It’s been 10 years since Pocket Aces rose to popularity, then morphed from a YouTube multi-channel network to an independent streaming content studio. Now, it’s been acquired for a modest sum. What does the deal tell us about the YouTube-to-OTT pipeli
We enjoyed CID reruns and Savdhaan India specials. Now, OTT platforms want to hook us up with hardcore true crime documentaries. Will enough Indians watch?
India’s answer to Twitter is now struggling for funds. Does India need homemade social media platforms?
It’s been 20 years since the first IMAX screen opened in India, and 10 years since the first Indian IMAX film was released. Is there a market for the cinema technology company here?
Once the IPL was over, streaming platform JioCinema handed its newly acquired audience over to a blitzkrieg of originals films and shows, one every Friday. How will this aggression change India’s streaming industry?
Why is Nykaa hosting a beauty and entertainment ‘carnival’? Also in today’s edition: PVR-Inox got people to the movies but still couldn’t make a profit. Why?
India’s ban on TikTok spawned a generation of short-video copycats. Facebook Reels is a relatively late entrant. What’s it doing in this busy, busy business?
From Dragon Ball Z to Naruto, Indian viewers are no strangers to classic anime in their local language. What new can Crunchyroll bring to the table in India?
Disney may be souring on Star, just a few years after acquiring it. It’s not the first acquisition gone wrong for the House of Mouse.
One big Bollywood hit can make or break a theatre’s financial quarter. But, to truly prove the industry is back on track, you need to check in-cinema ads. Also in today’s edition: Zuckerberg may have just handed finfluencers a new, unsupervised playgr
Korean dramas are seeping into family TV time in India’s smaller cities and towns. And they’re changing the way stories of young love are made for the Gen-Z Indian on TV and online.
Big-name creators are interviewing ministers or issuing public advisories in ads with little in the way of disclosures. What’s next? Also in today’s edition: after the Adipurush washout, it looks like only Hollywood can save the day for multiplexes.
