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    ‘The Golden Thread,’ ‘6-A Akash Ganga’ Win Mumbai International Film Festival

    • 25.06.2024
    • Variety

    Nishtha Jain’s “The Golden Thread” and Nirmal Chander Dandriyal’s “6-A Akash Ganga” won best film at the international and national competitions respectively at the Mumbai International Film Festival, which concluded on Friday.

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    Five Men Convicted of Operating Massive, Illegal Streaming Service That Allegedly Had More Content Than Netflix, Hulu, Vudu and Prime Video Combined

    • 25.06.2024
    • Variety

    Five men were convicted by a federal jury in Las Vegas this week for their part in operating Jetflicks, which officials say was one of the largest illegal streaming services in the U.S.

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    Music labels take on generative AI startups with new lawsuits

    • 25.06.2024
    • LiveMint

    Plaintiffs including Universal, Sony and Warner allege that two AI startups generate sound-a-likes of popular recordings using copyrighted works.

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    Netflix plans to expand reach with free, ‘Ad-supported tier in Asia and Europe: Report

    • 25.06.2024
    • LiveMint

    Streaming giant Netflix is poised to make a significant change to its subscription model by launching a free, ad-supported plan in select Asian and European markets.

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    Something Special & TAICCA partner to co-develop and co-produce new unscripted IP

    • 25.06.2024
    • Indiantelevision

    Mumbai: Something Special, Seoul-based number one independent* international format agency, and the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) are excited to announce a dynamic partnership.

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    GenZ embraces ‘human machine symbiosis’ as 72% believe AI understands them better than anyone: Cheil report

    • 25.06.2024
    • BestMediaInfo

    The report, titled Generation AI - Exploring the dual role of AI in Indian youths' lives and its implications for brands, dives deep into Al usage by Gen Z students (aged 16 to 25) in India.

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    Disney Holds Steady as Top TV Programming Distributor in May

    • 25.06.2024
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Disney kept a lock on the top spot as the media company responsible for the biggest share of TV viewing in May.

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    Consolidation, Profitability Challenges Face India Streaming Sector, Says Ormax Chief: ‘Indians Are Not Used to Paying for Content’ (EXCLUSIVE)

    • 25.06.2024
    • Variety

    Shailesh Kapoor, head of Indian media consulting firm Ormax, says that profitability challenges and consolidation are trends to look out for in India‘s complex streaming market.

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    Punit Goenka acquires Maverick Media to build single-screen theatres

    • 24.06.2024
    • LiveMint

    Punit Goenka, managing director and chief executive of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL), has acquired a majority stake in entertainment company Maverick Media, he said in a statement on Monday.

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    India’s spending on artificial intelligence to hit $6 bn by 2027: IDC

    • 24.06.2024
    • Telecom.com\EconomicTimes

    Linus Lai, Vice President, Digital Business, IDC Asia/Pacific said that 76% of Indian enterprises are already focused on GenAI proofs of concepts (PoCs) or already have an investment plan in place​.

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