Netflix donates to Producers Guild of India to support the daily wagers of the Film industry
Netflix announced that it will be contributing $1 million to Producers Guild of India (PGI) Relief Fund to help daily wage earners in the entertainment industry in the country. This fund will provide emergency short term relief to thousands of daily wage earners in the Indian creative...
MX Player partners with Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures for Content deals
Global stories with universal values and dubbing international films in local languages find large audiences in India. Understanding the growing need and preferences of the discerning viewer, MX Player is expanding on their brand promise of ‘Everytainment’ and becomes the first Indian AVOD platform to ink a...
Walt Disney announces new release dates of its movies
Disney has finally confirmed new release dates for its movies until 2022 after many were postponed due to the covid-19 pandemic. The company is already losing millions a day from closing their theme parks and having postponed hits like Mulan and Black Widow from their original spring 2020 release dates. Disney...
Famous VFX producer Rebecca Ramsey dies
Visual effects producer Rebecca Ramsey, who lent her skills to blockbuster spectacles including films in the Harry Potter and Hunger Games franchises, died March 7 from complications related to a fall in her home. The news was shared by Ramsey’s longtime friend, Jenny McShane. She was 53 years old....
Jetpack Distribution announces worldwide animation broadcast deals
Jetpack Distribution announced a series of broadcast deals for shows comprising comedy, animation, live-action, preschool, film and drama content. The Covid-19 pandemic has majorly disrupted the broadcasters worldwide as live-action productions halt and the demand for content is only increasing with the families following the necessary quarantine....
Marvel Unlimited to give free access to comics during the Quarantine
Marvel Unlimited, Marvel’s digital comics subscription service, is offering FREE access to some of Marvel’s most iconic stories from recent years to its fans during this Coronavirus pandemic. The subscription also includes the recent Marvel Comics events and critically acclaimed titles featuring the Avengers, Spider-Man, Black Widow,...
Times Prime partners with ZEE5 to give free subscriptions during the lockdown
As the country is currently experiencing a 21-day lockdown, entertainment consumption has increased. Keeping that in mind, Times Prime has partnered with ZEE5 to offer an uninterrupted dose of digital entertainment to people during this unprecedented situation. As part of the deal, Times Prime is offering new...
To entertain kids, Mattel launches online playrooms for free
Mattel is launching an online hub with information, resources and games to help kids deal with Covid-19, while tapping into the stuck-at-home audience. Mattel Playroom is a new, online resource that features activities and content from across the company’s portfolio of brands, designed to encourage kids to...
Disney+ Hotstar to launch in India on 3rd April
Walt Disney is finally launching Disney+ in India through Hotstar tomorrow, 3 April. Hotstar has a very strong presence in the Indian OTT landscape with over 300 million MAUs (Monthly Active Users) and wide content library of daily soaps, Bollywood blockbusters and Hotstar Specials. With the launch...
IN10 Media partners with ZEE5 for two-channel content
IN10 Media, a network with myriad offerings in the media and entertainment sector, has announced its two-channel content partnership deal with ZEE5. With this deal, ZEE5 will live stream IN10 Media’s infotainment channel EPIC TV, and a youth-centric, 24-hour music channel ShowBox. With the integration of both...