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    Hyderabad gets IICT centre; MIB to up anti-piracy initiatives

    • 03.11.2025
    • Indian Broadcasting World

    Pointing out that the Indian government is working relentlessly to bring down incidences and percentage of film piracy, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sanjay Jaju said that the southern Indian city of Hyderabad will soon get a regional center of the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) to further strengthen the growth of the gaming, animation and digital entertainment industries.

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    Online video & legacy TV annual revs to reach $1trn by ’30

    • 03.11.2025
    • Indian Broadcasting World

    The combined global online video and traditional TV markets, including revenue from subscriptions, on-demand transactions and advertising, are on track to reach $1 trillion in annual revenue by 2030.

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    Trade Group Representing Studio Ghibli, Other Japanese Companies Tells OpenAI to Stop Using Their Content to Train Sora 2 Video Generator

    • 03.11.2025
    • Variety

    Japanese content trade group CODA — whose members include award-winning animation house Studio Ghibli — issued a letter to OpenAI demanding the AI company stop using their content to train its Sora 2 AI video generation platform. CODA, the Content Overseas Distribution Association, also implied that OpenAI’s opt-out system for copyright holders runs afoul of Japan’s copyright-infringement laws.

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    India’s streaming boom stalls as television retains dominant grip on viewers

    • 03.11.2025
    • Mint

    While most streaming platforms remain focused on metro audiences, TV continues to be the primary source of household entertainment in rural India.

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    Warner Bros. Discovery & TNT Sports Target UK Piracy Blocking Injunction

    • 02.11.2025
    • TorrentFreak

    Warner Bros. Discovery Sports and TNT Sports are the latest sports rightsholders to request a pirate site blocking injunction at the High Court in London.

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    Filmmakers Experiment With Adobe Firefly’s AI Platform to Craft Short Films: ‘Every Tool Has Its Superpower’

    • 31.10.2025
    • Variety

    Five filmmakers experimented with AI tooks to take part in a series of short films commissioned by Adobe to show off the capabilities of its Firefly AI platform.

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    ‘Elvis’ Producer Schuyler Weiss on Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Joan of Arc,’ Balancing Art and Commerce, and Karaoke With Hugh Jackman

    • 31.10.2025
    • Variety

    Schuyler Weiss opened his masterclass at an MPA event during the Tokyo International Film Festival‘s TIFFCOM market by tackling the most frequently asked question in his career: What does a producer actually do?

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    UMG & Udio Settle Copyright Lawsuit, Announce ‘Industry-First’ Licensed AI Music Creation Platform

    • 31.10.2025
    • Medianama

    On October 29, Universal Music Group (UMG) and Udio announced that they had reached a settlement of their copyright-infringement litigation and entered into “industry-first strategic agreements” to collaborate on a new licensed AI music-creation platform.

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    Reliance Intelligence and Google partner to provide free Gemini AI Pro access to Jio 5G users

    • 31.10.2025
    • BestMediaInfo

    Jio subscribers aged 18–25 will receive 18 months of access worth Rs 35,100 to Google’s Gemini models and AI creation tools, as Reliance deepens its collaboration with Google Cloud

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    Stability over structural change: Industry’s big ask from TRAI’s NTO 4.0

    • 31.10.2025
    • Exchange4media

    According to sources, TRAI could bring the consultation paper on NTO 4.0 next month and take up to 4-5 months to finalise a draft

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