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    Industry to spend $400-$500 billion in coming years to connect world with 5G: Mittal

    • 18.01.2023
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    “Most benefit that will come out of 5G is the industrial application and that is what we are most excited about. We have started working with Bosch, we are working with Mahindra to ensure that we can make their life better, more efficient, more cost-effective,” said Mittal. “I think that is where the excitement will be."

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    Netflix set for slowest revenue growth as ad plan struggles to gain traction

    • 18.01.2023
    • The Economic Times

    That is likely to draw focus on Netflix's aggressive content spending, which finance chief Spencer Neumann said in July would total about $17 billion annually for the next couple of years.

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    Iconic Fansubbing Site Legendas.tv Shuts Down Voluntarily

    • 18.01.2023
    • TorrentFreak

    For more than sixteen years, Brazil's Legendas.tv has been the go-to repository for Portuguese subtitles. Its reign has now come to an end after the popular site voluntarily closed its doors. Legendas' operators stress that legal streaming services have made foreign content more accessible. At the same time, the site's financial position has been deteriorating.

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    Ajith Kumar, Dhanush, Karthi, Vikram Headline 18-Strong Netflix Tamil Cinema Slate

    • 17.01.2023
    • Variety

    Top stars feature in an 18-strong Tamil-language film slate that will bow on Netflix after theatrical release. Several of the titles will also be made available on the service in the Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi languages.

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    Combating IPTV Piracy: EC Calls for Evidence to Support Mitigation ‘Toolbox’

    • 17.01.2023
    • TorrentFreak

    The European Commission has issued a call for evidence to support an incoming "toolbox" to combat piracy of live events. For the next month, stakeholders are invited to share experiences and potential solutions to tackle pirate IPTV services. The only caveat is that proposals must be actionable under existing law, which rightsholders say isn't up to the job.

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    There are adequate safeguards in place for monitoring content on OTT platforms: Anurag Thakur

    • 17.01.2023
    • BestMediaInfo

    He said that almost 95% of grievances are settled at the level of producers, while others get resolved at the second stage of the association of publishers of the content. Only 1% of complaints reach the inter-departmental committee, said the minister

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    Govt to discuss with tech majors on Digital India Act before releasing draft for public opinion

    • 17.01.2023
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    The new Act will be an overarching framework which is likely to introduce provisions related to data storage, online gaming, cyberbullying, doxing, and other cyber-crime.

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    5G: Cloud gaming, AR/VR streaming ecosystem to take time to develop in India

    • 17.01.2023
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    “For the next 2-3 years at least, many of these devices will be for premium users and then we will gradually see other players pouring into the affordable segment. Right now, even if we have devices in the affordable segment, it will not make sense because the use cases and applications will still have a cost,” Faisal Kawoosa, chief analyst at Techarc told ETTelecom.

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    Hollywood in for blockbuster year in India

    • 17.01.2023
    • LiveMint

    Hollywood films have managed to earn ₹1,200 crore to ₹1,300 crore in box office collections in India in 2022, despite fewer films releasing post covid-19 disruptions, making for about 12-13% of overall box office earnings in the country last year.

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    Cyber police makes arrest in content piracy case after plaint by Star India

    • 16.01.2023
    • The Economic Times

    "We have arrested Shisharam Badiya from his native place Rajasthan for copyright violation based on a complaint by Star India," said Anoop Shetty, deputy commissioner of police, north east division, Bengaluru City adding that the interrogation with the accused is on.

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