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    Canary Islands Reform Tax Break Funding, as Archipelago Looks for Further Growth in Its Film-TV Hub

    • 03.05.2024
    • Variety

    In a move to consolidate its bullishly expanding audiovisual industry, Spain’s Canary Islands have just scrapped a prior €50 million ($53.5 million) cap on total annual tax incentives tapped by movies and series shooting in the archipelago.

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    Contentious VPF issue adds to woes of ailing theatrical business

    • 02.05.2024
    • LiveMint

    The recent VPF (virtual print fee) conflict between multiplex chain PVR Inox and Malayalam film industry producers has brought the long-standing issue back to the fore yet again.

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    Sports business is all about feelings: Prashant Khanna, Disney Star

    • 02.05.2024
    • exchange4media

    Prashant Khanna, Head - Field Operations, Studios & R&D for Sports, Disney Star, tells us how technology has improved.

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    JioCinema’s mark on Disney+ Hotstar pricing strategy for T20 World Cup

    • 02.05.2024
    • BestMediaInfo

    Taking a cue from JioCinema, Disney + Hotstar has priced its sponsorship and FCT rates either equal to or higher than Star Sports for the tournament.

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    Stake sale in Viacom18 an attractive opportunity yielding high ROI: Paramount Global CFO Naveen Chopra

    • 02.05.2024
    • BestMediaInfo

    During an earning call, Chopra said that the after-tax proceeds will further benefit leverage when the transaction closes at the end of 2024, or early in 2025, subject to regulatory approval.

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    Fox Sports’ Mike Davies discusses delivering a more personalised sports viewing experience

    • 02.05.2024
    • BestMediaInfo

    During a chat with BestMediaInfo.com at the SVG Summit, hosted for the first time in India by Star Sports, Davies, EVP of Technical and Field Operations at Fox Sports, underscored the importance of adopting technological innovations that appeal to younger audiences.

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    Piracy across Asia climbs to 59% this year: Annual Piracy Consumer Survey, YouGov

    • 02.05.2024
    • BestMediaInfo

    Particularly concerning are the increases in the Philippines (12% yoy) and Vietnam (13% yoy), with both countries also now having the region's highest incidences of piracy.

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    Google Removes Pirate IPTV Services From UK Search Results

    • 02.05.2024
    • TorrentFreak

    Acting on a notice from Sky, Google has removed the websites of several pirate IPTV services from its UK search results.

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    How the Cannes Film Market Will Shine a Spotlight on Switzerland as Country of Honor

    • 02.05.2024
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    The Marché du Film will highlight the Alpine nation, which is a key co-producer and co-financer in European cinema.

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    Dev Patel Talks ‘Monkey Man’ Action Scenes and Spotlight on India’s Caste System: ‘I Wanted It Out There’

    • 02.05.2024
    • Variety

    Dev Patel, who will receive Gold House’s A1 honor in entertainment and media, spent over six years bringing “Monkey Man” to the big screen, and it wasn’t an easy journey for the actor turned writer-director.

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