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    When frontier AI can be switched off: India’s sovereignty challenge

    • 22.06.2026
    • Economic Times

    India must not depend on foreign AI models, as US export controls demonstrate potential access denial. Past reliance on external tech, like nuclear programs, led to self-sufficiency. For AI, India needs a continuity doctrine, fostering multiple research labs and institutions, not just symbolic wins. Learning from Singapore's biotech success, building foundational capabilities now is crucial to avoid perpetual import reliance and secure future agency.

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    Box Office: ‘Toy Story 5’ Scores Year’s Biggest Debut With $160 Million, Shattering Franchise Opening Weekend Record

    • 21.06.2026
    • Variety

    “Toy Story 5” ruled over the box office with $160 million from 4,425 North America theaters, landing on the higher end of expectations while securing the biggest domestic debut of the year over Universal’s “Super Mario Galaxy Movie” ($131.7 million).

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    JioStar bets on AI-led discovery, CTV growth and contextual commerce at APOS 2026

    • 19.06.2026
    • BestMediaInfo

    At APOS 2026, Bharath Ram and Vijay Seshadri outline JioHotstar’s push into AI-driven discovery, scale engineering, and immersive streaming experiences

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    Streaming platform Crunchyroll launch could reshape South Korea’s anime market

    • 19.06.2026
    • The Strait Times

    Crunchyroll, one of the world’s leading anime-streaming platforms, is set to launch in South Korea later in 2026, a move industry observers say could reshape the country’s anime-distribution landscape.

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    Reliance Jio demos AI call assistant, TeleFrame AI OS, next-generation 5G FWsolution

    • 19.06.2026
    • Economic Times

    Powered by indigenous wireless technology via Multi-Gigabit-ready JioAirFiber, the net now delivers unprecedented speeds of up to 5Gbps download and 1Gbps upload.

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    IPL, AI and scale: JioStar’s Ishan Chatterjee highlights live sports dominance at APOS

    • 18.06.2026
    • Indian Television

    Ishan Chatterjee highlights IPL scale, AI, and personalised viewing at APOS 2026 event

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    AVIA’s CAP study warns of rising cyber risks linked to piracy services

    • 18.06.2026
    • Indian Broadcasting World

    A new study released by the Coalition Against Piracy (CAP), under Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA), has highlighted the growing cybersecurity, privacy and financial risks faced by consumers using illegal streaming services across the Asia-Pacific region.

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    Microdramas Are Coming to a Theater Near You — At Least to the Pre-Show

    • 18.06.2026
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    aTwist, the new company from a trio of Hollywood veterans, has inked a partnership with National CineMedia to advertise their series and hawk some products.

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    Why India’s ad industry is watching the skies more than the markets

    • 18.06.2026
    • Indian Television

    India’s boardrooms are not panicking over a regulator or a rival. They are panicking over barometric pressure. In late May 2026, the India Meteorological Department (IMB) downgraded its southwest monsoon forecast to just 90 per cent of the long period average, putting the odds of below-normal or deficient rainfall at a worrying 84 per cent.

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    Short drama ad spend in India surges 423 per cent

    • 18.06.2026
    • Indian Television

    The mobile entertainment map has just been redrawn, and the Indian subcontinent is sitting squarely at its centre. While traditional long-form streaming platforms settle into a steady hum, a new breed of bite-sized, vertical-video content, known as short drama, is hoovering up consumer attention and advertiser dollars across the region at a pace nobody saw coming.

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