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    India, Australia collaboration important for shaping governance of emerging technologies: Official

    • 25.09.2023
    • Telecom.com\EconomicTimes

    NEW DELHI: India and Australia have an important role in contributing to the development of critical and emerging technologies and shaping their governance framework, said Sarah Storey, Deputy High Commissioner for the Australian High Commission to India.

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    Amazon to Bring Commercials Into Prime Video

    • 22.09.2023
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Another formerly ad-free streaming service is adding commercials to its programming. Amazon announced Friday morning that its Prime Video service will feature limited ads beginning in early 2024 (an exact date for the rollout is to be determined).

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    Sports Streaming Domain Sidelined Following Court Order

    • 22.09.2023
    • TorrentFreak

    The domain names of several sports streaming sites stopped resolving yesterday. According to domain privacy company Njalla, an Indian court order forced its hand. However, the aftermath of the action isn't as broad as it initially appeared. As time passed by, Freestreams-live1.top is the only remaining target we were able to identify.

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    ‘Mukesh Ambani’s Viacom18 to strike deal with Blackstone for new Mumbai HQ’

    • 22.09.2023
    • Telecom.com\EconomicTimes

    NEW DELHI: Viacom18, the broadcasting unit of Mukesh Ambani, is poised to enter into a lease agreement with Nucleus Office Parks, owned by Blackstone, for its new headquarters in Mumbai, spanning an expansive 400,000 square feet.

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    TRAI kicks off public consultation on national broadcasting policy

    • 22.09.2023
    • Telecom.com\EconomicTimes

    The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a pre-consultation paper seeking inputs from stakeholders for the formulation of the National Broadcasting Policy (NBP), which has been in the works for the last four years.

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    Govt. for ‘pragmatic solutions’ to tobacco warnings in OTT shows

    • 21.09.2023
    • Indian Broadcasting World

    India’s Health Ministry has agreed to find “pragmatic solutions” for stricter tobacco warnings on content appearing on the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime after the streaming industry raised objections, a government meeting record showed, a Reuters report stated yesterday.

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    EU Study: Online Piracy Rebounds, but Not Due to COVID-19

    • 21.09.2023
    • TorrentFreak

    New research published by the European Union Intellectual Property Office shows that after a multi-year decline, online piracy is on the rise again. The study reveals several important piracy drivers, including the lack of legal options and income inequality. The COVID-19 pandemic, on the other hand, decreased piracy.

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    Data Protection Board to come up within 30 days: MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar

    • 21.09.2023
    • Telecom.com\EconomicTimes

    Under the DPDP Act, a DPB consisting of a chairperson and members appointed by the central government, will be set up. On receipt of an intimation of personal data breach, the DPB can direct any urgent remedial or mitigation measures, and inquire into such breach, and impose penalty as provided in this Act.

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    Bollywood set to cross 75% of 2022 box office collections in September quarter

    • 21.09.2023
    • LiveMint

    The Hindi film industry made a remarkable recovery in the month of September quarter, ranking over ₹ 1,300 crore, which adds up to 75% of Bollywood's total earnings for 2022.

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    DoT takes OTT out of Telecom Bill’s ambit

    • 20.09.2023
    • Indian Broadcasting World

    The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has decided to exclude over-the-top (OTT) players or apps from the definition of telecommunication services in the upcoming Telecom Bill.

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