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    With YouTube’s Backing, US Senators Reintroduce Bill To Protect Voice, Likeness From Deepfakes

    • 10.04.2025
    • Medianama

    As a group of United States (US) Senators re-introduced an anti-deepfake regulation in the US Congress, they received YouTube’s backing for the regulation.

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    U.K. Streaming Tax? Netflix Responds: “Incentivize Rather Than Penalize Investment and Success”

    • 10.04.2025
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    A parliamentary committee has recommended a levy of 5 percent of U.K. subscriber revenue on foreign streamers, including Netflix, Amazon, Apple TV+ and Disney+, to help finance British drama production.

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    Discordant note: Music labels spar with film producers over soundtrack costs as monetization opportunities dwindle

    • 10.04.2025
    • Live Mint

    With audio streaming rates for Hindi film albums having dwindled by 40-50% over the past few months and services like Airtel Wynk having shut shop, music labels are in a pickle over monetization opportunities particularly for these movie soundtracks

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    DPDP Act in harmony with principles of Right to Information Act: Ashwini Vaishnaw

    • 10.04.2025
    • Exchange4media

    Vaishnaw said this while replying to MP and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh who recently criticized the Data Protection Act, 2023 saying it 'virtually destroys the Right to Information Act, 2005'

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    DTH players urge government to act on TRAI suggestion to scrap licence fee

    • 10.04.2025
    • The Economic Times

    With the financial year 2025–26 already underway, executives at direct-to-home (DTH) operators say there is still no clarity from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) on the proposed reduction and the phased elimination of the licence fee levied on them

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    Exclusive: Who’s who of global media join WAVES 2025 subcommittees

    • 10.04.2025
    • BestMediaInfo

    The subcommittees are Outreach & Management, Bharat Pavilion, WAVES Bazaar, WaveXcelerator, Media and Publicity, Creatosphere, WAVES Cultural, and Commerce of Entertainment

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    What India Can Learn from the New US Federal AI Strategy

    • 10.04.2025
    • Medianama

    The Trump administration has released a new US federal AI strategy aimed at scaling artificial intelligence across U.S. government operations.

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    James Cameron Is Sizing Up AI With the Idea That It Can Cut the Cost of a Blockbuster in Half

    • 09.04.2025
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    In an interview with Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth, the filmmaker weighs in on Stability AI and VFX, "in the style of" prompts, and whether input or outputs of models should be targeted: "We're all models."

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    Streamer Levy to Help Fund British Drama Among “Urgent” U.K. Parliamentary Committee Proposals

    • 09.04.2025
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    The likes of Netflix, Amazon, Apple and Disney+ should "put their money where their mouth is," paying 5 percent of their U.K. sub revenue into a fund.

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    Warner Bros. Discovery, Netflix, Disney and More Media Stocks Rally as Trump Sets 90-Day Pause on Tariffs for Some Countries

    • 09.04.2025
    • Variety

    The S&P 500 jumped nearly 8% and Dow stocks shot up nearly 3,000 points Wednesday on another roller-coaster day for the stock market following President Donald Trump’s announcement that a 90-day pause would be put on the proposed tariffs for non-retaliating countries.

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