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    Eco Survey: Telecom services show massive growth; explosion in data usage

    • 01.02.2022
    • IBW News

    There has been a data usage explosion in recent times to 14.1 GB/month/subscriber in Q1 FY2022 from just 1.24 GB per month in Q1 FY18, India’s Economic Survey on Monday said, adding rise in telecom services highlights the opportunity seized by the telcos to build infrastructure, which would be fundamental to the country’s growth

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    I&B sector saw FDI worth $91 million in April-Sept 2021: Economic Survey

    • 01.02.2022
    • exchange4media

    The Information & Broadcasting (I&B) sector has attracted Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) worth $91 million between April and September 2021, shows the Economic Survey 2021-22 released by the Finance Ministry on Monday.

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    ‘Bharat’ users are as affluent and digitally savvy as ‘India’ users: Study

    • 31.01.2022
    • creative

    The report, ‘Bharat - The Neo India’ has pointed out that Bharat users are spread across the country with nearly 40% presence in metros and 35% in non-metros

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    Sony Pictures Networks launches ad-supported Sony KAL in US

    • 31.01.2022
    • IBW News

    Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI), in association with Sony Pictures Television (SPT), has announced that it has launched Sony KAL Hindi, its first free, ad-supported streaming television channel in the US.

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    Reed Hastings Buys $20M in Netflix Shares Amid Stock Slump

    • 31.01.2022
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    The purchases suggest that the Netflix co-founder sees the stock price tumble as a bump in the road.

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    BeIN First to Use New Anti-Piracy Law to Block 18 Pirate Streaming Sites

    • 31.01.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    Broadcaster beIN Sports has become the first company to obtain a pirate streaming site blocking order under new French legislation. The injunction requires local internet service providers to block access to 18 sites that offer live sporting events to the public without appropr

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    Twitter Now ‘Rejects’ Most Copyright Takedown Requests

    • 31.01.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    Twitter's semi-annual transparency report reveals that the number of takedown notices received by the service continues to go up. However, the percentage of 'withheld' tweets and media has dropped to an all-time low. Roughly two-thirds of all requests are rejected, as they are either incomplete, fraudulent or not actionable.

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    Spanish ISPs Blocked 869 Domains & Subdomains in 2021 To Prevent Piracy

    • 31.01.2022
    • TorrentFreak

    Following the signing voluntary code of conduct between rightsholders and internet service providers in Spain, the government is now reporting on the first year's results. Overall, the vast majority of providers took action to render 869 domains and subdomains inaccessible to subscribers, with the aim of preventing illegal access to millions of movies, TV shows, videogames and ebooks

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    Discovery was greatest global commissioner of TV shows in 2021: Ampere

    • 31.01.2022
    • IndianTelevision

    The greatest global commissioner of TV shows in 2021 was Discovery, with a record-breaking 556 first-run TV show titles commissioned in the year, according to market-leading data and analytics firm Ampere. This extends Discovery’s lead of 46, recorded in 2020, to 153 titles by year-end 2021. ViacomCBS pipped Netflix for second place with 406 titles compared to.

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    Airtel-Google partnership focuses on a shared vision: Gopal Vittal

    • 31.01.2022
    • Telecom.com/EconomicTimes

    Bharti Airtel is already investing in $2.5 billion in capex, and will continue to allocate capitals towards several areas such as home broadband, data centres and 5G networks. Bharti Airtel chief executive talks (SA) Gopal Vittal talks on smartphone strategy, 5G applications and partnership with Google

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