Generous Mamata

IN Media Watch Briefs | 20/10/2010
The puja season has just ended in West Bengal and this year like any other, media people (camera persons included) have got their gift of clothes from Didi. The list is not a mass one, Mamata sends clothes to the journos she knows, and has been doing it for years. The gifts range from silk saries to Fab India kurta-pyjamas.
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Amazon resisting voluntary censorship
The new term for self censorship is voluntary censorship, as proposed by companies like Netflix and Hotstar. ET reports that streaming video service Amazon Prime is opposing a move by its peers to adopt a voluntary censorship code in anticipation of the Indian government coming up with its own rules. Amazon is resisting because it fears that it may alienate paying subscribers.                   
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