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Backstage hurdles stalk boom in India's live events economy

New Delhi, March 23 -- India's live entertainment economy, which spans a wide canvas-from concerts and music festivals to comedy shows and large-scale brand-led experiential events-is entering a high-... Read More


Content cuts across formats for wider audiences, more value

New Delhi, March 22 -- With attention now splintered across devices and formats, stories are being redesigned to fit into every available consumption window-from long-form screens to on-the-go audio. ... Read More


Rajinikanth-Kamal film spotlights Bollywood's struggle with mega collaborations

New Delhi, March 19 -- As the Tamil film industry pulls off the near-impossible-bringing together two of its biggest icons, Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, for a 2027 action film-the contrast with Bolly... Read More


The $4.5 billion shift: how India is transforming from niche audio mkt into video-podcast powerhouse

New Delhi, March 18 -- The podcast market revenue is estimated to grow from $969 million in 2024 to $4.5 billion by 2030, according to a Deloitte report released on Tuesday, marking India's move from ... Read More


Feed-first growth, weak monetization: Inside India's micro-drama market

New Delhi, March 18 -- Around 89% of India's micro-drama audience has discovered the format through social media, with nearly half spending three to five hours a week watching such content, according ... Read More


Authorship vs ownership: Why composer Ilaiyaaraja's case underscores a key tension in Indian music

New Delhi, March 16 -- The Delhi High Court's interim order in favour of Saregama India Ltd has reignited a debate over who truly owns a song. The order restraining music composer Ilaiyaraaja from exp... Read More


West Asia conflict could dent overseas box office for Indian films

New Delhi, March 15 -- As tensions in the West Asia war escalate, the fallout could reach an unlikely corner of the global economy: Indian cinema's overseas box office. The US-Israel-Iran conflict sin... Read More


West Asia war may claim an unlikely casualty - Indian films' run overseas

New Delhi, March 15 -- As tensions in the West Asia war escalate, the fallout could reach an unlikely corner of the global economy: Indian cinema's overseas box office. The US-Israel-Iran conflict sin... Read More


Why most Indian actors struggle to crack Hollywood game

New Delhi, March 12 -- As actor-director Farhan Akhtar prepares for his debut in Sam Mendes' upcoming four-part biopic on The Beatles, the move underscores a long-standing reality: the Hollywood game ... Read More


Theatres empty as Ramzan, exams, sports wreak havoc

New Delhi, March 11 -- The Ramzan period, coupled with school and college examinations and the T20 World Cup, has hit the movie business hard with no new or high-profile releases for several weeks. W... Read More