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    Companies uneasy over consent clause in new data law

    • 14.11.2023
    • Telecom.com\EconomicTimes

    The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, which received the President’s assent on August 11, has proposed that companies and businesses — which collect and store user data and are termed as data fiduciaries — cannot process the personal data of any user without explicit consent.

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    Futuristic B’cast Services Bill seeks to replace antiquated rules: Minister

    • 13.11.2023
    • Indian Broadcasting World

    The government yesterday invited comments from stakeholders on the proposed Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023 or BSB, which seeks to replace antiquated sectoral rules with future-focussed legislation.

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    BitTorrent Pirates Won’t Receive ISP Warnings (It Will Be Something Worse)

    • 13.11.2023
    • TorrentFreak

    As part of its overall strategy to reduce piracy in the Netherlands, local anti-piracy group BREIN announced a program to identify major or frequent uploaders by their IP addresses so that warnings could be sent via their ISPs.

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    Netflix, Warner Bros partner with Verizon to offer discounted streaming bundle: Report

    • 10.11.2023
    • Telecom.com\EconomicTimes

    Netflix and Warner Bros will have to share revenue with Verizon, the report said, adding that while the economic arrangement could not be learned, there is a minimum guarantee of revenue for the entertainment companies.

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    Govt approves policy to tap digital media for awareness campaigns

    • 10.11.2023
    • LiveMint

    New Delhi: The ministry of information and broadcasting has approved the Digital Advertisement Policy, 2023 to widen the reach of awareness campaigns in the digital media space.

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    Price Storm: Why Major Streaming Services Have Hiked Rates This Year

    • 09.11.2023
    • Variety

    Binge-watching, America’s new favorite pastime, has become more expensive than ever. In October alone, seven top streaming plans increased their U.S. pricing.

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    France and Taiwan Sign Film, TV Cooperation Agreement at TCCF Convention

    • 09.11.2023
    • Variety

    France and Taiwan on Thursday signed a wide-ranging agreement to enable their film and TV industries co-operate on a higher level.

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    Warner Bros. Discovery Posts $111M Streaming Profit, While ‘Barbie’ Powers Studio

    • 09.11.2023
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Warner Bros. Discovery, led by CEO David Zaslav, shrunk its overall losses on higher revenues as the impact of the dual Hollywood strikes weighed on the major studio, as did a sluggish U.S. ad market.

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    IBDF voices concerns on pre-consultation paper on b’cast policy

    • 09.11.2023
    • Indian Broadcasting World

    While appreciating the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)’s efforts to seek industry inputs for a full-fledged consultation paper on the proposed National Broadcasting Policy (NBP), the IBDF has said key ‘existential concerns’ do not reflect in the pre-consultation process.

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    India now has 25 crore users of short-form video platforms: Report

    • 09.11.2023
    • Telecom.com\EconomicTimes

    The user-generated influencers (UGC) content platforms have helped create an ecosystem of 3.5 million influencers or new-age celebrities who serve as the growth engine of SFV platforms in the country.

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