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    Market research comes to movie production too

    • 08.02.2022
    • LiveMint

    Independent film producers and studios are increasingly relying on market research to test the viability of their film projects, star cast, scripts and box office potential, as they face stiff competition from web shows that have access to viewers’ data.

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    Guest Column: Budget didn’t totally ignore M&E sector

    • 07.02.2022
    • IBW News

    India’s Union Budget for 2022-2023 has been widely hailed for focusing on six pillars: health and well being of all Indians; physical and financial capital; infrastructure; inclusive development for aspirational India; reinvigorating human capital; innovation R&D and minimum government and maximum governance.

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    Box Office Milestone: ‘Spider-Man’ Passing Up ‘Avatar’ Original Domestic Run

    • 07.02.2022
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    In its latest feat, the Sony and Marvel superhero blockbuster is passing up the original run of Avatar at the domestic box office to rank as the No. 3 movie of all time, not adjusted for inflation. The pic should accomplish the milestone by Tuesday.

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    Amazon Spent $13B on Video, Music Content in 2021

    • 07.02.2022
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    According to its annual report filed Friday morning, Amazon spent $13 billion on video and music content in 2021, a $2 billion increase from 2020 when it spent $11 billion on content.

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    MPA, Amazon & Apple Urge Court to Issue Rapid Pirate IPTV Injunction

    • 07.02.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    A coalition of Hollywood studios plus Amazon, Netflix and Apple is urging a court in the US to issue an urgent injunction to prevent two pirate IPTV services from infringing their rights. In parallel, the defendant's legal team argues that the plaintiffs' case is not only deficient but relies on 'expert' evidence that is both biased and inaccurate

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    Piracy Icon ETTV Officially Shuts Down Due to a Lack of Funds

    • 07.02.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    ETTV has shut down and will not be coming back. The operator of the site informs TorrentFreak that he doesn't have the funds to keep the site and upload bots going. The domain names are still registered for now but these won't be renewed either. It's the end of an era.

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    Facebook owner Meta launches tool to guard against harassment in metaverse

    • 07.02.2022
    • BusinessToday

    Facebook's parent Meta Platforms said on Friday it is launching a tool for people using its virtual reality social platforms to maintain personal space boundaries, as concerns have mounted about user safety and sexual harassment in the metaverse.

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    Viacom18 unveils some NFT properties

    • 07.02.2022
    • IBW News

    Viacom18’s Youth, Music, and English Entertainment Cluster was thrilled to announce their emergence in the rapidly growing digital space of NFT by launching their NFT marketplace Fully Faltoo.

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    Govt. not looking to consolidate its holdings in various telcos: Minister

    • 07.02.2022
    • IBW News

    The Indian government at present is not looking to consolidate its holdings in various telecom companies, including the stake in VodafoneIdea, MTNL and BSNL, to create a synergy.

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    BREIN Chases Largest Dutch Pirate IPTV Supplier Around The World

    • 07.02.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN is leaving no stone unturned to hold the one-time largest pirate IPTV trader in the Netherlands to account. After investigations in the UK and Portugal, BREIN says it has now tracked the man to Brazil, where it intends to enforce civil proceedings and report the man to the authorities, while seizing domains.

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