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    Cinemas in the South seek flexibility in ticket pricing to boost growth

    • 24.08.2023
    • LiveMint

    Tamil Nadu Film Exhibitor’s Association urges state government to reconsider ticket pricing, hindering expansion of cinemas.

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    Why Streaming Services Are Pushing Subscribers to Ad Tiers

    • 23.08.2023
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    With better margins on advertising-supported offerings, Disney, Netflix, Paramount, NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. Discovery find themselves incentivized to usher consumers to those plans.

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    Scotland Production Spend Soared to $781 Million in 2021, Study Reveals – Global Bulletin

    • 23.08.2023
    • Variety

    An estimated £617.4 million ($781.8 million) was spent on the production of film, TV and other audiovisual content in Scotland in 2021, compared to £398.6 million in 2019, up 55%, a new report has revealed. Commissioned by Screen Scotland and produced by Saffery Champness and Nordicity, the independent report titled The Economic Value of the Screen Sector in Scotland in 2021 found that significant growth was found in all areas of production, particularly inward investment film and High-End TV (HETV) production.

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    ‘Barbie’ Sets Imax Release With New Post-Credits Footage

    • 23.08.2023
    • Variety

    As “Barbie” hones in on becoming the highest-grossing release of the year at the domestic box office, Greta Gerwig’s hot pink comedy is about to get even bigger. Warner Bros. has set an Imax run for the film, with a limited one-week engagement beginning on Sept. 22. The release will also feature exclusive new post-credits footage selected by the film’s director.

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    Scraping or Stealing? A Legal Reckoning Over AI Looms

    • 23.08.2023
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Tech giants’ use of copyrighted works to train ChatGPT or Midjourney might violate the law — unless more deals are cut.

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    Anti-Piracy Lessons Enter the School Curriculum: Are You a Thief?

    • 23.08.2023
    • TorrentFreak

    High school students are educated on a wide variety of topics, helping them to understand and become productive members of society. In Denmark, a new course was recently announced by local anti-piracy group Rights Alliance and publisher Gyldendal. With support from the government, the new curriculum educates young Danes on copyright and piracy.

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    28% GST playing spoilsport for gaming platforms?

    • 23.08.2023
    • exchange4media

    Industry players say over 50 per cent users have logged out since the announcement of the rule

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    Warner Bros’ bet on local IPs sparks growth of kids’ cluster

    • 23.08.2023
    • LiveMint

    The company has expanded its programming on POGO by adding Malayalam, Kannada and Marathi content

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    Movie Theaters Offering $4 Tickets on Aug. 27 for 2nd Annual National Cinema Day

    • 22.08.2023
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    The discount will apply to all films — including new releases 'Gran Turismo' and Golda Meir biopic 'Golda' — in any format.

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    Delhi HC restrains 16 websites from streaming illegal content from six American studios

    • 22.08.2023
    • BestMediaInfo

    Taking into cognisance the dynamic nature of infringement undertaken by 16 ‘hydra-headed websites’, the Court has issued a unique ‘Dynamic+ Injunction’ to curb the menace of illegal streaming of content from Netflix Studios, Disney Enterprises, Warners Bros, Columbia Pictures, Paramount Pictures, and Universal City Studios

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