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    Centre mulling increasing filming incentives for global production, says I&B secretary

    • 10.08.2023
    • EconomicTimes

    India is mulling increasing the incentives offered to international production houses for filming in the country and also grant one-off perks for big-ticket films.

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    Indonesia Becomes Southeast Asia’s Biggest Content Market, Buoyed by Forecast of Strong Online Growth – Study

    • 10.08.2023
    • Variety

    The video industry in Indonesia is set for rapid growth over the next five years as online services overtake conventional TV’s market share, according to new study.

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    Digital Personal Data Protection Bill passed in Rajya Sabha

    • 10.08.2023
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    The Lok Sabha passed the bill on Monday by a voice vote amid some slogan-shoutinng by Opposition members seeking a debate on the Manipur issue.

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    Pirate Site Survives ‘Operation: Sunstroke’ But Massive Lawsuit Awaits

    • 10.08.2023
    • TorrentFreak

    As part of their years-long yet largely unsuccessful mission to bring down TV piracy site, Sdarot, in 2022 several Israeli entertainment companies obtained a court injunction in the U.S. which required every ISP in the country to block the site

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    Theatres get ready for an action-packed holiday weekend

    • 10.08.2023
    • LiveMint

    Cinema owners are expecting a surge in ticket sales during the upcoming extended weekend, with significant advance bookings for films like Gadar 2 and Jailer.

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    IFFI23 invites entries for best web series OTT award

    • 09.08.2023
    • IBW News

    Entries have been opened for the inaugural best web series OTT award at the 54th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), according to a press release issued yesterday by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

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    ASCI broadens the definition of celebrities in its code

    • 09.08.2023
    • IndianTelevision.com

    The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has updated the definition of celebrities in its code to include social media influencers having a following of 500,000 or more

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    Swiss Film Industry Mulls Changes to Law That Could Bring $20 Million in Additional Investment

    • 09.08.2023
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Up to $20 million could be pumped into independent film production in Switzerland thanks to revisions to the country’s Film Act, which will compel streamers such as Prime Video and Netflix to invest in the local film business.

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    Youtube-dl Site Goes Offline as Hosting Provider Enforces Court-Ordered Ban

    • 09.08.2023
    • TorrentFreak

    Hosting provider Uberspace has taken down the website of YouTube-ripping software, youtube-dl. The removal is the result of a German court order in a copyright infringement lawsuit, filed by Sony, Warner and Universal. While Uberspace didn't host the open source software, it was held responsible for the website linking to the software hosted on developer platform GitHub.

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    There’s a data centre boom in India as digital demand soars

    • 09.08.2023
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    ​​As enterprises migrate from legacy systems to the cloud, and as AI workloads rise, there is a need for data centres to get larger and more sophisticated, they say.

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