music, and sports industries are vehemently defending the practice of geo-blocking, as an essential part of their business models.

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    ‘Not in a hurry to enact Digital Competition Bill,’ says MoS Corporate Affairs Malhotra

    • 16.03.2025
    • The Hindu, Business Line

    Ensuring Fair Competition is a National Responsibility; Need Further Study on Best Practices of Europe, Japan, Australia and Other Developed Markets in regulating digital markets

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    Top actors script new rules to stay ‘unique’ in times of AI

    • 16.03.2025
    • ETTelecom

    To safeguard the "uniqueness" of their creative contributions and "identity", A-list actors in the Indian film industry are insisting on incorporating a clause in their contracts which bars producers from exploiting their voices, body scans, performances and likeness beyond the work for which they are hired, according to legal firms which have been involved in the drafting of the contracts.

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    AI is powerful, but human imagination is irreplaceable: PM Modi

    • 16.03.2025
    • Best Media Info

    In a podcast with Lex Fridman released on Sunday, Modi said that without genuine human intelligence, AI cannot thrive or progress sustainably

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    Parliamentary panel tells MIB to set deadline for Broadcasting Bill

    • 16.03.2025
    • BestMediaInfo

    The suggestion from the Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology comes at a time when the government plans to celebrate content creators at the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) in Mumbai from May 1-4

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