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    K Madhavan urges govt to follow light-touch policy for broadcast, OTT & gaming

    • 16.11.2022
    • exchange4media

    This will bring new investments into the sector, particularly in emerging areas like OTT, said Madhavan while speaking at the 11th CII-Big Picture Summit

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    VPN Restrictions Are Problematic, App Association Tells U.S. Government

    • 16.11.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    The App Association is concerned about restrictive policies in countries such as Russia and China, that ban VPN usage. The industry organization shared its concerns with the US Trade Representative for the forthcoming Foreign Trade Barriers report. Recent actions regarding Iran already show that the U.S. is well aware of the value of VPNs.

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    Production houses pivot to digital content

    • 16.11.2022
    • LiveMint

    While some studios have pivoted 100% to doing digital content, others said nearly 50-60% of their annual slates are now for OTT services.

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    As Pay TV Subscribers Decline Faster, Pressure Builds for Streaming Profits

    • 15.11.2022
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Cable TV providers widened their subscriber losses in the third quarter of 2022, increasing the pressure on major media companies such as Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery.

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    Jio to incorporate local tech in 5G rollout

    • 15.11.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    In fact, Jio is the only private telco which is using its own core, or so-called brain, of the network for 5G while radio, or transport, network has been given to Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung. The people further said home-made radios are even now being utilised in the network rollout but going forward, the quantity will increase as local manufacturing increases.

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    Sony-Zee merger will bring revenue synergies of 3-4%: Punit Goenka

    • 15.11.2022
    • exchange4media

    Goenka stated the synergy benefit will mainly come from advertising revenue while the subscription revenue synergies will depend on the amendments that TRAI makes to the NTO

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    Keep content, broadcasting out of ‘telecom services’, IAMAI tells government

    • 15.11.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    Internet and social media intermediaries such as Meta, Google, and Twitter have told the government that definition of ‘telecommunications’ in the draft Telecom Bill, 2022 is “overly broad” and must exclude “broadcasting services as well as all content including digital content” from its purview.

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    Paramount Global’s Bob Bakish Holds Firm on Intl. Expansion Despite Macroeconomic Impact: ‘I’m Not Going to Risk a Strategy That Was Fundamentally Working’

    • 14.11.2022
    • Variety

    Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish sees “real opportunity” in a radical alignment of his domestic and international operations, and promises that macroeconomic headwinds won’t impact his content investment in global originals.

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    Act against internet domain name registrars not complying with court orders: Delhi HC to Centre

    • 14.11.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to immediately take action against certain internet domain name registrars (DNRs) for not complying with its orders and consider whether they ought to be permitted to continue to their services in the country.

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    Telecom Diary: Draft Telecom Bill – A tight rope for government

    • 14.11.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    The government’s move to come out with a new Telecommunication Bill 2022 in line with the changing technologies in India has become a debating point in the industry. From diluting’s telecom regulator TRAI’s powers to regulation of OTT, the proposed Law has been in the news for many reasons.

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