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    Motion Picture Association Renews Chair-CEO Charles Rivkin’s Contract for Third Term

    • 18.01.2024
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Charles Rivkin’s contract as chairman-CEO of the Motion Picture Association has been renewed for a third term, making him the longest running head of the trade organization since the legendary Jack Valenti.

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    Global Production Bodies Unite to Ask Governments to Ensure Streamers Invest More in Local Content

    • 18.01.2024
    • Variety

    A group of 20 prominent screen trade organizations have united to ask governments around the world to enact regulations ensuring that global streaming giants like Netflix and Disney+ invest more resources in local content.

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    ‘Sultana’s Dream’ Kicks off Inaugural Edition of AniMela, Annecy-Backed Indian Animation Festival

    • 18.01.2024
    • Variety

    A screening of Isabel Herguera‘s San Sebastian winner “Sultana’s Dream” will kickstart the inaugural edition of AniMela, India’s first-ever international festival for animation, VFX, XR, gaming and comics, in Mumbai.

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    OTTs look to harness AI for next-level viewing, production

    • 17.01.2024
    • LiveMint

    Video streaming platforms are increasingly looking to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to personalize recommendations better for users, and make content discovery easier and more relevant to individual viewers.

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    In-cinema ads surge as post-covid effects wear off

    • 17.01.2024
    • LiveMint

    New Delhi: Cinemas have started seeing a surge in advertising after a long lull following the pandemic, when not many big Hindi movies were releasing, and those that did hit the theatres failed to excite the audiences.

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    Ministry of information and broadcasting to pilot D2M broadcast technology

    • 17.01.2024
    • LiveMint

    New Delhi: The ministry of information and broadcasting (I&B) is planning a pilot test for direct-to-mobile (D2M) broadcast transmissions.

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    Govt set to notify new IT rules on deepfakes for social media: Chandrasekhar

    • 17.01.2024
    • LiveMint

    NEW DELHI : The government is set to notify rules that will mandate social media platforms to tackle the menace of deepfakes, after repeated advisories failed to get the desired result, Union minister of state for information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Tuesday.

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    78% of respondents prefer streaming content on TV: study

    • 17.01.2024
    • Telecom.com\EconomicTimes

    About 78% streaming consumers prefer watching online content on their TV screens through streaming sticks, smart TVs, and set-top boxes, according to a NielsenIQ study commissioned by Amazon.

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    Proficiency in generative AI will be most sought-after job skill in next 10 years: Survey

    • 17.01.2024
    • Telecom.com\EconomicTimes

    With seven in 10 organisations continuing to hire freelancers/contractors, flexible work models and the gig economy are expected to remain relevant in 2024, says the report.

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    JW Player Suffers Severe Traffic Loss After Dynamic Piracy Blocking Blunder

    • 17.01.2024
    • TorrentFreak

    A piracy blocking injunction handed down by an Indian court last September appears to have cost video delivery service JW Player over half of its usual website traffic from visitors in India.

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