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    Filmmakers turn to VFX to lure crowds back to cinema halls

    • 17.08.2022
    • LiveMint

    Filmmakers are increasing investments in visual effects as they try to bring audiences back to cinemas with larger-than-life spectacles. Upcoming films such as Karan Johar’s Brahmastra, which cost ₹300 crore to make, and T-Series’ Adipurush with a budget of ₹400 crore, are among several titles that are known to have spent ₹50-75 crore on special effects.

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    Anti-Piracy Group Continued to Send DMCA Notices on Behalf of Indicted Copyright Swindlers

    • 16.08.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    In addition to offering piracy insights, MUSO also helps copyright holders to take down infringing content from search engines and other online platforms. In most cases, the company represents legitimate rightsholders, but it also sends notices that appear to come from copyright swindlers, who were recently indicted by the US government.

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    Jurist may head social media self-regulatory committee

    • 16.08.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    Social media intermediaries including Meta and Twitter are proposing a seven-member self-regulatory committee, led either by an eminent jurist or industry senior, to handle appeals by Indian users over content and takedown directives, according to a preparatory document reviewed by ET.

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    YouTube advances plans for streaming video marketplace

    • 16.08.2022
    • LiveMint

    YouTube is planning to launch an online store for streaming video services and has renewed talks with entertainment companies about participating in the platform, according to people close to the recent discussions.

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    Streaming services see more disloyal subscribers

    • 16.08.2022
    • LiveMint

    Nearly one-fifth of subscribers to premium services such as Netflix, Hulu and HBO Max canceled three or more subscriptions in two years, new data show

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    India’s Applause Entertainment Reveals Robust Film Slate, Doubles Down on Investment as it Turns Five

    • 16.08.2022
    • Variety

    Prolific Indian studio Applause Entertainment is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a flourishing streaming slate, several films, an ambitious expansion model and a doubling down on investment.

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    That Was My Idea! How Hollywood Is Avoiding Story Theft Claims

    • 16.08.2022
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    The industry’s endless array of programming could actually lead to fewer disputes over content — but creators still shouldn’t read pitches in their DMs.

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    ‘Pirate’ Spider-Man Remastered Steam Keys Sell Out in Sanctioned Russia

    • 16.08.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    Spider-Man Remastered launched last Friday to decent reviews but gamers in Russia face problems buying from Steam. A local online store managed to get some Steam activation keys but sold out, despite selling them for close to the most expensive price in the world. Right now, Russians can either wait for new stock or take advantage of the game being cracked on day one.

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    PM’s vision of techade, push for 5G, semiconductors to boost tech sector: Industry

    • 16.08.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    Modi, in his speech on the 76th Independence Day, touched upon all-round development of technology in the country, from 5G to push for electronic chips, laying of optical fibre cable (OFC) network across villages and enablement of digital entrepreneurship in villages through Common Services Centres, making the present decade as "techade" for India.

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    Third Point discloses stake of nearly $1 billion in Disney, pushes for changes

    • 16.08.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    Billionaire investor Daniel Loeb, who runs Third Point, made a U-turn on Disney when he built a new stake in the second quarter, not long after exiting his position months earlier when fears about rising prices and faster interest ate hikes sparked a sharp market selloff.

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