Entertainment

Amazon MX Player doubles users' time spent on CTV, mobile viewing

Amazon MX Player has doubled its viewing time on CTVs and mobile devices through hit shows like Rise and Fall and a focus on unscripted entertainment and AI-driven innovation

Warner Bros. Discovery sale unlikely to impact Indian market majorly

Experts say Warner Bros Discovery's potential sale or restructuring will not have a major effect on India, where its presence remains relatively small and partnership-driven

Who is Deepak Jesrani? NBC's Indian-origin drama chief who was laid off

Deepak Jesrani, who shaped NBC's hit dramas for over 20 years, is among senior executives laid off as NBCUniversal undergoes restructuring ahead of its split with Versant.

Culver Max FY25 profit dips 45% to ₹481 crore, revenue declines 4.3%

Culver Max Entertainment, earlier known as Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has reported 45.3 per cent decline in FY25 consolidated net profit to Rs 481.21 crore, according to an RoC filing by the company. Revenue from operations last fiscal was down 4.3 per cent to Rs 6,261.16 crore. The broadcaster had reported a net profit of Rs 880.18 crore, and its revenue from operations was at Rs 6,542.77 crore for the financial year ended on March 31, 2024. Total income of the company - which owns over 25 channels in entertainment, sports, and infotainment along with OTT platform SonyLiv - was at Rs 6,459.43 crore in FY25, down 4.34 per cent year-on-year, according to financial data accessed by the business intelligence platform Tofler. When asked, a company spokesperson in a statement said FY25 was a year of significant change for the media and entertainment industry. "Advertising budgets were under pressure and market dynamics were evolving, which put short-term pressure on our ...

Dulquer Salmaan's Lokah: Chapter 1 emerges as an 'All-time blockbuster'

Dulquer Salmaan's Lokah Chapter 1 has now become an 'All-Time Blockbuster'. Sacnilk report says, the film has over Rs 299.92 cr worldwide, including 154.24 cr from the Indian box office collection

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

Why Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra's dance-drama, Ram, endures, 68 years on

The two-and-a-half-hour distillation of Tulsidas's epic has turned performance into pilgrimage, drawing audiences across generations

Zubeen Garg: The legendary singer, musician who united a divided state

Fondly known as 'Zubeen da', Garg was impossible to slot and invariably treasured. Though his repertoire was fluent, reportedly encompassing 38,000 songs in 40 languages

Nostalgia, with a side of profit: Bollywood rewinds to the classics

The re-releases have also become a conduit for families to watch films together again - one can often see grown children taking their parents to screenings of old Hindi classics

Karnataka HC stays ₹200 movie ticket price cap for cinemas, multiplexes

The Karnataka High Court stayed the government's ₹200 cap on cinema tickets after producers and multiplex owners challenged the move, citing arbitrary restrictions and business concerns

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

Aneet Padda edging out Kiara Advani in Shakti Shalini? Makers refute claims

Saiyaara fame Aneet Padda is in the news for her next project. Rumours says she would be in Dinesh Vijan's upcoming, from the Maddock Horror-Comedy Universe, Shakti Shalini replacing Kiara Advani

Teja Sajja's Mirai storms past ₹100 cr at global box office in just 5 days

Teja Sajja & Manchu Manoj's 'Mirai' collected ₹5.75 cr on its day 5 and brought a total of ₹56.75 cr at Indian box office. The film has crossed ₹100 cr gross worldwide since its release

Gustaakh Ishq release date: When will Fatima, Vijay Varma's movie release?

The upcoming romantic drama 'Gustaakh Ishq' ft. Fatima Sana Shaikh & Vijay Varma is set to release on Nov 21, 2025. Fashion designer Manish Malhotra has dropped the first song, 'Ul Jalool Ishq'

RRP Electronics signs 4 pivotal MoU, in Semicon India (one with TIFR) attesting and strengthening their Atmanirbhar dream of the Make in India

Partners with Polaron Infotech for cybersecurity, with Rajarambapu Institute of Technology to nurture talent and with MONK9 Tech Pvt Ltd for advanced packaging technology

Direct-to-OTT film releases lose sheen post-Covid; platforms shift strategy

Streaming giants curb direct-to-OTT films amid cost cuts; producers return to theatres for broader reach and better monetisation

IAMAI picks JioStar CEO Kiran Mani to lead Digital Entertainment Committee

Kiran Mani and Deepit Purkayastha to lead IAMAI's Digital Entertainment Committee for two years, focusing on OTT, tech adoption, and creator monetisation

Micro dramas are all the rage, but their ability to make money is a mystery

Snackability, low cost, and an ability to titillate consumers into spending more time than they intended has made micro dramas all the rage globally

Movie magic returns: 'Chhaava' boosts box office mopup 14% in 2025

India's box office collections rose 14% in the first half of 2025, with Chhaava leading as the highest-grossing film. Ormax Media expects a record-breaking year for domestic collections

India box office earns Rs 5,723 cr in 2025 first-half; 'Chhaava' roars

The Indian box office minted Rs 5,723 crore in the first six months of 2025, marking a 14 per cent year-on-year growth, a new industry report has said. The 'India Box Office Report: Jan-Jun 2025', released by Ormax Media on Saturday, highlighted that 17 films crossed the Rs 100 crore mark at the domestic box office between January and June, an increase from just 10 titles that achieved the same feat during the first half of 2024. "The cumulative box office for Jan-Jun releases stands at Rs 5,723 crore, which is 14 per cent higher than the same period in 2024 and just Rs 12 crore short of the 2022 record for Jan-Jun box office," the report stated. So far in 2025, the box office has seen fewer big-ticket blockbusters, with only one film crossing the Rs 250 crore mark. Instead, the momentum has been driven by a steady stream of mid- to high-performing titles that grossed over Rs 100 crore. The highest-earning film of 2025 so far has been "Chhaava", a historical action-drama headlined