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    Big FM set to enter micro drama space, in talks with multiple studios

    • 18.09.2026
    • StoryBoard18

    The move forms part of BIG FM’s attempt to build a wider media ecosystem cutting across audio, video, news and short-form entertainment.

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    Playing it Cool: Why Netflix isn’t biting at the microdrama craze (yet)

    • 18.09.2026
    • StoryBoard18

    Rather than committing immediately to a large slate of short-form vertical dramas, Netflix appears to be testing the underlying format, distribution and advertising infrastructure first, while leaving open the question of how far it eventually wants to go into microdramas.

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    Netflix, Universal Chiefs Descend On D.C. to Capitalize on Trump Tax Credit Momentum

    • 18.09.2026
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Ted Sarandos and Donna Langley along with SAG-AFTRA president Sean Astin and more execs convened in Washington to lobby Congress to push through an incentive this year.

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    Duplicated reach: The media waste hiding in plain sight

    • 18.09.2026
    • e4m

    Ad fraud is no longer the only worry. As festive CPMs rise and audiences fragment across screens, marketers are looking at another source of wasted spend: repeated exposure

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    Meta not merely an ‘intermediary’, but a ‘service provider’ too

    • 17.09.2026
    • Business Standard

    The company, a senior government official said, will have to assume greater responsibility for content shared by users and distributed across its platforms, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads

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    Top Niche OTT Platforms Changing the Way We Watch Streaming Content

    • 17.09.2026
    • Analytics Insight

    MUBI takes a curated approach to streaming, focusing on independent, international, classic and critically acclaimed films.

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    AI could disrupt traditional entertainment studio model as production costs fall

    • 17.09.2026
    • The Economic Times

    Artificial intelligence is revolutionising the landscape of entertainment production, offering creators remarkable cost savings.

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    Govt reconstitutes CBFC with 18-member board including Pankaj Tripathi, Preity Zinta and Suniel Shetty

    • 17.09.2026
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    The government has reconstituted the Central Board of Film Certification for three years, with actors, filmmakers, musicians and other members joining the 18-member board.

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    From niche to nationwide, smaller regional cinemas find their moment

    • 17.09.2026
    • Mint

    Malayalam cinema saw actor Nivin Pauly clock the biggest hit of his career so far (Bethlehem Kudumba Unit) last month that soon went on to emerge as the highest grossing film in the language as well.

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    ‘Need Censor Board’: RSS Forms Panel To Tackle OTT Regulation Amid ‘Cultural Pollution’ Concerns

    • 16.09.2026
    • News18

    The panel does not have a deadline for submitting its recommendations, and it is planning to hold wider consultations with the people in the field of law.

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