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Will new rules silence India's music boom?

New Delhi, March 5 -- India's music industry is bracing for potential disruptions as proposed content regulations threaten to delay releases, stifle artistic freedom, and add financial strain. With Y... Read More


Non-fiction makes a comeback via Indian streaming platforms, drive viewership growth

New Delhi, March 5 -- Non-fiction content, which had reached saturation on linear television, is bringing returns for streaming platforms with titles like Bigg Boss, Shark Tank India and The Great Ind... Read More


Television producers, creators attempt new themes as social media, OTT exposure grows

New Delhi, March 4 -- Television producers, writers and broadcasters are increasingly trying to evolve with the times as exposure to social media and online content grows. Many are incorporating topic... Read More


Will govt use India's Got Latent row as pretext to tighten content control?

New Delhi, March 3 -- The government's recent advisory to social media and streaming platforms to strictly monitor and remove all content deemed obscene or vulgar, following a massive outrage over dis... Read More


Foreseeing muted March quarter, Bollywood now pins hopes on summer

New Delhi, March 3 -- With the January to March quarter having remained mostly dull so far and unlikely to spring up any pleasant surprises going ahead, film exhibitors and trade experts are now pinni... Read More


Small-scale films rely on star kids as Bollywood faces box office struggles

New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- Filmmakers are rolling out low-budget movies featuring new star kids, hoping to cash in on the novelty factor and family legacy, at a time when small-scale projects in general ar... Read More


Young southern actors outperform Bollywood peers in box office openings

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- Young southern film stars such as Sivakarthikeyan, Ram Charan, NTR Jr., and Dulquer Salmaan are handily beating their Bollywood counterparts such as Varun Dhawan and Kartik Aarya... Read More


Reel revolution: How micro-dramas are redefining entertainment

New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- Short-format content is no longer just for social media; it's becoming a core offering for big production houses and platforms. The increasing popularity of short format content... Read More


Aaradhya Bachchan case: Legal experts on how to check misleading online content about children

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- Aaradhya Bachchan, daughter of Bollywood actors Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, moving the Delhi High Court to get misleading content about her removed from online platforms... Read More


Aha eyes serialised long-format shows to retain subscribers as growth stalls

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- Telugu and Tamil video streaming platform aha, owned by film producer Allu Aravind, is looking at long-format shows that will drop episodes every week to sustain viewer engagemen... Read More