Nice uptick in user engagement in India, says Netflix

Nice uptick in user engagement in India, says Netflix

Despite a below average financial results for the first quarter of 2022 when it lost 200,000 subscribers globally and a gloomy prediction for the next quarter, Netflix feels its strategies seem to be working in India, which include slashing of subscription prices. Content streaming platform Netflix, which reduced its subscription prices ...


AT&T total revenue down 13% reflecting divested TV biz

AT&T total revenue down 13% reflecting divested TV biz

AT&T Inc. on Thursday posted a 2.5 percent rise in revenue for its core phone and internet business in the first quarter, as the telecom giant benefited from the expansion of its fiber internet and 5G services. The Texas-based firm, whose WarnerMedia unit completed its merger with Discovery Inc. earlier this month to form the new media firm W...


Warner Bros. Discovery to shutter CNN+

Warner Bros. Discovery to shutter CNN+

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced it would shut down its CNN+ streaming news service less than a month after its highly touted launch. The service, which sought to capitalize on the popularity of streaming video and the growth of digital news subscriptions, will cease operations on April 30. The executive who helped design CNN's strea...


Cinema created an identity for India in the world: Anurag Thakur

Cinema created an identity for India in the world: Anurag Thakur

Cinema is India’s soft power, which has many benefits, and has helped in creation of an identity of the country abroad, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur said Thursday. “Indian cinema is our country’s soft power, which rules the hearts of millions of people across the world,” Thakur said in Mumbai during a visit to the N...


News18 Odia launches new campus campaign

News18 Odia launches new campus campaign

News18 Odia, owned by Network18 has introduced a new campaign — Campus Ferilu Aaame (Back to Campus) – which will throw light on how students and teachers are preparing for post-pandemic physical classes. The month-long campaign started on April 9 and will go on till the end of the month. As the students and teachers are all set to reunite...


WrestleMania38 brings in record viewers for Sony sports channels

WrestleMania38 brings in record viewers for Sony sports channels

Sony’s sports channels in India seem to have hit pay dirt with WrestleMania 38 as over 50 million Indians watched the event, including the return debut of Indian wrestler Veer Mahan. Figures released by Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India highlighted that the show was seen by 56.1 million people in India on the Sony Sports Networ...