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Netflix wins over ‘Bad Boy Billionaires’ roadblocks

The Netflix with the help of the diligence of lawyers succeeded in obtaining a favorable order from the District Court of Araria

19 Oct 2020 6:33 PM

Mehul Choksi’s lawyer contends that there is a two-minute footage about Choksi in the series ‘Bad Boy Billionaires’ that shows him in a bad light and could affect the various proceedings against him in India. (Photo | Instagram - whatshappening.ent)

Will Mehul Choksi's bid to cut Netflix's ‘Bad Boy Billionaires' scenes open door to OTT censorship?

HC seeks response from central government and the streaming platform on a plea by the PNB scam accused on dismissal by lower court.

07 Sep 2020 10:30 PM

Cannes film festival chief Thierry Fremaux was optimistic insisting that streaming platforms were just the new form of TV and that cinema was going anywhere. He said cinema had resisted many challenges for more than a century. “We have to stop declaring the end of cinema every time there is a change,” Fremaux said.

Hollywood uncomfortable about Netflix, Amazon's pandemic-induced dominance in film industry

With studios wary of releasing movies with social distancing in force, the two big US giants have had the film-going public to themselves.

07 Sep 2020 9:49 PM

The Netflix mini-series will start with Ayrton Senna's career debut, when he moved to England in order to compete on the F1600 and end with his death at the 1994 accident in Imola, Italy, during the Grand Prix of San Marino. (Photo | Gabriele)

Racing legend Ayrton Senna's life and death set to be made into Netflix mini-series

The eight-episode series, to release in 2022, will explore the personality and family relationships of the three-time Formula 1 champion.

04 Sep 2020 9:06 PM

Kit Harington was announced as joining the Marvel family in 2019. He will be playing 'Black Knight' Dane Witman in 'Eternals'. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Gage Skidmore)

Haven't seen Kit Harington for long? Soon you can watch him on Netflix's Criminal Season 2

Also, in February 2021, the 'Game of Thrones' actor will be seen in Marvel Studios' tent-pole 'Eternals'.

04 Sep 2020 8:27 PM

“Inside Out” is the first special where the comic isn’t feeding off the energy of a live audience. The experience of being “boxed” in a Zoom call, Vir Das said was “extremely intimate.” (Photo | Instagram - Vir Das)

From a large stage to Zoom shows, Vir Das pivoted and thrived in the new medium

Done over Zoom calls, the comedian realised the potential and pieced together more than 40 live shows to make the for-charity special.

31 Aug 2020 9:13 PM

Masaba Masaba takes off from Masaba and Neena Gupta’s personal lives, picking up intimate, stressful moments and presenting them in a fictional setting with ease and a dash of humour. (Photo | Instagram - @masabagupta)

Masaba Masaba streaming August 28 on Netflix captures designer's life as a mixed race celebrity

In one of the scenes, Masaba refers to being surrounded by controversy ever since she was born to Neena Gupta and cricketer Vivian Richards.

25 Aug 2020 9:52 PM

Some posts that appeared on 15-year-old Noah Schnapp’s Twitter handle after it was hacked included sexual content, racial slurs and talk about suicide and have since been deleted. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Gage Skidmore)

Inappropriate posts appear on Noah Schnapp's hacked Twitter

Starting Saturday afternoon, Schnapp’s Twitter account began publishing and retweeting a range of bizarre posts, which were later deleted.

16 Aug 2020 5:48 PM

Ellis will be back as the fallen angel based on the DC Comics character on August 21, when the first half of season five will drop on Netflix. (Photo | Netflix)

We were agonisingly close to wrapping but lockdown beat us, Lucifer's Tom Ellis says

As much as 60 per cent of season five's finale is yet to be shot, the actor said, unsure of when shooting would resume.

16 Aug 2020 4:12 PM

“Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine” will be released this fall and feature a variety of satirical political sketches and other vignettes as well as famous guests. (Photo | Netflix via AP)

Now, watch more political sketches by viral Trump impersonator Sarah Cooper on Netflix

Cooper, a former Google employee, shot to fame during the pandemic by lampooning some of Trump’s most infamous outbursts

13 Aug 2020 4:22 PM

The production on the 10-episode final season is set to begin on Monday and the show will film in Spain, Portugal and Denmark.

What will happen to the professor and gang? Money Heist to end with season 5

The war reaches its most extreme and savage levels, but it is also the most epic and exciting season,” show creator Alex Pina said.

01 Aug 2020 9:57 PM

Google increased its free advertising initiative by $200 million, with the added funding intended for non-profits “tackling pressing issues like COVID-19 response and recovery—especially in hard-hit developing economies—and fighting racial injustice around the world,” Google Ad Grants head Michelle Hurtado said in a blog post.

Anti-racism and COVID non-profits will get Google ads worth USD 1 billion this year

Since 2003, Ad Grants has provided non-profits with up to $10,000 per month in free ads on internet search results to help attract donors

19 Jun 2020 6:53 PM

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said now is the time when “everyone needs to figure out” how to contribute to solving racism. He said historically black colleges and universities have been resilient “little-known gems” for black education. (Photo | AP))

Amends for poor minority representation in Netflix? CEO to donate USD 120 million for black education

Reed Hastings and his wife will be giving USD 40 million each to three historically black colleges and universities in the Unites States.

17 Jun 2020 8:52 PM

Netflix, BBC remove 'Little Britain' as show comes under fire for using blackface

The show faced a lot of criticism over the years for its portrayal of black and Asian characters by white actors

10 Jun 2020 4:13 PM

US tech giants like Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Netflix are being singled out, says the US Trade Representative office.

Trump administration says won't let India, others tax US tech firms like Google

The US Trade Representative office has announced investigations into nations, including India, with digital services tax.

03 Jun 2020 10:40 PM

, the majority of people in the informal sector who do not have a job anymore, suddenly have a lot more time and attention to spare. Inevitably, more than a significant part of this goes to streaming content.

Tech This Week | Advertising a tax on the poor, pandemic going to exacerbate it

Many don’t have jobs now but the book Poor Economics says they could trade off a little food for entertainment. So they’ll bear the brunt.

25 May 2020 7:52 PM

Netflix dropped the 3rd season of Fauda (Chaos) and seems to be impressive

Season 3 set in Gaza, involves a wanted man, an undercover agent, an innocent family, an abduction and a new love interest for Doron

26 Apr 2020 5:34 PM

Tiger King should be renamed Tiger Chor

The seven-episode series is about the clash between big cat conservationists and private zoo owners in America

26 Apr 2020 4:58 PM

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, wife Patty Quillin donate USD 30 million for vaccines

The Geneva-based Gavi, on Friday shared the information about the cash donation from Hastings and Quillin

20 Apr 2020 9:49 AM

Mahabharat: The epic series of BR Chopra on DD. (DC Photo)

Golden era returns to DD

Despite the enormous content choice on OTT channels, DD seems to have taken many Indians back to their erstwhile classics

15 Apr 2020 9:44 AM

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