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    Niche OTT platforms refrain from subtitling, dubbing shows to strengthen regional audience base

    • 18.02.2025
    • Live Mint

    Even as streaming platforms target wider audiences by offering dubbed and subtitled content in multiple languages, smaller providers such as Sun NXT prefer a niche approach by making most of their shows and movies available only in the original, regional language.

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    Meta plans undersea cable project to connect India, US

    • 17.02.2025
    • ETTelcom

    "India intends to invest in maintenance, repair and financing of undersea cables in the Indian Ocean, using trusted vendors," the statement said.

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    JioStar shuts 9 channels including Comedy Central; introduces 8 new sports channels

    • 17.02.2025
    • Best Media Info

    Of eight news channels, two are new HD channels while the other six, including Star Sports 2 Kannada HD, have been rebranded from the existing bouquet of channels

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    With 6G rollout, aiming for fivefold jump in data speeds to 100 Mbps per customer: Jyotiraditya Scindia

    • 17.02.2025
    • ETTelcom

    Scindia, also the minister for the development of the north eastern region, said India is on it's way to become a $5 trillion economy by 2028, and cross $6 trillion by 2030.

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    Delhi HC seeks OpenAI’s response in ANI copyright lawsuit

    • 17.02.2025
    • Storyboard18

    Delhi HC has asked Open AI to respond to an application by the Indian Music Industry (IMI) concerning a lawsuit filed by ANI.

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    Advertisers brace for rate hike as JioHotstar exits ‘completely free’ viewing

    • 17.02.2025
    • Best Media Info

    JioStar, the newly formed media behemoth born from the union of Reliance Viacom18 and Disney Star, on Friday combined JioCinema with Disney+ Hotstar into an all-new JioHotstar.

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    Google’s Piracy Purge: 3.5 Billion DMCA Takedown Notices in a Year

    • 17.02.2025
    • Torrent Freak

    Google has completed the busiest twelve months ever on the DMCA takedown front. The popular search engine processed a record-breaking 3.5 billion takedown requests during the year. Ironically, this milestone is in part a byproduct of ongoing anti-piracy measures, including site blocking and search engine removals, with no end in sight.

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    How the DPDP Act Impacts Personalised Online Experiences for Kids

    • 17.02.2025
    • Medianama

    Under the DPDP Act and the recently released draft data protection rules, companies cannot carry out direct targeted advertising to children.

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    Color Me Dead: How Beetlejuice Got His Ghostly Look

    • 17.02.2025
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Hair and makeup designer Christine Blundell tells THR about her eureka moment during Tim Burton’s latest flick.

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    ‘Squid Game’ Powers Netflix in Heated Korean Streaming Wars as Tving Closes Gap, New Data Reveals

    • 17.02.2025
    • Variety

    South Korea‘s premium streaming market demonstrated robust growth in 2024, with Netflix maintaining its leadership while homegrown platform Tving surged to nearly match its market share, according to new data from Media Partners Asia (MPA).

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