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    ‘CAT BURGLAR’ SPOTLIGHTS AIMS OF NETFLIX’S INTERACTIVE PUSH

    • 24.02.2022
    • Variety

    The debut of “Cat Burglar” earlier this week falls in line with Netflix’s strategy over the past two years of releasing at least one interactive title about every three months.

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    Why Are Movies So Long Now?

    • 24.02.2022
    • Varitey

    A movie’s length has the potential to impact budget, profits and word of mouth. With millions of dollars on the line, those precious minutes are never arbitrary. In an age when there’s no shortage of entertainment options, directors, producers or executives don’t need anyone to exit a movie and think: “It was good, but it was way too long.”

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    Imax To Wire Up To 200 Screens This Year For Live Events; Grosses $300K From ‘Kanye West: Donda Experience’

    • 24.02.2022
    • Deadline

    Imax CEO Rich Gelfold says the chain hopes to have 200 screens wired for live events by year end, up from 79 currently as it experiments with content beyond music, and with ticket pricing.

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    Hollywood Wins Pirate Site Blocking Expansion in Australia

    • 24.02.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    Various Hollywood studios and Netflix are continuing their crusade against pirate sites Down Under. The companies have obtained a fresh blocking order at Australia's Federal Court that requires local Internet providers to block dozens of websites.

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    SIA-India seeks uniformity in permissions given by MIB, DoS, DoT

    • 24.02.2022
    • IBW News

    The Satcom Industry Association (SIA) India, while highlighting the various cumbersome processes related to satellite spectrum usage in the country, has suggested various government agencies should be on the same page while issuing permissions for satellites and transponders through better interdepartmental coordination.

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    Case Study: When short-form video enables long-form video

    • 24.02.2022
    • IndianTelevision

    What is the most strikingly common feature between "Mirzapur: Season two," "Bigg Boss: Season 15," and the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021? All three are big-ticket, entertaining OTT releases in the past year. But an even more compelling factor is that they have captured the attention of the audiences via multiple campaigns hosted on short-video app Josh.

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    U.S., Meta spar over date of antitrust trial

    • 24.02.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    According to a joint filing in the U.S. District Court in Washington late on Tuesday, the FTC proposed a DEC 11 2023, as a start date to allow time for discovery, including document and data protection

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    NFT marketplace for cinema and sports in India has the potential to cross US$ 1 billion in value in the near future: Deloitte

    • 24.02.2022
    • BestMediaInfo

    TMT (Technology, Media, and Telecommunications) Predictions 2022 report by Deloitte states that as the exciting possibilities in the new virtual world are knocking, policymakers will have to re-think the conventional concepts and provide comprehensive yet timely guidance to addresses this emerging phenomenon

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    What Metaverse can offer to users, brands, tech and gaming companies: Publicis Media report

    • 24.02.2022
    • BestMediaInfo

    The key points of significance are persistence, synchronous and live, unlimited users, span both physical and digital worlds, digital assets, transportation across virtual worlds, features content or experiences from a wide range of creators, as per Publicis Media’s Metaverse report.

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    OTT to be $13 bn market in a decade: Report

    • 24.02.2022
    • LiveMint

    OTT platforms invested an estimated $665 million in content in 2021, with Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ Hotstar leading the pack with a combined spend of $380 million

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