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    Malaysia to Increase Location Production Incentives

    • 17.05.2022
    • Variety

    Malaysia is set to increase the value of its location-based incentives from the current 30% to 35%, the government is expected to announce this week in Cannes.

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    Has the Magic Returned to the Cannes Film Festival and Market?

    • 17.05.2022
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    In April, when Cannes leaders unveiled the lineup for this year’s festival, Cannes general delegate/artistic director Thierry Frémaux acknowledged the uncertainty of hosting a global cinema event in the third year of a pandemic that just doesn’t seem to end.

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    Netflix Has Been Quietly Screening Movies, TV Shows Months in Advance for Subscriber Feedback

    • 17.05.2022
    • Variety

    Netflix has been getting member feedback on original content — ahead of its public release — for about a year, Variety has learned.

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    India’s antitrust body studying film distribution & self-regulation

    • 17.05.2022
    • IBW News

    India’s antitrust body Competition Commission of India (CCI) is conducting a market study on film distribution in the country, with the larger intention of exploring the possibility of a self-regulatory mechanism within the industry to ensure a competitive landscape.

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    PM to address TRAI@25 celebrations; launch 5G test bed

    • 17.05.2022
    • IBW News

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a programme marking the silver jubilee celebrations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today.

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    Continuing GST rate of 18% essential for wellbeing of online gaming industry: IAMAI

    • 17.05.2022
    • BestMediaInfo

    As per the Association, any increase in the GST rates in this sector will be detrimental to the overall wellbeing of the industry, seriously impacting the industry’s contribution to the nation’s economy through revenue generation, livelihood creation and foreign investments

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    Reddit-Born Torrent Tracker BaconBits Shuts Down

    • 17.05.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    Private torrent tracker BaconBits is pulling the plug after serving torrents for well over a decade. The site was relatively small but has a unique history, as it initially launched as a tracker exclusively for Reddit users. A near-catastrophic technical failure in 2017 hit the site hard. While the site returned, it never reached its old highs again and staffers lost their motivation along the way.

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    Rohit Sharma launches personal NFT on FanCraze

    • 17.05.2022
    • exchange4media

    Rohit Sharma has announced his first personal NFT, which will be dropping later this week on FanCraze. The NFT contains an artwork of a Rhino along with Rohit’s image, personalized with an autograph.

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    MIB seeks views from stakeholders on regulatory framework for platform services

    • 17.05.2022
    • exchange4media

    The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has sought suggestions/feedback/comments/inputs/views from stakeholders on the regulatory framework of Platform Services (PS) offered by multi-system operators (MSOs).

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    DTH players seek 8% licence fee waiver to remain competitive

    • 17.05.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    DTH body approached the Information and Broadcasting Ministry following a proposal under the consideration of the DoT to waive the licence fee on broadband services.

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