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    Georgia Mulls Capping Its $900 Million Film Incentives & Barring Sale Of Tax Credits

    • 30.03.2022
    • Deadline

    A bill pending in the Georgia legislature would put a cap of $900 million on the amount of tax incentives the state gives to filmmakers each year, which has turned Georgia into one of the nation’s top filming destinations. That $900 million, which is about what the state pays out now each year, is more than any other film rebate in the country, and more than double California’s current $440 million in tax credits.

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    Disney+ Sets South Africa, Middle East Launch Dates, Prices

    • 30.03.2022
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Disney+ will launch in 42 countries and 11 territories this summer, including South Africa, Turkey, Poland, Hungary and the Middle East, and now it has unveiled the exact launch dates and pricing.

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    Streaming Subscriber Churn “Is Here to Stay,” Deloitte Survey Forecasts

    • 30.03.2022
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Fair warning to Netflix, Disney, Paramount or any of the other entertainment companies looking to compete in streaming video: The problem of subscriber churn isn’t going away anytime soon.

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    Canada’s Supreme Court Denies TekSavvy’s Site Blocking Appeal

    • 30.03.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    The first pirate site blocking order in Canada remains in place. Internet provider TekSavvy petitioned the Supreme Court to hear the case but this request was denied. Copyright holders are pleased with the outcome, but Teksavvy fears that it will open the floodgates to more site blocking requests.

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    Court Denies Cox’s Challenge of $1 Billion Music Piracy Verdict

    • 30.03.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    Cox Communications believes that key information was held back during the 2019 piracy lawsuit filed by several record labels, which led to a $1 billion verdict in their favor. While the court recognizes that some evidence was created after the fact, it sees no reason for a do-over, concluding that the ISP already received a full and fair trial.

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    ‘OTT platforms in India spent Rs 3700 crore on original content in 2021′

    • 30.03.2022
    • exchange4media

    Over the top (OTT) platforms in India, led by Amazon Prime Video and Netflix, invested roughly $500 million (approximately Rs 3700 crore) in original content in 2021, according to London-based Omdia's 'India: Online Video Trends' report.

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    FTA audiences’ loyalty is more towards slots than programming: Shemaroo’s Kranti Gada

    • 30.03.2022
    • IndianTelevision

    Shemaroo Entertainment forayed into the broadcast business in 2020 with Free-To-Air (FTA) channels Shemaroo MarathiBana and Shemaroo TV. The latter began its Originals journey in February 2021 with the crime show "Jurm Aur Jazbaat" hosted by one of television’s biggest stars, Ronit Roy

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    No social media intermediary can violate constitutional rights of citizens: IT Ministry source

    • 30.03.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    No social media company can undermine the constitutional rights of citizens, and internet must be a safe and trusted place with all platforms accountable to their users, IT Ministry officials said on Tuesday amid allegations that digital platforms are acting arbitrarily in pulling down content.

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    Top southern stars see box office draw wane

    • 30.03.2022
    • LiveMint

    Period drama RRR may have stormed the box office, but some top stars of the southern movie industries such as Prabhas, Ravi Teja, Ajith and Suriya have seen their latest films underperform in theatres, in their home states and markets known for fan culture.

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    BCCI invites tender for IPL media rights

    • 30.03.2022
    • LiveMint

    The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced the release of the invitation to tender (ITT) for media rights to the Indian Premier League for the seasons from 2023 to 2027.

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