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    Hollywood in Texas? This Bill Could Make That Happen as Southern States Fight for Productions

    • 12.03.2023
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    A bill introduced in the state legislature proposes to supplement Texas’ existing grant program with a new, uncapped scheme targeted at big-budget projects of at least $15 million. Eligible productions would get a 30 percent base transferable tax credit that could reach as high as 42.5 percent, depending on the type of project and if it shoots in economically distressed areas. Notably, compensation for talent will qualify for incentives.

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    Bob Iger: Disney Will Reduce Costs on Films, TV Shows to Focus on Quality, Not Volume

    • 10.03.2023
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Disney CEO Bob Iger said Thursday that his company is closely examining all aspects of its content business, across film and TV, as it plots the best path forward in a tricky media environment that includes a linear TV business in decline, a theatrical film business with an uncertain future, and a streaming business that is growing but requires a path to profitability.

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    Transgender Indian SXSW Title ‘A Place of Our Own’ Boarded by Sales Agent The Open Reel

    • 10.03.2023
    • Variety

    International sales agency The Open Reel has boarded Indian film “Ek Jagah Apni” (“A Place of Our Own”). The film follows trans women Laila and Roshni who are looking for a house after they are evicted from their rental place. It soon becomes evident that their search for a home is also their ongoing search for a place in a society that wants to keep them away in a section away from the center.

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    MIB issues list of 57 OTT platforms operating in India

    • 10.03.2023
    • IBW News

    How many OTT platforms are operating in India? Figures ranged from 25 to 70. Reason: success of the big domestic media companies’ digital extensions and the arrival of international platforms, apart from a surge in viewing during the COVID19 pandemic-induced lockdowns and restrictions.

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    The chatbots are here, and the Internet industry is in a tizzy

    • 10.03.2023
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    Chatbots have ignited a scramble to determine whether their technology could upend the economics of the internet, turn today's powerhouses into has-beens or create the industry's next giants.

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    ACE & New Anti-Piracy Coalition Target South Korean Video Piracy Globally

    • 10.03.2023
    • TorrentFreak

    With South Korean movies and TV shows like 'Squid Game' enormously popular in the West , tackling pirate sites is seen as a priority in South Korea. Filmmakers, broadcasters and distributors have formed a new anti-piracy coalition and in collaboration with the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, a $3.7 billion criminal complaint will get the ball rolling today.

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    Digital India Bill draft post consultation to be ready by July

    • 10.03.2023
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    There will be at least two more consultations on the principles of the Bill by March 20, and the draft consultation will last 90 days, they added.

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    Rules for invasive gadgets likely under Digital India Act: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

    • 10.03.2023
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    The draft of the Digital India Act will be firmed up after two more rounds of discussion with stakeholders,the minister said after the first consultation in Bengaluru.

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    Channels take a $3-bn hit from piracy of popular daily soaps and live sports

    • 10.03.2023
    • LiveMint

    Popular daily soaps and live sports are regularly hit with pirates being able to crack codes of DTH boxes and retransmit them through rogue websites and content aggregator apps

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    DNS Resolver Quad9 Loses Global Pirate Site Blocking Case Against Sony

    • 09.03.2023
    • TorrentFreak

    The Regional Court of Leipzig has ordered DNS resolver Quad9 to block global access to a music piracy site. The Court sided with Sony Music and held the DNS service liable for the infringing activities of its users. Quad9 characterizes the Court's conclusion as "absurdly extreme" and will take the matter to Dresden's Court of Appeal

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