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    France’s new content window rules agreed; applies to OTT services too

    • 28.01.2022
    • IBW News

    France’s new content rights window timescales, which now include SVoD platforms, will come into operation from February 10, following agreement between broadcasters and the movie industry.

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    TRAI directive to telcos on monthly plan validity

    • 28.01.2022
    • IBW News

    Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in its fresh order issued on Thursday has mandated that telecom service providers in the country must offer at least one-plan voucher which has a validity of up to 30-days.

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    WhatsApp has until end of Feb to clarify privacy policy change, EU says

    • 28.01.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    Areas of concern include whether the company provides sufficient information about its new terms of services and if its notification prompting users to accept the news terms and privacy policy are fair.

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    Zee Group expands across South India; launches four new regional channels

    • 27.01.2022
    • IndianTelevision

    Expanding its footprint across South India, Zee Group on Tuesday announced the launch of four digital news channels - Zee Tamil News, Zee Kannada News, Zee Malayalam News and Zee Telugu News to cater to the tech-savvy young viewers in the southern market. “It is a great feat for us to enter the South Indian market with digital news channels that aren’t just selling

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    Filmmaker Suneel Darshan files FIR against Sundar Pichai, Google for copyright infringement

    • 27.01.2022
    • IndiaToday

    Filmmaker Suneel Darshan has filed an FIR against Sundar Pichai and five others from Google in Mumbai in an alleged copyright infringement case after his film Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha was uploaded on YouTube.

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    Will Hollywood’s Streaming Ambition Lead to Big Gaming Buys?

    • 27.01.2022
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    As Microsoft snaps up Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion to shore up its streaming platform, and Netflix also enters the sector, Sony — or even Disney — may be next to strike a deal.

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    YouTube Wants ‘Fraudulent” Copyright Claimant Kept in Class Action Lawsuit

    • 27.01.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    When musician Maria Schneider launched a class action lawsuit against YouTube demanding access to Content ID, she did so with 'Pirate Monitor'. Due to this company's allegedly fraudulent actions, YouTube filed a counterclaim that the plaintiffs now want severed from the case. According to them, YouTube wants a "guilt-by-association weapon" to sully the class.

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    Google Drive Flags Text Files With “1” or “0” As Copyright Infringements

    • 27.01.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    Google Drive is flagging text files that only contain a "1" or "0" as copyright infringements. These seemingly harmless bits are automatically targeted by the storage platform's filtering algorithm, apparently for a terms of service violation. As if that's not drastic enough, there is no option to challenge this arbitrary decision.

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    As viewers demand more games on OTTs, gaming firms see a chance to grow

    • 27.01.2022
    • BusinessToday

    OTT platforms are increasingly witnessing a huge demand for gaming-related content on their sites. This has led to the emergence of gaming companies who allow OTTs the chance bring casual games to their viewers.

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    YouTube may soon bring NFT features that let creators make money, CEO hints

    • 27.01.2022
    • BusinessToday

    After a long reign of its video hits, YouTube may be targeting NFTs as the next go-to thing for its creator base. YouTube CEO has recently hinted at the same and it seems like we might see an NFT feature on the platform sometime soon.

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