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India's podcasting paradox: rapid listener growth fails to yield ad bounty as YouTube takes over

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- Podcasts are increasingly popular in India, but their advertising revenue remains modest. The number of monthly podcast listeners rose to 177 million in 2024, according to a rep... Read More


The case of Akhanda 2: How film releases can be hostage to legal tangles

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- In India's film industry, where timing drives both buzz and box-office, a single last-minute court order can upend an entire release cycle-an industry-wide risk underscored by th... Read More


Killing two birds with one big stone - can Bollywood sequels crack it?

New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- For big-budget Hindi films, the real payoff increasingly hinges on whether a first hit can sustain a second. Ranveer Singh's action film Dhurandhar has cracked box office gold i... Read More


JioStar CEO Kiran Mani on why 'being boring' is good for his job

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- The running joke in Kiran Mani's family is that pitching business ideas is simply his way of getting new jobs. The chief executive officer at JioStar, heading oversight of digita... Read More


Cinema about cinema: Bollywood discovers its most bankable subject- itself

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- A barometer check of India's obsession with its movie stars can be had on weekends outside an unmistakable bungalow in Juhu, central Mumbai. Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, when... Read More


New Avatar leads a late year-ender show that promises to light up the box-office

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- As 2025 winds down, India's film exhibition industry is counting on a late wave of event cinema-spanning Hollywood franchises and big domestic releases-to close the year on a hig... Read More


From reels to real money: India's micro-drama explosion faces tests

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Two young women, who share an apartment in a metro city, go about their daily lives, bickering one moment, planning something the next. The kitchen is messy, there is tea simmeri... Read More


Saregama invests in filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's company as M&E industry sees growing consolidation

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- Music label and entertainment company Saregama India Ltd will invest in filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali-promoted Bhansali Productions Pvt. Ltd as part of a strategic partnership ... Read More


Saregama invests in filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's company as M&E industry sees growing consolidation

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- Music label and entertainment company Saregama India Ltd will invest in filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali-promoted Bhansali Productions Pvt. Ltd as part of a strategic partnership ... Read More


Streaming platforms are playing it safe-and new shows are paying the price

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- Weekly viewership for streaming originals is seeing a sharp drop compared to the numbers such shows and movies would clock a year or two ago with entertainment industry experts a... Read More