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    Is it time for TRAI and broadcasters to start a new innings?

    • 15.02.2022
    • exchange4media

    Beneath all the beautiful narratives that Kabir Khan’s ‘83’ delivers – of unflinching hope and love for the nation, team spirit and learning from failure – is a sublime story on the power of an effective regulator. The poignant biopic, on a resilient Kapil Dev leading an underdog Indian cricket team to lift the 1983 World Cup by defeating the invincible West Indies team, is a marvellous illustration of leadership with forbearance.

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    TV9 Network to launch OTT news service platform ‘News9 Plus’

    • 15.02.2022
    • BestMediaInfo

    The platform’s beta launch is scheduled for this month and full public access by March-end

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    ‘The Batman’ Cleared For China Release

    • 15.02.2022
    • Deadline

    Warner Bros/DC’s highly-anticipated The Batman has been cleared for a release in China. A date has yet to be confirmed, but the approval is significant given the market has been light on studio titles across the past year.

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    Viacom18’s Fully Faltoo NFT collection debuts with 3013 tokens

    • 15.02.2022
    • IBW News

    Since its announcement to set foot in the rapidly growing digital space of non-fungible tokens, NFT marketplace Fullyfaltoonft.com curated by Viacom18’s Youth Music & English Entertainment cluster and powered by GuardianLink.io has already received an overwhelming response for its digital artwork preview.

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    Texas sues Meta’s Facebook over facial-recognition practices

    • 15.02.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    The Texas attorney general's office sued Meta's Facebook on Monday, alleging that the social media giant violated state privacy protections with facial recognition technology that collected the biometric data of millions of Texans without their consent.

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    Google, Apple pull down Chinese apps banned in India from app stores

    • 15.02.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    After the Indian government banned Tencent's Xriver, Garena's Free Fire, NetEase's Onmyyogi along with 50 other chinese apps in a fresh strike, Google on Monday said it has temporarily blocked the access of notified apps on the playstore.

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    Pirate IPTV: New Arrests, Blocks & Seizures Hit Services From All Angles

    • 15.02.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    Over the last few days there has been a new flurry of anti-piracy activity as rightsholders from all over the world attempt to tackle the rising threat of pirate IPTV services. With arrests, blockades, domain seizures and targeted DMCA takedowns, the gloves are certainly coming off in 2022 but the size of the mission ahead isn't easily understated.

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    BMI Exclusive: Once broadcasters withdraw cases, will reinitiate consultation for NTO 2.0, says TRAI Chairman PD Vaghela

    • 15.02.2022
    • BestMediaInfo

    The TRAI Chairman told BestMediaInfo that he is hoping to finally reach an agreement on the matter of New Tariff Order (NTO) 2.0

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    Karnataka HC will pave way for progressive policy on online gaming: Industry

    • 15.02.2022
    • IndianTelevision

    The Karnataka high court on Monday struck down the amendments to the Karnataka Police Amendment Act in 2021 that prohibited certain online gaming activities in the state

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    Ficci appoints Viacom18’s Jyoti Deshpande as co-chair of media and entertainment board

    • 15.02.2022
    • LiveMint

    Ficci (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) has announced the appointment of Jyoti Deshpande, chief executive officer, Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd. as co-chair of the Ficci media and entertainment board. This is the first time that a female executive of the media industry has been appointed as one of the office bearers of the vertical

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