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    What Content Does JioStar Have the Rights To?

    • 21.02.2025
    • Medianama

    When Reliance subsidiary Viacom18 merged with Disney India, they ended up creating one of the most formidable OTT content libraries in the country. The deal gave Reliance exclusive rights to distribute Disney films and productions in India, with a license to more than 30,000 Disney content assets.

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    Pradeep Ranganathan’s Dragon Hit By Piracy As Tamil Rockers Leaks The Full Movie Online

    • 21.02.2025
    • Oneindia

    As Pradeep Ranganathan's Tamil movie Dragon opened to positive reviews, Tamil Rockers, a notorious piracy site, has leaked the full movie online.

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    India begins homework for proposed trade deal with US

    • 21.02.2025
    • Times of India

    As govt begins its homework for the proposed trade deal with the US, it has indicated its willingness to engage in tariff reduction with Trump administration on a bilateral basis, arguing that with an "aggressive neighbourhood" in China duties cannot be lowered significantly for all trading partners while hoping to get a good deal on services, as well as visas for businesses and professionals.

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    Greece Approves Legal Framework to ‘Fine’ Pirate IPTV Users, Ramps Up Blocking

    • 21.02.2025
    • Torrent Freak

    Greece continued to expand anti-piracy efforts in 2024, issuing a record-breaking number of blocking decisions.

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    The ‘linearisation’ of streaming: How OTTs are becoming more like TV

    • 21.02.2025
    • Business Standard

    Its series, Panchayat, is one of India's most popular OTT shows. Panchayat's Tamil remake, Thalaivettiyaan Paalayam, released last year, and the Telugu one, Sivarapalli, came last month

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    How ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Held Back on Using Red Until the Red Hulk Fight

    • 21.02.2025
    • Variety

    “Captain America: Brave New World” director Julius Onah had one directive for his department heads: “deny red.”

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    Kamal Haasan to Chair India’s FICCI Media-Entertainment Committee South as Tamil Nadu Ramps Up Film Infrastructure

    • 21.02.2025
    • Variety

    Indian screen legend Kamal Haasan has been tapped to head the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (FICCI) Media and Entertainment Committee South, as announced at the org’s Media & Entertainment Business Conclave South Connect 2025 in Chennai.

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    Pay-TV players fret as channels return to DD free dish

    • 20.02.2025
    • ETTelcom

    The pay-TV industry is facing fresh challenges as leading broadcasters JioStar, Zee Entertainment, and Sony Pictures Networks India prepare to relaunch free-to-air (FTA) Hindi general entertainment channels (GECs) on DD Free Dish, India’s largest free direct-to-home (DTH) platform.

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    Sensationalism vs. Substance: Industry raises concerns over YouTube’s algorithmic choices

    • 20.02.2025
    • Storyboard18

    Highlighting the 'selective outrage' directed solely at content creators in the Ranveer Allahbadia controversy, key media and legal experts raise concerns about YouTube's accountability.

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    Google ads introduces AI-powered creative updates for lifestyle imagery

    • 20.02.2025
    • Best Media Info

    The updates leverage generative AI to allow users to create images of adult people, enhancing the ability to depict real-life scenarios in ads

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