Southern closures

IN Media Watch Briefs | 10/02/2015

India Today has announced that it is closing down its weekly editions of Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam. Chief editor and proprietor Aroon Purie said in an office communication that this week's edition will be the last. He says these editions have been incurring loss for over two decades and a turnaround does not now seem imminent. He adds that exiting employees will be fairly compensated.

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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.

Let the games begin

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