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    New $100 Million Saudi Film Fund Chief Talks Need for Investments in Production and Infrastructure

    • 04.10.2024
    • Variety

    Saudi Arabia in September launched a $100 million film fund aimed at attracting investments from global film studios to help fuel the kingdom’s rapidly growing local film industry.

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    Rajinikanth’s ‘Vettaiyan’ receives petition to mute dialogues post censorship

    • 04.10.2024
    • Times of India

    A public interest litigation has been filed seeking the removal of certain dialogues that allegedly glorify extrajudicial killings. The Madras High Court has issued a notice regarding this petition.

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    New rules soon to ‘beep out’ OTT profanity

    • 04.10.2024
    • Times of India

    Government is working on guidelines for films and serials shown on OTT (Over the Top) which will require the platforms to "beep out profanity and blur explicit scenes," sources said.

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    Indians spent less time on social media in June this year

    • 03.10.2024
    • exchange4media

    Number of unique visitors on social media sites has also declined this year compared to 2023, reveals a Comscore report.

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    Cable TV operators implement 5-10% tariff hike starting October 1

    • 03.10.2024
    • BestMediaInfo

    The goal is to absorb a significant portion of the broadcaster-led increase while passing on only a fraction to consumers.

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    AAPA Seeks to Expand EU Pirate Site Blocking to Browsers and VPNs

    • 03.10.2024
    • TorrentFreak

    The Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) has released its 2025-2029 manifesto, requesting the EU to enable stronger anti-piracy protections.

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    Disney LatAm Unveils Bold New Shows at Iberseries & Platino Industria

    • 03.10.2024
    • Variety

    Speaking at Madrid confab Iberseries & Platino Industria, Walt Disney Latin America execs, led by Leonardo Aranguibel, unveiled some of their upcoming shows for their streaming platform Disney+.

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    Philippines to Impose 12% Tax on Foreign Streamers – Global Bulletin

    • 03.10.2024
    • Variety

    The Philippines is to impose a 12% value-added tax on overseas digital service providers operating in the country, including Netflix, HBO and Disney.

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    YouTube Shorts Will Boost Max Video Length to 3 Minutes

    • 03.10.2024
    • Variety

    The video platform’s TikTok-like short-form format will triple the maximum length of videos, boosting it from 60 seconds to 3 minutes.

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    Amazon Shook Up the Streaming Ad Market in 2024. Will It Do It Again Next Year?

    • 03.10.2024
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    After snagging $1.8 billion in the 2024 upfront, Amazon is poised to bring even more ways for marketers to advertise on Prime Video in 2025.

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