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    Spotify launches AI-generated remix and cover feature under new Universal Music Group deal

    • 22.05.2026
    • BestMediaInfo

    New paid feature for Spotify Premium users will allow licensed AI-generated covers and remixes, with participating artists and songwriters receiving a share of revenue

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    Story TV launches ‘Story TV Dailies’ : India’s first microdrama serials with daily episodes

    • 22.05.2026
    • Economic Times

    Story TV has launched Story TV Dailies, a groundbreaking serialised microdrama format. This new offering brings daily episodic drops in a vertical format, mirroring traditional TV serials. Story TV Dailies aims to capture a large audience, particularly those familiar with television soaps.

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    India’s Oscar hopes get a lift as Academy relaxes international film rules

    • 22.05.2026
    • Mint

    These small-budget films lack the marketing muscle for campaigns and promotions in Hollywood for adequate
    awareness among the jury and public, at large.

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    Hollywood Secures Broad “Omnibus” Pirate Site Blocking Order in UK High Court

    • 21.05.2026
    • Torrent Freak

    A recent UK High Court "omnibus" order reportedly grants Hollywood studios the power to block rotating networks of pirate sites, without the need to link them to known pirate brands. The order is a response to rapid domain-hopping and other evasion tactics of pirate site operators. However, aside from the Motion Picture Association's brief description in a WIPO submission, the order itself remains under wraps.

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    Clicks to influence: Google’s AI search overhaul reshapes advertising

    • 21.05.2026
    • Storyboard18

    Google’s AI-driven search updates are redefining discovery and decision-making, compressing the funnel, reducing clicks, and forcing advertisers to prioritise brand authority, visibility, and influence over traditional performance metrics.

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    TikTok, YouTube face fresh Ofcom scrutiny over child safety

    • 21.05.2026
    • Medianama

    TikTok and YouTube have come under fresh scrutiny from the UK regulator Ofcom after failing to explain how their recommendation systems would stop harmful content from reaching children, even as Snap, Meta, and Roblox agreed to introduce new anti-grooming measures.

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    Why the Indonesian capital of Jakarta is poised to become a major international filmmaking hub

    • 21.05.2026
    • Screen Daily

    Rano Karno, the former actor and filmmaker, turned Indonesian politician, is attending the Cannes Film Festival as part of ambitious plans to transform the Indonesian capital into a prime shooting destination for international filmmakers.

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    “We’re seeing a genuine shift in audience behaviour”: Leading execs discuss state of UK cinema sector

    • 21.05.2026
    • Screen Daily

    Window-breaking streamer titles in cinemas, ticket pricing and uneven slate consistency through the calendar year were some of the hot topics discussed by the executive roundtable last week at the annual UK Cinema Association two-day conference.

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    Why the industry’s biggest AI challenge isn’t technology but trust

    • 21.05.2026
    • Exchange4media

    At Goafest 2026, leaders from Network18, WPP and Omnicom debated whether the advertising and media industry is genuinely becoming AI-first or simply repackaging old systems with new terminology

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    Google turns Search into AI Assistant with agents, Generative UI, personal intelligence

    • 21.05.2026
    • Exchange4media

    Unveiled at Google I/O 2026, the update marks what the company describes as ‘the biggest redesign of the Search experience in more than 25 years’

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