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OTT platforms serve shows heavy on political messaging to exploit poll fervour

New Delhi, May 15 -- Video-streaming platforms are launching shows heavy on political messaging, with a few releasing them in the midst of the ongoing Lok Sabha campaign to cash in on the poll fervour... Read More


JioCinema's ultra-cheap subscription plan likely to expand India's OTT universe

New Delhi, May 15 -- JioCinema's latest move to host some local-language content under an ultra-cheap Rs.29 monthly plan has the potential to widen India's OTT market and prompt the fence-sitters, esp... Read More


Ullu founder launches mythological OTT platform

New Delhi, May 15 -- Vibhu Agarwal, founder and CEO of Ullu, a video streaming platform primarily known for adult content, has launched a mythological OTT service called Hari Om, set to launch in June... Read More


PVR Inox to shut 70 screens in FY25, lower capex, adopt multi-pronged growth strategy

New Delhi, May 14 -- PVR Inox Ltd is executing a strategic overhaul aimed at optimizing resources and maximizing returns. Following the closure of 85 underperforming screens in FY24, the multiplex cha... Read More


Exhibitors pin hopes on big southern films to bring cheer to box office

New Delhi, May 13 -- Theatre owners across the country, who have seen their business hit rock bottom with few Hindi language titles releasing in cinemas since the Eid weekend in April, have pinned all... Read More


India's influencer marketing industry to swell to Rs.34 billion by 2026

New Delhi, May 12 -- India's influencer marketing industry is expected to swell to Rs.34 billion by 2026, from Rs.19 billion in 2023, as businesses increasingly turn to social-media influencers to dri... Read More


Universal Music Group announces changes to India senior leadership team

New Delhi, May 9 -- Music company Universal Music Group has announced changes to its India leadership team, with Sanujeet Bhujabal who was executive vice president of content being formally promoted t... Read More


After boxoffice duds, jingoism runs into a new hurdle: the censor board

New Delhi, May 9 -- If the makers ofThe Sabarmati Report,Jahangir National University, andHum Do Hamare Baarah were hoping to ride the pre-election fervour, they were in for a disappointment. Not beca... Read More


Aparna Purohit quits Amazon Prime Video after 8 years, may join Aamir Khan's firm

New Delhi, May 8 -- Aparna Purohit, head of India and south east Asia originals at Amazon Prime Video, has quit the company after an over eight-year stint. Purohit joined the firm in January 2016 as ... Read More


National Broadcasting Policy is restrictive and heavy-handed, media industry bodies tell Trai

New Delhi, May 7 -- The government's National Broadcasting Policy (NBP) has come in for criticism from television broadcasters, film and TV producers, and industry bodies representing members of the f... Read More