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    Disney would like to stay in the Indian market: Bob Iger

    • 09.11.2023
    • Telecom.com\EconomicTimes

    While stating that Disney is considering various options for the India business, which comprises 77 TV channels and one streaming platform, Disney+ Hotstar, Iger added that the company has an opportunity to strengthen its hand in the market.

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    Netflix’s New Film Strategy: Why the Streaming Giant Is Betting on Quality Over Quantity

    • 08.11.2023
    • Variety

    In 2018, “Saturday Night Live” captured the public perception of Netflix as a ceaseless river of content. In a satiric ad, the late-night program hawked the streaming service as an “endless scroll,” promising that “by the time you’ve reached the bottom of our menu, there’s new shows at the top.”

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    Govt asks social media intermediaries to identify misinformation & deepfakes

    • 08.11.2023
    • exchange4media

    The Centre has issued an advisory to social media intermediaries to ensure that due diligence is exercised and reasonable efforts are made to identify misinformation and deepfakes, and in particular, information that violates the provisions of rules and regulations and/or user agreements.

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    Cinematography Opens More to Women, AI Reshaping Visual Language, Camerimage Regulars Report

    • 07.11.2023
    • Variety

    There are more and more women are shooting [film] projects and TV – in the States, a lot more women are shooting TV shows. A lot more in the camera department in general, camera operators, first ACs, and it’s definitely getting better.

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    Jonathan Katz Teams With Warner Bros. Discovery, Lionsgate, Gray Broadcasting for On-Air and FAST Venture

    • 07.11.2023
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    With free TV experiencing a mini-renaissance, a pioneer in the digital broadcast space is launching a new venture — with help from several big players.

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    OTT Awards for best web series introduced at 54th IFFI

    • 07.11.2023
    • Indian Broadcasting World

    In response to the thriving video streaming industry in India, the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to be held in Goa from later this month, has added a new category for recognising creative work and creators — the OTT Awards.

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    Naver Webtoon: “150 Pirate Sites Shut Down” After Cloudflare DMCA Subpoena

    • 07.11.2023
    • TorrentFreak

    In October we revealed details of a DMCA subpoena application filed by Naver Webtoon in the United States which listed over 350 'pirate' domains offering the company's comics illegally.

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    JioCinema adopts mid-size web shows to add volumes

    • 07.11.2023
    • LiveMint

    NEW DELHI : JioCinema, owned by Reliance Industries, is adopting a measured approach to its web original strategy by focusing on mid-sized web shows, with estimated annual budget of about ₹1,000 crore, excluding sports.

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    OTT, tech companies need not worry about telcos flouting net neutrality rules, says DoT

    • 06.11.2023
    • Telecom.com\EconomicTimes

    The issue around net neutrality has again gained steam, on the back of demands by telcos to have a regulatory mechanism for OTT players and a share of revenue from large app makers for their usage of the telecom network.

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    Netflix is still growing its subscriber base: Here’s how a local approach is helping

    • 06.11.2023
    • Telecom.com\EconomicTimes

    According to its latest letter to shareholders, it added 8.8 million new subscribers in the third quarter of 2023, on top of the 5.9 million it gained in the three months before that. The total number of subscribers worldwide is now 247.2 million.

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