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    I&B Ministry ‘suspends’ work on draft Broadcasting Bill

    • 24.10.2024
    • Storyboard18

    While the first draft was made public, the second draft of the Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill was circulated among select stakeholders in July 2024.

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    Festival In Focus: How The American French Film Festival Is Developing Younger Audiences & Shining A Spotlight On “Cultural Exchange”

    • 23.10.2024
    • Deadline

    One of the key initiatives of the American French Film Festival is its long-running education program, which provides 3,000 high school students each year with the opportunity to attend a screening and discussion with filmmakers at the DGA Theatre.

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    Google Victim Blamed For Piracy Shield Blunder, Warning Over Infiltration Risk

    • 23.10.2024
    • TorrentFreak

    After Italy's Piracy Shield system blocked Google Drive last weekend, telecoms regulator AGCOM says that if Google had fully collaborated in the fight against piracy, the disruption could've been easily avoided.

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    Reliance-Disney media giant may be born in November

    • 23.10.2024
    • The Economic Times

    The merger between RIL's Viacom18 and Disney's Star India will conclude in early November. This will form India's largest media conglomerate, valued at $8.5 billion.

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    India’s piracy economy hits Rs 224 Billion, with 62% calling for stricter enforcement, reveals report

    • 23.10.2024
    • Financial Express

    It further revealed that the piracy economy in India reached Rs 224 billion in 2023, placing it fourth in comparison to the revenue generated by the country’s media and entertainment sector.

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    TRAI seeks comments from stakeholders on authorisation for telecom and cloud-based networks

    • 23.10.2024
    • Telecom.com\EconomicTimes

    The authority has already given its recommendations for service authorisation and through the latest paper, it will delve upon the network authorisation.

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    AI is not going to take over us, says Meta’s top official

    • 23.10.2024
    • Telecom.com\EconomicTimes

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not going to take over us, it is only going to amplify human intelligence, said Yann LeCun, vice president and chief AI scientist at Meta on Wednesday.

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    BSNL to strengthen India’s ambitious 5G roll-out: Scindia

    • 23.10.2024
    • Telecom.com\EconomicTimes

    Scindia added that out of the 1,00,000 BSNL 4G sites planned to be set-up by mid-2025, many will also be graduated to 5G connectivity.

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    IGAP report analyses social media platforms’ compliance with India’s IT Rules 2021

    • 23.10.2024
    • BestMediaInfo

    The Internet Governance and Policy Project (IGAP) has published its latest report, "Social Media Transparency Reporting: A Performance Review", offering a detailed analysis of how significant social media intermediaries (SSMIs) are complying with India’s Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

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    ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Lenser John Seale to Deliver Masterclass as India’s IFFI Sets Australia as Country of Focus

    • 23.10.2024
    • Variety

    The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has tapped Australia as its Country of Focus for its upcoming 55th edition, set to run Nov. 20-28 in Goa.

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