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There's a treasure trove of short films out there. How to find them

Veer Arjun Singh carefully navigates YouTube to find a treasure trove of short films

10 new web series to binge watch during lockdown

Here are the top 10 recently launched web series that you can binge-watch during this lockdown

Lockdown impact: Online gaming sees over 100% spike in traffic, OTT at 198%

Also, OTT traffic surged 198.68 per cent, hosting traffic (storage space and access for websites) went up by 62.78 per cent, ISP traffic increased by 54.38 per cent

Unorthodox is a power portrayal of a Jewish woman's escape from oppression

German-American drama Unorthodox is a powerful portrayal of a woman's escape from a community defined by religion, writes Veer Arjun Singh

As coronavirus lockdown paves way for work from home, internet gets clogged

The average mobile phone data speed nowadays is down over 20 per cent. Fixed broadband has seen an eight per cent decline in speed.

Clean, cook, binge, repeat...

If everybody is "working" from home then how has TV consumption gone up? Who is making all that gourmet food being posted on social media?

Punyakoti: Old tale turned into 1st full length animation film in Sanskrit

Seven years ago, Ravishankar Venkateswaran heard a story from a colleague during a bus ride near Bengaluru. Obsessed with it, he released the film online on March 25, 2020 in US and Canada

Ideas on how to recalibrate celebrations in the time of isolation

The strangeness brought about by a work-from-home situation means the lines between the personal and professional blur too easily.

The show must stream on: Media firms ensure connectivity in lockdown

As India overdoses on mass media, how are TV channels, DTH operators, streaming firms and others dealing with the challenges

Aaditi Pohankar on recognition post 'She': I feel empowered as an actor

For the 25-year-old, playing her character, Bhumika Pardesi, was an inspiring journey

Coronavirus lockdown: TV channels introduce re-runs of shows, web content

Not just TV shows and web shows, viewers can access performances by artists such as Prateek Kuhad, Vir Das, Karsh Kale, Kamakshi Khanna, music band Indian Ocean on their Instagram accounts

Time to read

It's possible you want to escape the reality of what's happening to the world - countrywide shutdowns, worry and concern, divided politicians

Contagion: How coronavirus may change India's entertainment industry

Social distancing, future contagions to reduce theatre traction

YouTube, Netflix, Facebook reduce bit rate to mitigate network congestion

YouTube said it is temporarily defaulting all videos on YouTube to standard definition

Internet speed may slow down on high traffic owing to Coronavirus lockdown

Three OTT players have responded positively to the request by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) to reduce bandwidth

Binge-fight the virus with the best online shows and films going

Nikita Puri lists the best shows and films to watch online as you ace social distancing

Majority Indians support partial censorship for online streaming: Survey

However, a majority- 51 per cent do not watch shows or movies on OTT platforms just yet

Chris Hemsworth's 'Dhaka' renamed as 'Extraction', to premiere on April 24

The film will also feature Indian actors Randeep Hooda, "Stranger Things" star David Harbour, actors Golshifteh Farahani, Priyanshu Painyuli and newcomer Rudhraksh Jaiswal

Walt Disney's weapon against Netflix and Amazon in India: Hotstar

Hotstar reported 300 million monthly active users last year

The cogs in the entertainment wheel

The boom in content has had a ripple effect across the ecosystem with hundreds of little firms finding global work and relevance