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    Buffer Zones, Bias, and Deepfakes: Limits of Age Assurance Tools Exposed

    • 01.09.2025
    • Medianama

    In what perhaps comes as no surprise to anyone, age estimation tools have a range of limitations, from having issues with identifying ages closer to the threshold to performing better on older users due to more diverse adult training data.

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    News broadcasters seek GST relief, input tax credit on staff costs

    • 01.09.2025
    • Mint

    The NBDA has urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to address GST concerns affecting the news broadcasting industry, advocating for a shift in taxation timing and the allowance of input tax credit on certain business expenses to improve financial health and operational efficiency.

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    Bollywood Film ‘Love in Vietnam’ Lands China Distribution Deal

    • 01.09.2025
    • Variety

    Zee Studios‘ upcoming Bollywood romantic drama “Love in Vietnam” has secured a 10,000-screen theatrical release in China, with Shanghai YC Media and Film acquiring distribution rights for a Christmas 2025 rollout.

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    Why MIB Wants a Govt Platform for Licensing Live Events & Digital Music Rights

    • 01.09.2025
    • Medianama

    The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s plan to launch a single-window, India Cine Hub Portal, for live event regulatory and license clearances aimed to ease of doing business is a welcoming step.

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    TRAI, Industry Push Back As DoT Seeks Control Over CDNs Via Light-Touch Regulation

    • 01.09.2025
    • Medianama

    In disagreement with TRAI’s recommendation to exempt CDNs from authorisation, the DoT wants to bring quality of service and network resilience requirements for these players.

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    Parliamentary Panel seeks tough laws on deepfakes, betting ads and OTT accountability

    • 01.09.2025
    • BestMediaInfo

    Parliamentary panel’s 254th report calls for legal provisions on AI-generated content and real-money gaming ads

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    Government holds first meeting on live event and concert economy in New Delhi

    • 01.09.2025
    • BestMediaInfo

    The Joint Working Group’s first meeting in New Delhi discussed clearances, licensing, venues, skills and financial measures for India’s live events sector

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    MIB-backed WaveX unveils media tech startup incubator

    • 01.09.2025
    • Indian Broadcasting World

    WaveX, which is a start-up accelerator initiative of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT), has announced the launch of a dedicated media tech start-up incubator.

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    NFDC signs landmark film tie-ups with Australia for global collaborations

    • 30.08.2025
    • Indiantelevision

    Two LOIs set stage for Screen Forever 2026 and film heritage collaborations.

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    JioStar offers 320,000+ hours of content; JioHotstar world’s 2nd largest OTT service

    • 30.08.2025
    • Indian Broadcasting World

    Even as partner Disney cheered from the sidelines at the 48th annual general meeting of the Reliance Industries Ltd in Mumbai yesterday, the India-based global conglomerate said that its media venture, JioStar, not only is performing superbly, but the streaming service JioHotstar has emerged as the second largest OTT platform in the world.

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