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2020, the year that was: A gloomy picture for the entertainment industry

Decimation of film business, redrawing of the video map, and possible break-up of big tech firms could be dominant trends in 2021

Bollywood, reeling from coronavirus pandemic, shifts to streaming

India's film industry, which relied on theatrical releases, is experimenting with going straight to streaming services such as Amazon, Netflix and Disney's Hotstar.

Being part of Amazon is Prime Video's biggest strength, and challenge

From convincing filmmakers to do shows for online, to having a slate with some of the best films and shows, Amazon Prime Video has come a long way since it came to India four years ago

Regulation of digital content: Propaganda or real news - what will be hit?

The video on making rotis? Or the sites offering false narratives of Indian history. Or will it be the ones that report real news, not propaganda? As the first building blocks of a regulatory architecture around digital news fall in place, a guessing game on what will be hit has begun. The final part of the series looks at online news, as a regulatory regime for online content is being put in place.

Code red, primal fear & outsider: 3 regulatory challenges for OTT platforms

A kiss, a love story, meat on the table? It's not clear what can offend people's sensibilities. They are all over social media, filing public interest litigation (PILs) and are issuing calls to ban, maim or kill a film, show, or a celebrity every other day. Will a content code stop them? Should we be afraid that the regulation their clamour pushes through will inhibit the wonderfully different programming on offer by streaming brands such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video or Voot? Why aren’t Google, Facebook, YouTube et al a part of this regulatory sweep? The first part of a series looks at streaming video as a regulatory regime for online content is being put in place. As the government and industry frantically put together a regulatory architecture around digital (entertainment) content, Business Standard's Vanita Kohli-Khandekar analyses three main questions that arise.

Top 10 Indian Web Series of 2020: Perfect to binge watch this weekend?

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta''s "Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story" has emerged as the highest user-rated show in IMDb''s ''Top 10 Indian Web Series of 2020'' list. "Scam 1992" earned acclaim for the thrilling portrayal of stockbroker Harshad Mehta, played by Pratik Gandhi, who single-handedly took the stock market to dizzying heights, and his catastrophic downfall. The IMDb ratings are determined by users who rate films and TV shows on a 10-point scale. With a rating of 9.5 out of 10, "Scam 1992", a SonyLIV show, has also landed a spot in IMDb''s top 250 TV series of all time.

Digital news portals, OTT platforms like Netflix now under govt regulation

The notification issued by the government comes after the SC issued a notice seeking regulation of OTT platforms like Netflix and Hotstar

Amazon Prime bags India rights for New Zealand Cricket till 2025-26 season

The rights for 2020-2021 season, starting later this month, is intended to be syndicated by Amazon

Effort is to create characters that will outlast you: Prime Video official

It is all about instinct and knowing whether a story is authentic and rooted so it can stand the test of time, says Aparna Purohit, head of India Originals at Amazon Prime Video

How the rise of Netflix and Prime has women rewriting rules of Bollywood

As incomes rise in the $2.9 trillion economy, per capita spending on media and entertainment is expected to almost double to $35 in India by 2021 from five years earlier, according to data from Statis

The truth about streaming video

In an overcrowded market or one with skewed regulation, ad-supported programming can quickly degenerate into poor quality, polarising or downright fake

Bingeing Netflix? Here's why streaming comes at a cost to environment

Data-intensive video streaming, gaming and livestreaming for business, university and school classes, is chewing up energy

Ups and downs of Indian video business: Covid-19 to hit revenue growth

The pandemic has accelerated the redrawing of the global media map

A user's perception is your reality: Brightcove's Carolyn Pampino

Carolyn Pampino, vice-president of design, Brightcove, talks about the role user interface plays in the success of an OTT

Apple offered Amazon Prime Video app 15% low subscription fee, shows email

The US Congressional hearing over anti-competition practices of the global tech giants was also attended via video conference by Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai of Google and Facebook's Zuckerberg

A matter of age

Age. There's a lot that is associated with it, culturally and socially. So much of ourselves we let go of as we age

Netflix tests low-cost subscription plan. Check price, compare with others

Netflix's new subscription plan supports smartphone, tablet and computer but can be used on one device at a time

Telcos align with streaming platforms to deepen consumer relationships

Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Jio stitch up alliances with streaming platforms in a bid to deepen brand associations and loyalty, in a time of crisis

Amazon Prime Video app arrives on Windows 10 devices for Indian users

Amazon has announced that its customers in India can now access Prime Video through a dedicated app available on the Microsoft Store on Windows 10 devices.

Amazon may add live TV channels, broadcasts to Prime Video service: Report

The new channels in Prime Video may bring live news, music, sports, award shows and special events besides movies and TV shows