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    Indian subscription OTT video services have high churn rates: Omdia report

    • 18.04.2022
    • exchange4media

    The Indian pay-TV and over the top (OTT) platforms are finding it challenging to retain customers, a new survey by London-based Omdia on the video subscription market in the country has revealed. The study also noted that most churners end up resubscribing within a year

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    BARC news ratings: NBDA raises concerns over ‘unnaturally high viewership growth’

    • 18.04.2022
    • exchange4media

    The News Broadcasters and Digital Association (NBDA) has raised concerns about glitches and irregularities in the viewership ratings released by BARC, media reports say.

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    Technology to push investments globally for many more years: TCS chief Rajesh Gopinathan

    • 18.04.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    Technology will be the primary driver of investments worldwide over the next five years and more, according to Rajesh Gopinathan, chief executive officer of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), who expects volatility due to geopolitical conflicts and possible decoupling of the global economy to, in fact, stoke demand for specific technologies

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    India’s 5G airwaves most expensive in world: Telcos

    • 18.04.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has suggested a 36% cut in the base rate of 3. 3-3. 67 Ghz airwaves — the key 5G spectrum band — and a 40% cut for the coveted 700 Mhz airwaves.

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    Netflix needs to handle its freeloaders delicately

    • 18.04.2022
    • LiveMint

    Crackdown on password sharing could boost revenue as subscriber growth slows, but alienating viewers could be costly too

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    ACE Shuts Down Massive Pirate Site After Locating Owner in Remote Peru

    • 15.04.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    As part of its global anti-piracy mission, the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has been trying to shut down Pelisplushd.net, a massive pirate streaming site with roughly 70 million visits per month. After tracking down its operator in the remote countryside of Peru, the anti-piracy group says the site is no more.

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    Netflix, Hulu Beat California City That Aimed to Tax Streaming Platforms

    • 15.04.2022
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Netflix and Hulu have notched another win in an escalating push by local governments to have streamers pay taxes for using public infrastructure, this time in California.

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    Warner Bros. Discovery Exploring Overhaul of DC Entertainment

    • 15.04.2022
    • Variety

    The new owners of all things Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman are exploring an overhaul of DC Entertainment, multiple sources close to the situation told Variety.

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    Film and TV revolution through NFTs and metaverse

    • 15.04.2022
    • IndianTelevision

    Technology and entertainment have historically gone hand in hand. For every new technology that came about, the world of entertainment has usually been at the forefront and adapted it to its advantage.

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    Indian films are the flavour of China again

    • 15.04.2022
    • LiveMint

    Releasing films in China at the moment may help Indian studios and producers in the long run, not only bolstering popularity in the neighbouring country but also making for a good opportunity to negotiate with Chinese distributors

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