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    Google signs deals with 300 European digital publishers for content

    • 12.05.2022
    • IBW News

    Even as Indian digital news publishers lobby with policy-makers and antitrust body CCI examines allegations by local content generators against Google, the tech company is signing up with publishers in European countries for their content.

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    India, Madagascar sign pact to explore TV co-productions

    • 12.05.2022
    • IBW News

    India and Madagascar have signed a memorandum of understanding in Antananarivo between the public broadcaster of the two countries to explore the co-production of programmes, and training and exchange of personnel.

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    ‘We have played a big role in expanding the linguistic palette of Indian customers’

    • 12.05.2022
    • exchange4media

    Gaurav Gandhi, Country Head, Amazon Prime Video India, spoke to exchange4media Co-Founder Nawal Ahuja in a fireside chat at e4m’s The Streaming Summit 2022

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    Disney’s streaming growth counters Netflix dip, yet inflation looms

    • 12.05.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    Walt Disney Co eased concerns on Wednesday about the future of streaming video by picking up 7.9 million new Disney+ customers, although the company warned supply chain disruptions and rising wages could pressure finances.

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    Password sharing erodes revenues of streaming services

    • 12.05.2022
    • LiveMint

    With US streaming service Netflix admitting its struggle with password sharing by consumers in its earnings call, several on-demand services in India said they’re losing up to 50% of their revenue as users share account details with friends and relatives

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    TRAI extends media ownership discussion paper deadline

    • 11.05.2022
    • IBW News

    Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) extended the deadline on its recently floated discussion paper related to media ownership till June 7.

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    Meta to introduce NFTs on Instagram, may launch on Facebook soon

    • 11.05.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    The company’s CEO has also announced that augmented reality NFTs will be available on Instagram Stories via Spark AR so that users “can place digital art into physical spaces.” Earlier, there were reports about the company planning to reduce the money it gives to news organisations.

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    Streaming TV’s Next Battlefront: Free Services Seize Their Moment

    • 11.05.2022
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    While subscription-based leader Netflix stumbles, ad-based platforms like Paramount’s Pluto TV, Fox’s Tubi, Amazon’s Freevee and the Roku Channel are making moves to escape their second-tier status.

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    Filmmakers Identify Dozens of Alleged BitTorrent Pirates Using DMCA Shortcut

    • 11.05.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    Companies behind popular movies such as "Tesla", "The Expendables 3" and "The Protege" are using a DMCA subpoena shortcut to expose alleged BitTorrent pirates. This option is much cheaper than filing regular lawsuits. While a clerk at a federal court in Hawaii signed the subpoena, this strategy is not undisputed.

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    NTO 2.0: TRAI evaluates if first of the twin conditions is independently implementable

    • 11.05.2022
    • exchange4media

    In a consultation paper, the regulatory body has agreed that the television broadcasting sector is facing challenges not only due to pandemic but also due to other geopolitical conditions

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