The digital disruption that is tearing through Indian media

Zee and Star, the two largest media companies in India, are undergoing some radical ownership changes. What could it mean? Vanita Kohli Khandekar attempts an answer. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Movies, masti and... merchandise!

Global studios and indie content shops tap into the growing fan base for movie and TV characters in India, report Arundhuti Dasgupta and Urvi Malvania.   IMAGE: Disney has been partnering......

What's plaguing the Indian film industry?

More Indians are watching films across screens, TV, online and other platforms than ever before. Whether it is by tackling costs, processes or revenues, the trick is to find a way of making money......

Why media investments in India have dried up

Poor policymaking, a fractious industry and the cockeyed nature of regulations are to blame, saya Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. A ripple of excitement went through the Rs 115,700-crore Indian media and......

'Expect things to get normal for multiplexes by Q4FY22'

'Multiplexes will thrive by Q4 if 100% capacity is restored and third Covid wave doesn't happen.' IMAGE: RRR Director S S Rajamouli and PVR Chairman Ajay Bijli reveal a special promotion for the......

How long will OTTs survive?

The argument that the pandemic has given a boost to streaming video is fallacious.Only three OTTs saw a rise in viewership; the others fell.Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports. IMAGE: Patralekhaa in......

Can Indian storytellers conquer the world?

If Indian storytelling can deliver, it can make the entertainment industry an engine of economic growth and a substantial contributor to GDP, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. IMAGE: Nawazuddin......

How Avengers stole the Indian box office

'If you look at the Number 1 film in India this year across Bollywood and other regional film industries, it is Avengers: Endgame.'Sohini Das reports. IMAGE: The Avengers Endgame. It was a year of......