Tag: Netflix

Los Angeles: “Game of Thrones” had the biggest haul, with nine awards, at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards here. It also won the best drama Emmy for the third time in the past four years. For Netflix, the 2018 Emmys represented a triumph. But the result came as a relief to HBO, which can now […]

Los Angeles: Actor Chris Hemsworth has been roped in for India-set kidnap drama “Dhaka”, which will mark directorial debut of Sam Hargrave. Hargrave has graduated from being Chris Evans’ stunt double in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” to fight and stunt coordinator in “Captain America: Civil War”, to holding those jobs plus some second unit […]

Mumbai: Four Indian filmmakers Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar and Dibakar Banerjee — each known for their unique style — have come together for the anthology “Lust Stories”, which will be out on Netflix next month. They are happy to associate with an “empowered platform”, which allows their creativity to be showcased far and […]

Los Angeles: Online streaming giant Netflix has reportedly threatened not to bring any titles to the Cannes Film Festival after festival director Thierry Fremaux said he won’t screen any films from the platform in competition. The situation is said to be fluid, and a final decision won’t be made until Cannes announces its official line-up […]

Mumbai: Online streaming app Netflix announced a new original titled “Lust Stories”, a combination of four short stories directed by Zoya Akhtar, Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap and Dibaker Banerjee. Releasing in June in 190 countries under Netfix, “Lust Stories” will show stories on love and lust, read a statement. “A theme of lust, a new […]

San Francisco: Contrary to the reports of Apple launching a video subscription product in 2018 to counter Netflix, analysts from Citi have said that the iPhone maker could possibly buy the entertainment company by taking advantage of US President Donald Trump’s corporate tax cut. According to Citi analysts, Jim Suva and Asiya Merchant, there is […]

Panaji: After film studios and producers, popular online video content platforms Amazon and Netflix are the new ‘gatekeepers’ of cinema, says ace director Shekhar Kapur, who envisions that in the future technology will ensure that the masses and not ‘gatekeepers’ will dictate the video content trends. Participating at a panel discussion on ‘Digital Space – […]

San Francisco: Facebook is ready to shell out a whopping $1 billion to become a major hub for videos, a media report said on Saturday. The social media giant is willing to spend as much as $1 billion to cultivate original shows for its platform, according to people familiar with the matter. The figure, which […]

Film: “War Machine”;  Director: David Michod; Cast: Brad Pitt, Ben Kingsley and Meg Tilly; Rating: * ½ Last week, Brad Pitt was in Mumbai to promote his new film which was released on Netflix this week. Now after seeing this dreadful war saga, I realise Mr Pitt was wasting his time trying to generate interest […]

Mumbai: SS Rajamouli’s magnum-opus ‘Baahubali: The Beginning’ and ‘Baahubali: The Conclusion’ really set high standards for the Indian film industry. History is likely to be revisited, as actor Rahul Bose, who was last seen in “Vishwaroopam II”, has said that he will start shooting for “Baahubali: Before the Beginning” in December. He was interacting with […]

New Delhi: Indians’ appetite for local content on streaming sites is growing and Netflix is giving exactly what its members from the country want – India original content. “There has been tremendous traction… Everyone has been talking about ‘Lust Stories’ and ‘Sacred Games’. We have ‘Delhi Crime’ coming out this week. So, there’s lots that’s […]

Cupertino: Taking Netflix, Amazon Prime and hordes of video streaming giants head on, Apple on Monday announced the much-awaited Apple TV+ that will stream highest-quality original TV shows, movies and documentaries across genre. The on-demand subscription service will come in over 100 countries this fall with a brand new programming from the world’s celebrated artists […]

San Francisco: Netflix has suddenly withdrawn support for Apple’s AirPlay, a feature that let people watching Netflix on their iPads and iPhones to instantly play the content on their TVs, the media reported. The move came as a shock to may fans as Netflix for iOS had been supporting AirPlay since 2013. The news comes […]

New Delhi: Content streaming platform Netflix is experimenting a weekly mobile-only plan for Rs 65 — the lowest ever cost it has offered its services in, exclusively in India. The mobile-only plan allows users to watch content on just one smartphone or tablet screen at a time, according to media reports last week. The new plans […]

New Delhi: The price war among various OTT players in India has intensified, with content streaming leader Netflix experimenting a weekly mobile-only plan for Rs 65 a month in the country. Netflix is also charging Rs 250 per month for mobile users but it still costs more than Amazon Prime which costs Rs 129 a […]