‘2 States’ actor Shiv Subrahmanyam passes away

‘2 States’ actor Shiv Subrahmanyam passes away

Veteran screenwriter-actor Shiv Subrahmanyam, known for penning critically-acclaimed films ‘Parinda’, ‘1942: A Love Story’, and ‘Chameli’, has died, filmmaker Hansal Mehta confirmed on Monday. Mehta took to Twitter and posted a note about Subrahmanyam's demise, writing that it was "terrible news to wake up to". "With profound and heartfelt...


Disney + Hotstar appoints Nishant Tandon as AVP-growth

Disney + Hotstar appoints Nishant Tandon as AVP-growth

Streaming platform Disney + Hotstar has announced the appointment of Nishant Tandon as AVP-growth, according to his LinkedIn post. He wrote, “After a 6-year long stint with V18 and Voot, moving back to the group where it all began. Though I am sad that I will not be working with people whom I have called friends for a long while, I look forwa...


Indonesia continues to lead the way in site blocking

Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA)’s the Coliation Against Piracy (CAP) has been tracking traffic to sites that have been blocked in Indonesia, as well as overall traffic to pirate sites and legitimate sites. The Indonesian government started blocking illegal sites in the middle of 2019 and by April this year, the total number of sites bl...


Snap introduces new solutions for advertisers

Snapchat introduces new lens

Snap, the developer of Snapchat, has introduced a new ASL Alphabet lens that provides its users with a unique learning experience for the American Sign Language. According to ANI, it’s called ASL Alphabet Lens, and it has been laun...


‘Oh My Dog’ to premiere on Prime Video

‘Oh My Dog’ to premiere on Prime Video

Suriya’s home production film ‘Oh My Dog’ is set to release on Prime Video on April 21. ‘Oh My Dog’ is touted as a heartwarming tale, which brings together three generations of the real-life film family (grandfather-father-son trio) – Vijaykumar, Arun Vijay and Arnav Vijay. The family entertainer is written and