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Netflix takes The Crown at Emmys as streaming dominates TV's awards night

The Emmy Awards were a reminder of just how much the industry has changed since Netflix released "Lilyhammer," its first original series, in 2012.

Five years of Reliance Jio: From disruption to data revolution

Its user base in India doubled from 205 million in 2016 to 425 million now

Apple eases App Store rules again, to allow outside links for signups

Apple is relaxing rules to allow some app developers such as Spotify, Netflix and digital publishers to include an outside link so users can sign up for paid subscription accounts

Jaipur company declares 'Money Heist' holiday ahead of final season release

A Jaipur-based private firm has announced a 'Netflix and Chill holiday' for all its employees to watch the show the day it starts streaming

What is a media company?

The media company, as we know it, however is dead

Netflix rolls out Spatial Audio support through app update for iPhone, iPad

Video streaming giant Netflix has confirmed that it is now rolling out Spatial Audio support to its iPhone and iPad applications

Netflix, UNESCO join hands to celebrate India's diverse cultural heritage

Netflix and UNESCO have come together to celebrate India's rich cultural heritage through the streaming platform's popular animated series "Mighty Little Bheem". Produced by Green Gold Animation, the animated series premiered on the streaming platform in 2019. It centres on the the adventures of the young boy Bheem. Netflix and UNESCO will come up with a series of short videos themed 'One Country, Incredible Diversity' that will focus on India's cultural journey, including monuments, living heritage, performing arts, social practices, rituals and festivals such as Dussehra, Diwali and Holi. The short videos, featuring Bheem, will be released on UNESCO New Delhi's Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter pages. The first video in the series was released on Friday, ahead of the 75th Independence Day. Monika Shergill, VP, Content, Netflix India, said they were elated to collaborate with UNESCO. We are excited to partner with UNESCO to celebrate India's rich cultural heritage through

Netflix confirms gaming foray as Disney chips away its dominance

It has hired a gaming executive, Mike Verdu, formerly of Electronic Arts and Facebook, to oversee its development of new games

Netflix growth plan tops Wall St watchlist as lockdown love fades

Netflix has forecast it would add just 1 million subscribers globally in the second quarter, a tenth of what it added a year ago when COVID-19 restrictions forced people to seek entertainment at home.

Netflix confirms move into video games as it report worst slowdown

Netflix reported its worst slowdown in subscriber growth in eight years as people emerge from their pandemic cocoons. So it's adding a new attraction to its marquee: Video games

Perfect imperfections

Two Netflix shows, Atypical and The Bold Type, show that human bodies are unpredictable. What they require is not self-hatred but tenderness

Netflix plans to offer video games in push beyond movies and TV shows

The games will appear alongside current fare as a new programming genre: similar to what the streaming service did with documentaries or stand-up specials.

Hard knocks for soft power

The state is tightening its control over what we read, watch, hear or laugh at, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. Why not facilitate our soft power instead of clamping down on its strengths?

Odia to Malayalam: Name a major Indian language and there's an OTT for it

As the market for watching drama and series online booms, all of India's diversity is getting play with more than 60 OTTs jostling for space

India shifts international tax deal stand with an eye on revenue

India and other developing countries were fighting to include companies with at least Euro 1 billion in revenues as against the final proposal of Euro 20 billion revenues and a profit margin above 10%

Gaming for fun or killing the boredom, honing skills or making some money

Once frowned upon, gaming has acquired universal acceptance, with housewives, students and working professionals taking to it. Beware of the pitfalls, though

From Times Group to Zee, Indian media business in the post-pandemic world

The post-pandemic list tells just one story - that of utter devastation

New OTT audience tracking tools take centre stage in video streaming space

With billions of dollars spent every year on original programming--and movies now being launched via OTTs with theatres remaining shut--the need for audience measurement is stronger than ever

Nasdaq and S&P 500 scale new peaks, Dow rallies; Caterpillar jumps 3.4%

Mega-caps Microsoft Corp, Netflix Inc and Facebook Inc gained between 0.4% and 1.3% and were among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq

Steven Spielberg's production unit, Netflix ink blockbuster deal

Famed director, once seen as a critic of streaming service, signs multi-year deal to provide films for the platform