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    Arasu to pay deficit of Rs 138.7 cr to SPNI as per DAS audit: TDSAT order

    • 18.02.2022
    • IndianTelevision

    In a landmark ruling, the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSA) has directed Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corp (TACTV) to pay Rs 138.75 cr to Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) for underreporting the subscriber base as revealed in the DAS audit, leading to financial loss to the broadcaster.

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    Twitter to allow businesses to label bot accounts on platform

    • 18.02.2022
    • LiveMint

    Twitter India will introduce bot badges on its platform, a feature that may help users identify ‘good’ bots or computer-operated accounts that share legitimate information without human intervention.

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    Metaverse to push data usage by 20X in 10 years; Jio, Airtel to gain: Report

    • 18.02.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    "Internet traffic is already 80 per cent video and has been growing at a 30 per CAGR. Our team projects that even modest metaverse usage could drive a further 37 per cent CAGR in the next decade to 20x current data usage." the report said.

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    Twitter opens access to anti-abuse tool for millions of users

    • 18.02.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    Twitter is giving millions of users access to its anti-abuse tool that will protect them from hate speech and bullying on the platform.

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    Crypto boomed in 2021 and so did the crypto wealth of criminals

    • 18.02.2022
    • BusinessToday

    A new report maps the effect of the cryptocurrency boom last year on the total crypto holdings tied to criminal activities. The report highlights that the crypto assets of cybercriminals rose to $11 billion by the end of 2021, as opposed to just $3 billion at the end of the previous year

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    Paramount’s International CEO on “Global Transformation” for the Streaming Age

    • 18.02.2022
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Raffaele Annecchino explains why the conglomerate is combining a global vision with local market-by-market execution, teaming with the likes of Sky, Canal+ and CJ ENM, the role of tentpole content and why the former ViacomCBS is "a different company now."

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    MIB fully apprised of news rating roll-out plan: BARC CEO Nakul Chopra

    • 18.02.2022
    • exchange4media

    Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India CEO Nakul Chopra has said that the audience measurement body is in regular touch with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) about the news rating roll-out. He also said that the MIB is fully aligned with the audience viewership body's plans.

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    Culture Ministry to engage startups for ‘Vision India@2047’

    • 17.02.2022
    • The New Indian Express

    The Centre has recently begun working on the vision plan for 2047 and the 10 Sectoral Group of Secretaries (SGoS) was assigned the task of drawing up a road map for the same.

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    Sports is definitely part of our streaming playbook: Bob Bakish of ViacomCBS on IPL

    • 17.02.2022
    • exchange4media

    ViacomCBS President and CEO Bob Bakish has said that the company is looking at selectively adding sports rights internationally while stating that the Indian Premier League (IPL) bid is being driven by its Indian joint venture (JV) Viacom18.

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    NFT Film Platform Cineverse Promises to Boost Indie Film

    • 17.02.2022
    • Varitey

    The founder of the blockchain-based film sales platform Cinemarket is launching Cineverse, an ambitious start-up that will make it possible for filmmakers, distributors and producers to market films directly using blockchain and NFT tech.

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