Leading media firms Zee Entertainment and Sony Pictures on Wednesday said they have received in-principle approval for a merger that will combine both companies' linear networks, digital assets, production operations and programme libraries.
From Westerns to pastries, the OTT spectrum is looking wide and versatile this week. Sukanya Verma lists them out.
A shorter tournament will mean a smaller share from the shrunken central pool of revenues for the eight IPL franchises, not to mention a reduction in gate receipts. Cricket Australia stands to lose some A$300 million ($174 million) should the coronavirus outbreak derail their high-profile home test series against India later this year.
Verma, who was born in India, grew up in Ohio and the Central Valley of California. She served as an audience development and content strategist on the Biden-Harris campaign, the transition team said on Thursday.
The pandemic situation in India has reached a breaking point and the only thing one can do now is stay safe and stay indoors. Here's everything OTT has to offer to keep you distracted this week.
We'd certainly love to see more of them!
IT professionals from India and major Indian IT companies are major beneficiary of H-1B.
There was no law or autonomous body governing digital content in India so far. Now, OTT and other platforms, including digital news websites, are expected to fall within a governmental framework of rules and regulations.
City Of Dreams 2 released recently, and is quite a must watch.
The release slate for the OTT platform just got bigger.
There are all sorts of genres on OTT, ready to cater to all of one's moods.
Freaky moms are unacceptable to Indian audiences. Subhash K Jha lists 5 unsuccessful mom films to prove it.
Walt Disney finds another platform for its cartoons -- your mobile.
'There is no doubt at all that Jio's disruption of the mobile broadband market was a turning point for India's digital economy.'
There's a lot of action on the OTT front as well as in theatres.
The OTT menu is looking hot as ever with brand new offerings. Sukanya Verma tells you what you can catch this week.
Quite a few major stars would be seen on OTT this year, marking their digital debuts.
It's very easy to keep up with the children of Bollywood's leading heroes. But what about Bollywood's biggest villains?
'Succession is a great show that inspires me to push the boundaries of creativity.'
'War is never a solution. It's nothing but real estate business I am against any kind of violence.'
To tap the rapidly expanding online retailing market, Philips Lighting, a subsidiary of the Dutch consumer electronics giant Royal Philips, has partnered 'exclusively' with Amazon to sell its latest product range.
These pics prove why we adore Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as a mother.
Business is better than usual in Bollywood.
Joginder Tuteja lists the films and Web shows coming up.
The dish is packed with aromatic spices and has a great bite to it.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the big clashes in the Independence Day weekend in the last decade.
Though it is being shown only in about a dozen countries abroad, waiting to add more formidable markets such as the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan in the coming weeks, it has already grossed an impressive $48 million in three days.
MasterChef Australia Season 13 winner Justin Narayan speaks about his Indian roots.
The OTT scene is buzzing with hot new shows for your viewing. Sukanya Verma offers a list of everything you shouldn't miss.
'India missed the software products revolution (and now is in danger of missing the platform revolution), complacent that we are the software experts of the world based on IT services prowess,' points out Rajeev Srinivasan.
Dil Bekaraar is watchable, but not quick-witted enough to binge watch, feels Sukanya Verma.
Franchise films will continue to dominate the calendar, with big-ticket movies like Avengers: Infinity War, Aquaman, Dark Phoenix, Deadpool 2, Black Panther.
Aseem Chhabra lists his 10 favourite non-Indian shows streaming in India -- classics as well as recent shows.
Eleven years into the league and after a 70 per cent year-on-year growth in merchandise sales over the past three to four years, albeit on a low base, the franchise owners are coming up with innovative games and shows around their teams besides spinning a wider range of merchandise around their star players.
Each region in India has its own culinary narrative that speaks through its distinct dishes. Each cuisine packs within itself, textures, layers, ideas and historical nuggets so that all of Indian food cannot be pigeonholed together to say that there is one Indian cuisine. A fascinating extract from Sonal Ved's Whose Samosa Is It Anyway?.
A glossy presentation of a confounding narrative, notes Moumita Bhattacharjee.
Tandav, a nine-episode political thriller starring Bollywood A-listers Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia and Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, started streaming last week but the show landed in a huge controversy over its depiction of Hindu deities.
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The network also unveiled a new brand identity for Star Sports across six channels and has renamed all the ESPN channels, subsequent to the buyout of ESPN Inc's stake in their 16 year old joint venture ESPN STAR Sports.
Father and son could have a movie release every month.
