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    A New Threat to California Film, Television and Streaming Jobs

    • 02.08.2022
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Enjoying the Golden Age of film and TV franchises? Legislation rapidly moving in Sacramento could bring it all to a crashing halt.

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    VeePN Agrees to Block Torrent Traffic and Pirate Sites on U.S. Servers

    • 02.08.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    VPN provider "VeePN" has reached a settlement with a group of filmmakers to resolve a piracy lawsuit. Most of the agreed details remain confidential but the VPN provider will block BitTorrent traffic on US servers going forward. A statement from VeePN's owner further clarifies that the service is not required to store IP address logs.

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    5G auction ends; Jio tops table with Rs 88,078 crore bids

    • 02.08.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    After 40 rounds over seven straight days, market leader Jio acquired 24,740 MHz of 5G airwaves — which can offer mobile internet speeds 10 times faster than 4G — worth a whopping Rs 88,078 crore, contributing nearly 59% to the central kitty.

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    Govt expects 5G rollout in early October, to be fastest among many geographies: Vaishnaw

    • 01.08.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    The government expects the rollout of 5G services to start from early October in the country, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday.

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    Amazon Prime Video Launches Local Services, Content Slates in Southeast Asia

    • 01.08.2022
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Amazon launched localized versions of its Prime Video service on Monday in key Southeast Asian markets — Indonesia, Thailand and The Philippines. The tech giant boosted its subscriber push in the three markets by simultaneously unveiling slates of localized originals for each territory, as well as discounted introductory Amazon Prime membership offerings.

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    “You Wouldn’t Steal…” Research Shows Why Many Anti-Piracy Messages Fail

    • 01.08.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    You wouldn't steal a car, right? So why are you pirating? With this 2004 message, the movie industry hoped to turn illegal downloaders into paying customers. This campaign eventually turned into a meme and it's not the only anti-piracy advert to miss the mark. A new research paper identifies several behavioral insights that explain common mistakes made in these campaigns.

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    Zee Sony merger receives approval from stock exchanges

    • 01.08.2022
    • LiveMint

    Calling it a firm and positive step in the overall merger approval process, the company said the approvals permit it to proceed with the next steps towards the same that is now subject to approvals from CCI, NCLT and shareholders

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    Double regulation of media will affect ease of doing business in the sector, says DNPA’s Sujata Gupta

    • 01.08.2022
    • BestMediaInfo

    Gupta, the Secretary General of Digital News Publishers Association, said that there is no need to regulate or monitor digital editions of the already monitored Indian-owned traditional print and electronic media houses

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    Sony Pictures’ Quarterly Profit Climbs to $394M

    • 29.07.2022
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Sony Pictures saw its fiscal first-quarter bottom line climb to a profit of $394 million (50.7 billion yen), up 70 percent from the $232 million (25.4 billion yen) profit it reported during the same period in 2021.

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    Second NFT drop on MTV Roadies will be a sweet spot for Roadies’ fans, NFT enthusiasts and bikers, says Viacom18’s Anshul Ailawadi

    • 29.07.2022
    • BestMediaInfo

    Riding on the legacy and powerful fandom of MTV Roadies, Viacom18 Youth, Music, and English Entertainment cluster is all set for its second NFT drop on Fully Faltoo NFT

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