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    Back JioCinema, Voot merger in final stage as cos await IPL end

    • 22.05.2023
    • LiveMint

    Last September, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) had approved the amalgamation of Jio Cinema with Viacom18. Further, the company had won the digital rights for the IPL for ₹23,757 crore.

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    With focus on quality content, we aim to increase our pool of SVOD audience: Manish Kalra

    • 22.05.2023
    • BestMediaInfo

    Celebrating five years of creating exclusive OTT content, Zee5 recently revealed a line-up of 111+ titles - featuring originals in Hindi and regional languages, sequels, direct-to-digital releases, post-theatrical launches and docu-series

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    A Decade of Pirate Bay Proxy War: Did ISP Blocking Slay the Hydra?

    • 22.05.2023
    • TorrentFreak

    After building a reputation as the galaxy's most resilient torrent site, The Pirate Bay is now the most blocked torrent site on the internet. More than a decade ago an explosion of Pirate Bay proxy sites helped to break through the blockades, but how are they doing today? As rightsholders commit to the long haul, is the hydra still fighting fit in 2023?

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    Back Govt extends Vikram Sahay’s tenure as joint secretary, broadcasting ministry

    • 22.05.2023
    • LiveMint

    The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension of Vikram Sahay as joint secretary of the information and broadcasting ministry for a period of two years beyond 23 May until further orders, an official statement said.

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    Tax Incentives Kicking In, Bizkaia Rapidly Fills Production Schedule, Builds On Infrastructure

    • 18.05.2023
    • Variety

    Bizkaia is seeing a boom in production with freshly implemented tax incentives luring industry leaders from Europe and abroad to the region for ever-more-ambitious audiovisual projects. The incentives, which kicked off Jan. 1, offer an up-to-70% deduction tax break for national and international co-productions of film and TV projects, with no included cap.

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    Paramount Global Rebrands Its International Studios Business With New Focus

    • 18.05.2023
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Led by Maria Kyriacou, the unit will focus on "creating premium scripted content that reflects the cultures and experiences of our diverse international audiences," looking for shows that "drive acquisitions and engagement for Paramount+" and "travel more consistently across the territories."

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    Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav: It’s Time to Bundle More Streaming Services Together

    • 18.05.2023
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    The executive did not offer more specifics on how exactly this packaging might happen, but said, “If we don't do it to ourselves, I think it'll be done to us.”

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    Digital overtakes TV as a preferred destination to watch IPL 2023, says BARC data & Data.ai

    • 18.05.2023
    • IBW News

    Digital streaming of IPL has emerged as the preferred medium by surpassed Television. According to data released by data app analytics solutions platform data.ai, on an average 97 million viewers tuned in on JioCinema daily during IPL 23, as compared to 93 million viewers on TV under BARC 2+ TG for the period of April 15 to May 5.

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    ACE Coalition Splits AtomoHD as Spain’s Piracy Pain Persists

    • 18.05.2023
    • TorrentFreak

    The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment has confirmed it was behind the recent disappearance of AtomoHD, a site that used to enjoy around 10 million visits each month. ACE notes that the site offered around 13,000 movies and 4,500 TV series but after deploying dozens of domains in a bid to stay visible, 'Atom' appears to have split for the last time.

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    Indian Exhibitor PVR Inox Pictures to Strengthen Distribution Business – Global Bulletin

    • 18.05.2023
    • Variety

    Indian multiplex chains PVR and Inox, which merged earlier this year, have launched a combined distribution arm PVR Inox Pictures, formerly PVR Pictures, “to increase investments in content acquisition to streamline high quality content for the Indian market, generate further opportunity for underrepresented storytellers and independent creators, and deliver a robust content slate to the Indian audience.”

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