Vanita Kohli Khandekar
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Vanita Kohli Khandekar
Vanita Kohli Khandekar
2025 best year for Indian cinema since pandemic despite lower footfalls
India's box office crossed ₹13,000 crore in 2025 as ticket prices surged and regional cinema surprised, even as overall footfalls slipped
 "2025 best year for Indian cinema since pandemic despite lower footfalls")
Netflix's India decade: From 'HBO moment' to a hunt for mass reach
A decade after launch, Netflix has won India's premium viewers - and now eyes mass scale with sports, ads and connected TVs
 "Netflix's India decade: From 'HBO moment' to a hunt for mass reach")
The Outsider: Vir Das, laughter and an Indian voice on the world stage
A sharp, funny and deeply personal memoir, The Outsider traces how Vir Das's life across continents shaped the voice of India's most global stand-up comic
 "The Outsider: Vir Das, laughter and an Indian voice on the world stage")
Excel Entertainment deal to boost pan-diaspora storytelling: Universal
Universal Music India has acquired a 30% stake in Excel Entertainment, betting on film music and pan-diaspora storytelling to drive its next phase of growth
 "Excel Entertainment deal to boost pan-diaspora storytelling: Universal")
The Netflix effect: Ten years of streaming spotlight India's storytelling
From House of Cards to Indian stories going global, Netflix's decade in India marks how streaming reshaped entertainment, redrew media power, and changed what the world watches
 "The Netflix effect: Ten years of streaming spotlight India's storytelling")
The 'legacyfication' of new media and other stories as tech cuts both ways
The new is beginning to resemble the old, tech is playing both hero and villain, and cinemas are starting to get their sheen back
 "The 'legacyfication' of new media and other stories as tech cuts both ways")
Finding India's funny bone: Stand-up comedy booms despite challenges
The stand-up business in India is roaring, even going global, despite challenges
 "Finding India's funny bone: Stand-up comedy booms despite challenges")
Culture of watching movies is stronger in South: PVR Inox MD Ajay Bijli
Culture of watching movies is stronger in South, says PVR Inox MD
 "Culture of watching movies is stronger in South: PVR Inox MD Ajay Bijli")
Creators are the media studios of the future: YouTube India MD Gunjan Soni
With ₹14,300 crore in revenue and 455 million users, YouTube has become one of India's biggest media platforms, spanning TV, creators, commerce, and AI-led growth
 "Creators are the media studios of the future: YouTube India MD Gunjan Soni")
What does the sale of Warner Bros to Netflix or Paramount mean for India?
A potential Netflix-Warner Bros merger could shake up India's streaming lineup, threatening Hollywood favourites on rivals like JioHotstar and Amazon Prime Video
 "What does the sale of Warner Bros to Netflix or Paramount mean for India?")
Warner Bros Discovery bidding war mirrors Hollywood's battle to survive
Almost every analyst and commentator is questioning not the logic but the price at which this deal is being discussed
 "Warner Bros Discovery bidding war mirrors Hollywood's battle to survive")
The missing mass in media: How reels and niches replaced shared moments
The collective sighing over an actor, a film, an ad, or a song is gone - today's media has fractured into endless reels, niches, and influencers
 "The missing mass in media: How reels and niches replaced shared moments")
Indian cinema shines brighter at box office Down Under with record run
Indian films are set to cross A$39 million at the Australian box office in 2025, outperforming local cinema and becoming the third-largest after the US and UK
 "Indian cinema shines brighter at box office Down Under with record run")
Workflows to building trust: What AI is doing in newsrooms across the world
Digital news workflows, transcription, saving reader's time, building trust (yes!) and reaching new audiences are among the many things that AI is now being used for in newsrooms across the world
 "Workflows to building trust: What AI is doing in newsrooms across the world")
Cracks on the screen: Can TV fix its slide with ads and smarter metrics?
A growing ad market, an evolved advertiser, and a metric that works are what TV needs to pull itself out of its downward slide. That appears to be a tall order
 "Cracks on the screen: Can TV fix its slide with ads and smarter metrics?")
The macro view on micro dramas: Shorter, faster, and more addictive
From two- to-three-hour films to one- to two-minute micro-dramas, online content consumption is getting shorter, faster, and arguably more mindless
 "The macro view on micro dramas: Shorter, faster, and more addictive")
How Yusuf stitched cinematic dreams into frames that defined generations
From cotton cloth to silver, plastic, and LED screens, one family has illuminated the stories that define a century of Indian cinema
 "How Yusuf stitched cinematic dreams into frames that defined generations")
Diwali lineup: Fewer superstars, more sequels and big franchises
Diwali releases reflect the the new face of the movie business - fewer stars and more sequels and franchises
 "Diwali lineup: Fewer superstars, more sequels and big franchises")
The Big Short: Micro-dramas grow into $8 bn global business led by China
Micro-dramas are now a $26 bn global business, with China leading at $9.4 bn. India's start-ups are entering the race but the market size remains undefined
Television budgets fade, streaming holds firm, films steal spotlight
Asia's content spend to drop 2% to $15.8 billion in 2025 as streaming overtakes pay-TV: Media Partners Asia report
 "Television budgets fade, streaming holds firm, films steal spotlight")