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    Streaming services raise prices again. Here’s how to avoid overpaying

    • 11.11.2022
    • LiveMint

    Family plans offer a discounted group rate that gets cheaper when divided by more people. They generally let you split a subscription between four to six people, and allow multiple devices to stream content simultaneously

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    ASCI finds manipulative ‘dark patterns’ in ads

    • 10.11.2022
    • exchange4media

    An extensive discussion paper released by the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), the self-regulatory body of the advertising industry, has highlighted how UI/UX deployed by digital platforms could manipulate consumer choices and consumption patterns.

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    Festive cheer & regional hits bring brands back to theatres

    • 10.11.2022
    • exchange4media

    With cine lovers going back to theatres, advertisers are also finding their way back to the cinema halls. With at least 15-minutes of only advertising running before the movie starts, advertisers have the advantage of having the audience’s attention, without having them scroll or skip the ads over

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    From OTT services to spectrum allocation: Key features of draft Telecom Bill, 2022

    • 10.11.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    The Bill allows govt to fix accountability on the tech platforms which provide communication services such as WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram etc OTT players may need license/registration and comply with telecom sector like rules.

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    Hologram Technology for Cinemas Sells Into Thailand’s Major Cineplex Chain Following CinemaCon Debut

    • 10.11.2022
    • Variety

    Thailand’s largest exhibition chain, Major Cineplex, has bought ARHT Media’s Capsule hologram display technology. The deal marks the first sale of the tech into APAC, building out on a roll-out across North America and Europe earlier this year.

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    Fewer Rightsholders Use YouTube Content ID, But They Flag More Content

    • 10.11.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    YouTube's latest Transparency Report shows that fewer copyright holders used the Content ID system to protect their works. Despite the modest decline, more content was flagged overall, with over 750 million claims during the first half of 2022. Traditional DMCA takedown notices are on the rise as well, with an increase of more than 30% year-over-year.

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    Telecom Bill in current form may trigger DoT-I&B tussle: Experts

    • 09.11.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    The draft Telecom Bill, if implemented in its current form, is likely to create unnecessary overlap, and result in a turf war between the department of telecom and the information & broadcasting ministry (MIB), feel experts.

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    Pirate IPTV Service Must Pay $15.7m But Court Rejects ‘Overbroad’ Injunction

    • 09.11.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    DISH Network and the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy have won a $15.7m judgment against iStar, a pirate IPTV provider found directly liable for infringing DISH copyrights. The court authorized domain seizures and restrained hosting companies in the U.S. and EU, but a DISH proposal for an injunction against unknown third parties was completely rejected.

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    TV channels other than C-band need to be encrypted, says new Uplinking/ downlinking guidelines

    • 09.11.2022
    • BestMediaInfo

    The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) released new uplinking and downlinking guidelines for TV channels in India on Wednesday.

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    Disney+ Adds 12.1 Million Subscribers to Cross 164 Million Worldwide Ahead of Ad-Tier Launch

    • 09.11.2022
    • Variety

    Coming in at 152.1 million last quarter, Disney+ subscribers totaled 164.2 million by Oct. 1, the end of the conglomerate’s fourth quarter and full-year fiscal 2022 results, which were reported Tuesday. The streamer’s pickup of 12.1 million accounts, 2 million of those in U.S. and Canada, smashed analysts’ forecasts of an 8.9 million subscriber gain.

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