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    Andy Serkis Brings ‘Lord of the Rings’ Anime Movie’s First Footage to Annecy

    • 11.06.2024
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Serkis moderated a panel for 'The War of the Rohirrim,' hitting theaters in December, and also teased that he is "happily returning" for a new live-action film in the franchise.

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    Global Ad Revenue to Surpass $1 Trillion in 2025 as GroupM Boosts 2024 Forecast for U.S., China

    • 11.06.2024
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    The firm now sees U.S. ad revenue rising 5.8 percent this year to $345.9 billion, excluding the impact of political advertising, up from a December estimate for 4.1 percent growth.

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    As Streaming Giants Cut Back on Spending Growth, Europe’s Broadcasters May Capitalize

    • 11.06.2024
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Commercial broadcasters in Europe's top five markets have seen content budgets drop 19 percent since 2016 to now fall below streaming spending in a "cut-throat" market, Ampere Analysis finds.

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    Biopic of Kiran Bedi, First Woman Officer in the Indian Police Service, Set at Dream Slate Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)

    • 11.06.2024
    • Variety

    India’s Dream Slate Pictures is commencing a biopic of Kiran Bedi, the first woman officer in the Indian Police Service (IPS).

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    Why Are Japanese Anime Films Enjoying Outsized Success in China? The Answer Is a Combination of Culture, Politics and the Past

    • 11.06.2024
    • Variety

    eminiscent of the outsized Chinese box office success once enjoyed by a certain genre of Hollywood movie – some Japanese anime films are now earning more in China than they are in their native Japan.

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    Disney Unveils ‘Moon Girl’ Musical Shorts Series, ‘Big City Greens’ Season 5 Order and First-Look Clip for ‘Disney Junior’s Ariel’ (EXCLUSIVE)

    • 11.06.2024
    • Variety

    Disney Branded Television continues its long and fruitful relationship with the Annecy Animation Festival today with an annual presentation of project greenlights and series renewals.

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    Co-producers of films spar over profit distribution, intellectual property rights

    • 10.06.2024
    • LiveMint

    Several Indian film producers have been involved in legal disputes with each other lately with differences arising over final IP (intellectual property) rights, commercial disagreements and breach of revenue-sharing arrangements.

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    Vodafone Idea launches new bundled OTT plans with Disney+ Hotstar, Sony LIV

    • 10.06.2024
    • Telecom.com\EconomicTimes

    It cited a recent report by Ormax Media, which states that there are 678 million sports audiences in India, with cricket and football being the top two sports with an audience base of 612 million and 305 million, respectively.

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    FCC wants change of US court hearing challenges to net neutrality rules

    • 10.06.2024
    • Telecom.com\EconomicTimes

    The 6th Circuit was randomly selected after legal challenges were filed in seven circuit courts. The FCC asked that the case be transferred to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

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    TVF to foray into films, plans sci-fi, horror shows

    • 10.06.2024
    • Indian Broadcasting World

    After delivering successful shows such as ‘Panchayat’, ‘Gullak’ and ‘Kota Factory’, content creation studio The Viral Fever (TVF) plans to foray into films while also exploring genres like horror and thriller in the long format.

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