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    YouTube TV Hikes Price by 12%, to $73 per Month

    • 17.03.2023
    • Variety

    In a notice to customers, YouTube TV said, “As content costs have risen and we continue to invest in our quality of service, we’ll be adjusting our monthly cost, after 3 years, from $64.99/mo to $72.99/mo, in order to bring you the best possible TV service.” New subscribers to YouTube TV will see the higher price effective Thursday (March 16), and existing members will see the price hike on their first monthly bill on or after April 18.

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    Denmark’s Piracy Blocklist Adds YouTube Rippers & Expands to 239 Sites

    • 17.03.2023
    • TorrentFreak

    Denmark is one of the leading countries when it comes to pirate site blocking orders. The first blocking case started 17 years ago and since then, over 200 sites have been added to ISP blocklists. This week, nine new sites were added, and with targets such as y2mate.com, savefrom.net and loader.to there is a heavy focus on YouTube rippers.

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    Why half of India’s screens draw a blank

    • 17.03.2023
    • LiveMint

    Multiplexes are expanding only in certain markets. Elsewhere, viewers are losing out on a film-going experience. India’s movie screen expansion is lopsided. It is deeply slanted towards the NCR, parts of Maharashtra, and cities like Bengaluru that have a tradition of multilingual viewing

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    Marathi, Odia, other languages join pan-India movie wave

    • 17.03.2023
    • LiveMint

    Following the success of Tamil and Telugu films, whose dubbed versions have found acceptance across the country, producers and studios in other industries, such as Marathi, Bengali, and Gujarati, too are attempting dubbing movies in multiple languages.

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    Siddharth Roy Kapur, Nikkhil Advani Talk SonyLIV’s ‘Rocket Boys’ Season 2

    • 16.03.2023
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Series “Rocket Boys” was a hit for SonyLIV when it began streaming in 2022 and the streamer is expecting to replicate its success with season 2, which streams from March 16.

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    Back From Hollywood Visit, Italian Deputy Culture Minister Vows That Italy’s Robust Tax Rebates for Film and TV Production Remain Firmly in Place

    • 16.03.2023
    • Variety

    taly’s 40% tax rebates for international film and TV series are a magnet that has been crucial to luring lots of shoots to the country. These incentives are behind the current contemporaneous presence on the Cinecittà Studios lot of Oscar-winner Edward Berger’s new film “Conclave,” Netflix period soap “Decameron,” and Roland Emmerich’s Peacock gladiator series “Those About to Die,” to name a few examples.

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    U.K. to Remodel and Raise Production Incentives

    • 16.03.2023
    • TorrentFreak

    The British government said on Wednesday that it would remodel and raise financial incentives for film, TV and other productions. The news came as part of the annual budget speech, delivered by chancellor of the exchequer, or finance minister, Jeremy Hunt.

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    After ACE Shuts Down Streamzz, Pirates Demand Refunds But Get Zebras Instead

    • 16.03.2023
    • TorrentFreak

    The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment has shut down Streamzz, a stream hosting service that reportedly offered 75,000 movies and 15,000 TV episodes for display on more than 60 pirate sites. Reports suggest that those owed money aren't getting paid. Having their Hollywood and in some cases adult movies swapped out for random wildlife videos hasn't made things any better.

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    Jai Ho! And the Oscar goes to… brave new India

    • 16.03.2023
    • Firstpost

    This is the new Indian cinema winning accolades, recognition, and breaking box office records not only in Hollywood but across the world

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    Authorities Arrested ‘Leaders’ of Prolific Piracy Release Group EVO

    • 16.03.2023
    • TorrentFreak

    EVO, a P2P release group responsible for many high-profile movie screener leaks, mysteriously disappeared late last year. Anti-piracy coalition ACE now confirms that it identified the leaders of the EVO group around the same time. Several people were arrested and ACE is now collaborating with Portuguese authorities in an ongoing investigation.

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