Digi-tainment goes desi
The rising popularity for quality digital entertainment and the fast adoption on digital technology in India have led to a boom in the OTT and video streaming sector.
Rajkummar Rao to portray real-life terrorist in ‘Omerta’
Acclaimed Bollywood actor Rajkummar Rao is all set to take on a complex role of a British terrorist of Pakistani descent, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, for an Indian biographical crime drama to be aired on the Zee5Global over-the-top (OTT) platform.
Zee5 Global to ‘Unlock’ first tech-horror film
As the coronavirus lockdown limitations continue to inhibit Indian cinematic releases, Zee5 Global released its first tech-horror flick ‘Unlock’ straight to digital recently.
India’s leading ladies unravel new crime thriller ‘Penguin’
Some of the popular leading ladies from across the Indian film industry – Taapsee Pannu, Samantha Akkineni, Trisha and Manju Warrier – got together this week in a show of support to release the teaser of the upcoming crime thriller ‘Penguin’.
India is rediscovering its love for the audio medium with podcasts
The CEO of a leading audio content distribution and hosting platform shares his views on India's rapid growth in content streaming and opportunities for growth and investment in the sector. Highlights: India’s entertainment and media sector is experiencing a boom fuelled by rapid infrastructure development like internet and smartphones. Podcasting has become a go-to way for Indians to consume content that is entertaining yet informational and devoid of the distraction of adverts. India is the world’s third-largest podcast-listening market, after [...]
Battleground India: The next frontier in online streaming
India presents the next frontier in online streaming, opening up multiple possibilities for global players, writes India Inc. Founder and CEO Manoj Ladwa. Boris Johnson looks to be on the verge of pulling off his Herculean mission of passing the Brexit deal with the EU, but I am going to resist commenting on it just yet. Instead, there is another Herculean transformation happening in India, which merits a closer look. Remember the early 2000s when mobile phones began gaining popularity [...]
Asian, British investors keen on India
Foreign companies in India eyeing sizeable growth. HOOQ to double India investments Singapore-based video-on-demand streaming service HOOQ is doubling its India investments and has changed strategy to focus on Hollywood and English premium video content to take on Netflix and Amazon prime, and drive growth in India’s highly competitive over-the-top (OTT) video market. Zulfiqar Khan, managing director at HOOQ India, told Indian media: “We are doubling up on our investments for India. We are investing in content, manpower as well [...]