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OTT landscape shifts with new players, challenges for mid-scale films persist

New Delhi, June 11 -- India's post-theatrical film rights market is becoming more competitive after nearly three years of dominance by Netflix and Prime Video, offering producers more options and pote... Read More


Under-30s now drive 57% of Hindi box office, forcing a strategy shift

New Delhi, June 10 -- Audiences under 30 account for 57% of the Hindi box office, making the 15-30 age group a critical demographic for the theatrical business, according to a recent report by media c... Read More


Why microdramas are resonating with homemakers, young adults, and small-town India

New Delhi, June 8 -- While the microdrama category is still at a nascent stage in India, clear audience patterns have begun to emerge. Content executives and platform owners say the viewer base spans... Read More


Who's watching India's microdramas? The answer goes beyond Gen Z

New Delhi, June 8 -- While the microdrama category is still at a nascent stage in India, clear audience patterns have begun to emerge. Content executives and platform owners say the viewer base spans... Read More


Bollywood's retro boom sparks bitter copyright battles

New Delhi, June 7 -- Bollywood studios and music labels often tap into the nostalgia and lasting appeal of popular hit film songs to create buzz and market upcoming releases, but acquiring the rights ... Read More


The great viewership divide: Why sports is beating entertainment

New Delhi, June 4 -- In an era of endless content choices, one format continues to command mass attention like few others: live sports. With IPL 2026 reaching a combined audience of 1.1 billion acros... Read More


The Dhurandhar effect: three-hour movies make a comeback

New Delhi, June 3 -- Films that run for three hours or more are making a comeback in Indian cinemas, reversing years of efforts by filmmakers and multiplexes to keep runtimes lean and maximise screeni... Read More


How OTT platforms are pairing ads with emotions amid clutter

New Delhi, June 2 -- As streaming platforms juggle a flood of shows, films, podcasts and short-form videos, advertisers are becoming increasingly selective about where their messages appear on the scr... Read More


Amazon Music India unveils three-tiered pricing to attract non-Prime users

New Delhi, June 2 -- India's streaming industry is entering a new phase of monetization, where platforms are looking beyond subscriber growth and towards extracting higher value from different consume... Read More


Lights, camera, inflation: film budgets set to rise up to 25% amid West Asia war

New Delhi, May 24 -- Film producers and content makers across long- and short-format programming are bracing for a 20% to 25% budget increase as the geopolitical crisis arising from the West Asia war ... Read More