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    Lok Sabha clears Digital Personal Data Protection Bill

    • 08.08.2023
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    Moving the bill for consideration and passage, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said opposition members had little concern for issues such as public welfare and the protection of people's personal data, and hence, they were raising slogans.

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    Disney launches global Create 100 campaign, donates $1 million to Make-A-Wish

    • 08.08.2023
    • IndianTelevision

    Today marks the launch of Create 100, a global celebration of creativity marking 100 years of Disney storytelling. Some of the world’s most renowned visionaries and next generation talent across fashion, music, art and more have donated artworks, items and experiences inspired by their personal connection to stories and characters across Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star... https://www.indiantelevision.com/mam/marketing/mam/disney-launches-global-create-100-campaign-donates-1m-to-make-a-wish-230808

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    TRAI releases consultation on b’cast, cable issues

    • 08.08.2023
    • IBW News

    The TRAI has issued a Consultation Paper titled “Review of the Regulatory Framework for Broadcasting and Cable Services.”

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    Google Search Asked to Remove One Billion ‘Pirate’ Links in 9 Months

    • 08.08.2023
    • TorrentFreak

    In a period of less than nine months, Google received requests to remove over a billion links to pirate sites from its search engine. This is a significant increase compared to recent years, but not necessarily a new trend. More than a quarter of all reported links, relating to a single website, were sent by MindGeek, the parent company of PornHub.

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    DD Freedish is complement, not competitor: Tata Play MD and CEO Harit Nagpal

    • 08.08.2023
    • BestMediaInfo

    In India, there is a customer base for every medium, so both TV and digital apps will discover their respective audiences and coexist harmoniously, said Nagpal

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    Spain’s Pirate Site Blocking Machine: Domains Blocked 2012 – 2023

    • 07.08.2023
    • TorrentFreak

    The Second Section of the Intellectual Property Commission (S2CPI) is the body responsible for Spain's administrative pirate site blocking program. Since its launch in 2012, S2CPI has received almost 843 applications and issued instructions for local ISPs to block hundreds of 'pirate' domains. One site in particular has kept the authorities disproportionately busy.

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    Positive Cues Make Online Piracy Confessions More Honest, Research Finds

    • 07.08.2023
    • TorrentFreak

    The vast majority of piracy-related consumer research is conducted through surveys. Over time, these findings can spot useful trends. However, new experimental research suggests that the piracy habits reported by respondents can vary depending on how surveys are primed.

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    Is the humble cable TV facing an existential crisis?

    • 07.08.2023
    • exchange4media

    According to reports, the number of homes using cable and DTH has dropped from 131 million in 2020 to 120 million in 2022 and is estimated to go further down to 116 million by 2025

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    Explained: Here’s why OTT platforms are discontinuing LIVE feeds

    • 07.08.2023
    • BestMediaInfo

    OTT platforms, including SonyLIV, Hotstar and Zee5, are taking the decision to discontinue live TV channels from their services with an aim to strive for full compliance with regulations

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    Will AI be an economic blessing or curse? History offers clues

    • 07.08.2023
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    If medieval advances in the plough didn't lift Europe's peasants out of poverty, it was largely because their rulers took the wealth generated by the new gains in output and used it to build cathedrals instead. Economists say something similar could happen with artificial intelligence (AI) if it enters our lives in such a way that the touted benefits are enjoyed by the few rather than the many.

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