Company cites copyright issues but users irked by crackdown on VPNs
Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh have banned the movie citing law and order issues.
Dangal's and Shemaroo's entry shows there is ad-supported gold at the bottom of the Indian consumer pyramid if you can keep the costs low.
The profit boost for studios will in large part be driven by the rush for local-language content from platforms like Netflix Inc
The hit parade of well-made movies continues, ticket sales are creeping up and OTTs are upping the game in one of the best years for the film industry.
The problem is not that more people are not watching more TV, but that they are not finding anything of interest on Hindi television, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Using Facebook video or YouTube for content distribution is not new.
The voyeurism and poor taste on display in the reportage of the murder case involving Mukerjea's wife reflect the mindset of the society we live in and the media we are exposed to
First phase of online video's growth is over. Netflix, Amazon developing new content ecosystem.
Its trajectory in telecom is well known but now it is pushing for a similar leap into the ranks of the top players in its other businesses: media and entertainment, e-commerce, a series of online businesses ranging from health to education, and retail.
After a miserable two years of flopping films and stagnant revenues, what has changed for the film industry?
The recognition that content - video in particular - will be the next big thing in the telecom wars requires no rocket science.
Here's a look at the Top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
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The tinsel town's overall financial performance would have been in a bad shape if it was not for the success of the woman-oriented blockbusters, writes Urvi Malvania.
Fascinating films based on true stories you might want to catch this year.
Doting father Vinoth Chandar made an animation character based on his little girl to amuse her. Today, it has grown into a YouTube channel with 14 million subscribers from 75 countries.
'We need more universal films like Dangal, Sultan or Padmavat that work across single screens and multiplexes.'
100 per cent FDI is now allowed in almost every major TV distribution form (direct-to-home, cable, headend-in-the-sky, multi-system operators) and 49 per cent in TV news.
Amul has cashed in on an incident from the protagonist's life for promotions.
Business is better than usual in Bollywood.
Sairat is the first Marathi film to cross Rs 100 crore.
Movies like Jungle Book, Conjuring 2 helped Hollywood capture its biggest share of the Indian box office this year. Can Bollywood keep up? Urvi Malvania reports.
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The film faces opposition from fringe Rajput groups, who allege that it distorts history and show Queen Padmavati in "poor light".
For some, he is a visionary who grew his one-channel firm into a media giant by the sheer dint of his courage; for others, he is a compulsive risk-taker.
As returns from fiction fall, broadcasters are experimenting with high-cost programming and new genres to grab more eyeballs. But can production houses rise to the challenge?
'The biggest success of Andhadhun is that viewers are thinking and debating about it. I didn't expect it,' Sriram Raghavan tells Ronjita Kulkarni/Rediff.com.
Director Krish (Krish Jagarlamudi) makes his Hindi debut with Akshay Kumar starrer Gabbar Is Back.
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