One of the most awaited red carpet events of the year - the Venice film festival is even more special this year as one of the first events of its kind after the massive shutdown and lockdowns the world over…
Time was when popular or commercial Indian cinema, Hindi films, in particular, were called the masala movies. Masala films to denote the fact that the film had all spices – a bit of action, drama, romance, comedy and thrill. Sometimes…
2020 was a banner year for OTT platforms and streaming apps. The demand for content continues to spike as people find more time on their hands owing to limited social interactions and saved commute time. The film industry has seen…
There is no dearth of investment options for those who have money. The majority of popular choices include real estate, stocks, gold, businesses and anything that has a direct correlation to the market of the economy. Yet, one investment option…
As audiences still await the big news Unlock 1.0 – the reopening of cinema halls, permission has been granted to resume shooting and complete post-production work in studios. After months of the pandemic-imposed shutdowns, production has already resumed in Hollywood…
The show must go on. In the film industry, this adage is now more relevant than ever as both cinema halls, production houses and audiences gear up for a return in the post-lockdown world. In the United States, California movie…
The OTT versus theatrical release is not new. But it got refuelled in the current crisis when platforms started announcing exclusive release and global streaming rights to many Indian language films that were slated for a theatrical release. Movies such…
One of the positive fallouts of the quarantine and COVID-19 lockdown was that industry experts across sectors put their thinking hats on and met virtually. The result of those countless virtual webinars and discussions is that many sectors now have…
There is much speculation about a post-COVID world and how it will shape and change various industries and lines of businesses. The Media and Entertainment industry the world over is closed for production (except for news channels) like most other…
Did you know that India is the fastest growing media and entertainment M&E market in the world? One of the key drivers fuelling this growth is digitization of content. The entertainment industry has witnessed a dramatic transformation in the last…
