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    Reddit’s DMCA Removals Surged 15,000% in Five Years

    • 22.08.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    The number of DMCA takedown notices received by Reddit has exploded over the past few years. Between 2017 and 2021, content removals surged from a 'measly' 4,352 to well over 665k. Meanwhile, banned users and subreddits have become much more common on the platform.

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    Optimistic about high growth levels returning soon: Punit Goenka

    • 22.08.2022
    • exchange4media

    ZEEL MD & CEO Punit Goenka has asserted that the media & entertainment (M&E) industry will return to its high-growth phase notwithstanding the near-term macroeconomic challenges that have led to volatility in the advertising ecosystem.

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    Warner Bros Discovery puts HBO Max India launch on indefinite hold

    • 22.08.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    Warner Bros Discovery has put the plans to launch popular American subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service HBO Max in India on hold, even as the company is looking at cost-cutting measures globally and working on merging Discovery+ with HBO Max in the existing markets.

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    Should Disney get rid of ESPN? The debate returns

    • 22.08.2022
    • LiveMint

    An activist investor’s suggestion this week that Walt Disney Co. spin off ESPN rekindled a long-running debate over what the company should do with a sports network that has been a major profit engine for years but whose subscriber base is eroding

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    Content creators turn movie marketing stars

    • 22.08.2022
    • LiveMint

    Creators have become essential for movie promotions because everyone realizes now that they have a cultish following and guarantee not just visibility but an engaged audience, said Vijay Subramaniam, founder Collective Artists Network

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    Netflix’s ad-supported plan will block downloads of shows, films

    • 19.08.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    Netflix Inc. isn’t planning to let users of its new ad-supported tier download shows and movies to their devices for offline viewing, according to code found inside of the company’s iPhone app, removing a feature that customers enjoy on its regular service.

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    As Streaming Growth Slows, Wall Street Finds Another Metric to Put Under a Magnifying Glass

    • 19.08.2022
    • Variety

    With investors finding new ways to judge how well a service is performing, average revenue per user is one measure being talked up by execs as subscriber gains become more elusive.

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    U.S. Streaming Tops Cable TV Viewing for First Time, Nielsen Says

    • 19.08.2022
    • Variety

    Streaming platforms, led by Netflix, in July 2022 for the first time surpassed cable networks to claim the largest share of U.S. TV viewing for the month, according to new data from Nielsen. It was only a matter of time before the milestone was reached, as streaming usage has continued to climb while traditional TV declines amid the steady drip-drip-drip of cord-cutting losses.

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    The 2022 Summer Movie Season Affirmed That Movies Are Here to Stay

    • 19.08.2022
    • Variety

    It wasn’t the first time Hollywood had been roiled by a crisis mentality. The most obvious precursor was the rise of television in the late ’40s and ’50s, which resulted in movies turning themselves into over-the-top widescreen spectacles — a frantic race to be big, bigger, biggest.

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    South Korean Wave Hits With Big Impact as Entertainment Business Booms

    • 19.08.2022
    • Variety

    K-pop has broken out to become a phenomenon that tops charts, fills global stadiums and airwaves, and the social media warriors of group BTS, who call themselves “ARMY” would even claim to have had a small influence at the last U.S. presidential election.

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