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Dolce & Gabbana apologizes for racist comments about China

The founders of Dolce & Gabbana have issued an apology after the massive outrage over a recent advertising campaign led to the postponement of their Shanghai fashion show. The controversy began with a series of promotional videos, released by the luxury brand on social media, that feature an Asian model

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Manage your VFX & Post with this Masterclass!

Attention all producers, film directors, animators, post-production professionals, writers, visual effect specialists and content creators! The MasterClass event “PUT IN POST AT PRE” – Managing Your VFX and Post will be held on 26 November 2018, from 2pm-5.30pm at the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS). This event is organised

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WhatsApp makes fighting fake news a challenge

How people use what’s app makes fighting fake news that much harder The BBC researched how a typical citizen in India, Kenya and Nigeria interacted with fake news recently. “Participants gave the BBC extensive access to their phones over a seven-day period, allowing the researchers to examine the kinds of

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Malay Mail launches Chinese news portal

Malay Mail launches Cincai News Just three weeks after announcing it was going 100% digital with Dec 1, 2018 being the last date of publication, Malay Mail today announced the launch of its latest news portal – Cincai News. Cincai News ​​ is a Chinese-language news portal that will give

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Astro goes programmatic with Telaria

Telaria the complete software platform to manage video advertising for premium publishers announced that it has been selected as the preferred Video Management Platform (VMP) by Astro, Malaysia’s leading TV, OTT, and digital video content provider. This partnership with Telaria will be the first time live TV inventory will be

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Veteran ad man Alyque Padamsee dies in Mumbai

Advertising guru Alyque Padamsee passes away Advertising guru Alyque Padamsee died in Mumbai on November 17.  He was 90 years old. He achieved global fame in the brand advertising with memorable campaigns like the Liril girl in a waterfall, Lalitaji in Surf, Hamara Bajaj, MRF Muscle Man and the Kamasutra

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Netflix for only RM 17 now?

With 137 million subscribers, Netflix is a giant in video streaming. But while it dominates in the US, it’s less commanding in Asia, where it competes with cheaper alternatives. Netflix also faces a variety of competitors in Malaysia with sites like iflix, Viu and Tonton. In hopes of baiting more

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