Aliens, serial killers, time loops, disasters, Sukanya Verma gives you your OTT fix of the week.
Recently, Apple did two things differently. First, it entered video streaming sector with cheaper options and second it has opened up its OTT service for non-Apple users too.
It's raining movies and Web series on the Amazon Prime Video platform!
There's a lot of action on the OTT front as well as in theatres.
''We are moving through a challenging period, especially bringing the crowd back to cinemas.'
Small and big advertisers are making their presence felt this year far more than they did earlier, bringing a smile to the faces of the tournament's organisers and partners.
We have lost Irrfan, but his legacy lives on.
Joginder Tuteja lists the films and Web shows coming up.
Urvi Malvania looks at what is in store for the IPL's 2019 edition.
Gulabo Sitabo was made with a budget of Rs 40 crore to Rs 45 crore. Amazon Prime bought the streaming rights for Rs 60 crore to Rs 65 crore, helping the producers make over Rs 20 crore.
'Earlier, it was four songs and four fights, and some story. That was enough.' 'Maybe we are in a box then and the audiences were not prepared for anything new.' 'Now we have got bigger scope.'
The advertising volume also increased through the first six games before showing a two per cent dip in the last game even as the total advertisement volume (lacs) saw a 15 per cent rise.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the Bollywood debutantes on streaming platforms.
Joginder Tuteja lists 10 romantic movies playing on OTT that you can watch with your date.
Cuttputlli's absolutely absurd climax will have you rolling on the floor in unintended laughter, notes Sukanya Verma.
If the television remote clicks on Stories On The Next Page, it's perhaps worth a look. But it does not merit active seeking in the hunt for watchable content, observes Deepa Gahlot.
It's addictive. It's entertaining. It's gorgeous. Once bitten by the K-drama bug, there's no going back.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the forthcoming films, and also looks back at how successful this genre has been in the past.
'Because of what she has done to every one of her films, they are untouchable.'
In a new series, we look at the top 10 shows in the most popular genres.
'I'm trying to move away from what I've done before, not because I'm not happy with what it was, but because I have already done that.'
Karan Johar hosted a party at his home on Sunday night, April 24, in honour of Bela Bajaria, Netflix's vice president, International Originals.
From convincing film-makers to do shows for online, to having a slate with some of the best films and shows, Amazon Prime Video has come a long way since it came to India four years ago.
Zee5 is now the fifth largest streaming app after YouTube, Hotstar, MX Player and Voot, and there is talk of hiving off Zee5 to drive valuation, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
'This has been both challenging and inspiring for me.'
An American film A Call To Spy has beaten Ketan Mehta to the finishing line.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has pegged the base price for the combined IPL media rights at Rs 32,890 crore, nearly double the Rs 16,347 that Star Disney paid five years ago. Experts say that at these levels, there does not seem to be any profit-and-loss logic at play. It is more about what premium broadcasting companies are ready to spend for market share dominance. They point out that due to competition, they expect the final price to hit Rs 40,000-50,000 crore.
There are all sorts of genres on OTT, ready to cater to all of one's moods.
The lockdown has seen some amazing shows finding their way to home screens.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Manoj Kotak has written to Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar seeking a ban on Amazon Prime Video's series Tandav for allegedly ridiculing Hindu deities.
With the film's leading man's death, the release plan for Dil Bechara has been revived in a big way.
Joginder Tuteja lists the sequels coming up.
In the second part of this four-part special, Joginder Tuteja lists the new releases of 2021.
Who are the Bollywood actors making their debut on OTT platforms, the go-to form of entertainment during the lockdown?
'City Of Dreams ended the shameless self-promotion that my films had to be necessarily subjected to.'
According to industry experts, television has lost the young urban viewer for English or Hindi shows. Urvi Malvania finds out what is making more and more of them turn to digital platforms like Voot and Hotstar.
Broadcasting and digital companies are ready to join the country's biggest ever auction of sports rights next year.
'Succession is a great show that inspires me to push the boundaries of creativity.'
Amazon Prime has reportedly bought the film's exclusive premiere rights at a whopping Rs 30 crore.
'There is no doubt at all that Jio's disruption of the mobile broadband market was a turning point for India's digital economy.'
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