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    Disney closes gap with Netflix, streaming industry future still in question

    • 11.02.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    Analyst Michael Nathanson of Moffett Nathanson highlighted that 2 million subscriptions were a result of the automatic bundle with Hulu Live and another 2.6 million came from Disney+Hotstar, which generates about 1$ monthly revenue per user

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    Disney wants metaverse to keep users “actively engaged” with its shows, sports

    • 11.02.2022
    • BusinessToday

    In a recent interaction, Disney CEO Bob Chapek shared the company's vision for the future, or at least hinted at it for now. Among other things, Chapek talked about his idea of a metaverse and what it means for Disney to adopt the technology going forward.

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    Airtel aims 20 mn users via OTT bundle

    • 11.02.2022
    • LiveMint

    Bharti Airtel expects revenue upside from the partnerships as well as from distribution. However, major OTT apps Netflix and Amazon Prime will maintain standalone partnerships which will be separate monetisation streams for the company

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    BARC reaching out broadcasters to inform about new reporting standards: I&B minister

    • 10.02.2022
    • IndianTelevision

    The minister of information and broadcasting Anurag Thakur told the Lok Sabha that the Broadcast Audience Research Council (Barc) India is reaching out to all constituents to sufficiently inform and educate them about new augmented data reporting standards and would require eight weeks’ time to resume the reporting of individual news channels

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    Confident Disney+ will achieve future targets even if we don’t win IPL rights: Bob Chapek

    • 10.02.2022
    • exchange4media

    Disney CEO Bob Chapek has said Disney+ will achieve its stated goal of attaining 230-260 million subscribers even if it doesn't win the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) media rights. Chapek noted that sports is a strategic offering for Disney+ Hotstar and the company will try to retain the IPL rights.

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    Sony Pictures Television & WarnerMedia Extend CEE Content Deal, Includes ‘Spider Man: No Way Home’, ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ And Others

    • 10.02.2022
    • Deadline

    Sony Pictures Television and WarnerMedia have extended a content deal that will see the likes of Spider Man: No Way Home and Ghostbusters: Afterlife made available on HBO Max and HBO channels across Central Eastern Europe.

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    Hulu + Live TV Expenses To Boost Disney Streaming Content Spending By Up To $1B In Current Quarter; NFL And Oscars Timing Create $500M Linear Hit

    • 10.02.2022
    • Deadline

    Disney CFO Christine McCarthy warned that carriage costs for pay-TV bundle Hulu + Live TV would drive an $800 million to $1 billion increase in streaming costs during the current quarter.

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    Disney+’s New Disclosure: 42.9M Subscribers in U.S./Canada

    • 10.02.2022
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    Disney+ subscribers in the U.S. and Canada account for a third, or 42.9 million, of the streamer’s total 129.8 million subscribers, the company revealed for the first time Wednesday as part of its Q4 earnings.

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    Google Removed ‘Blocked’ Pirate Sites From UK Search Results

    • 10.02.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    In recent months, Google has removed all search results from popular pirate site domains in several countries. The search engine voluntarily deindexed these sites after it was informed about local ISP blocking orders. The removals have also reached the UK now but, interestingly, The Pirate Bay appears to have been overlooked by the rightsholders.

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    Omi in a Hellcat Will Plead Guilty, Suddenly Turns Anti-Piracy Advocate

    • 10.02.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    Omi in a Hellcat', a YouTuber who previously operated several pirate IPTV services, says he will plead guilty to a federal indictment accusing him of criminal copyright infringement, tax fraud, wire fraud, among others. Following earlier intransigence, he now appears to be spreading an anti-piracy message

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