Netflix has announced its Indian content slate for 2025, featuring over 25 titles, including films, series, and unscripted programming. This lineup showcases major Bollywood stars and marks several significant debuts. Among the highlights is "Nadaaniyan," (Innocence) a modern love story starring Ibrahim Ali Khan and Khushi Kapoor, supported by veteran...
Indian Company Invests $30 million in California Cricket Stadium
Major League Cricket (MLC) that is set for a 2023 launch, will team up with the Knight Riders Group -- principal owners of Kolkata Knight Riders and Trinbago Knight Riders, as well as one of MLC's lead investing partners -- for plans to construct a 10,000 capacity cricket stadium in...
Mondelez Uses Machine Learning and AI to Create Personalized Ads in India
Chicago, Illinois-based Mondelez International that owns the Cadbury brand of confectionery, beverage, and snack food company, has created a special advertisement to promote local stores during the festive season. Right in time for the Diwali festive season, Cadbury partnered with Bangalore-based Rephrase.ai that specializes in creating “studio-quality ads" with an...
SFO International Film Fest to Honor India's Shah Rukh Khan
The San Francisco International Film Festival, to be held April 5-19 at various venues throughout San Francisco and Berkeley, Calif., will pay a special tribute to Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan. This event will take place April 14 at 8:30 p.m. at the Castro Theater in San Francisco, and will...
Amazon Video and Netflix Vie for India Market
With 460 million Internet users, India is a huge market that is driven by a strong demand for viewing locally generated content. According to KPMG India, U.S. and western programming commands a 0.5 percent viewership share on Indian television, compared to over 60 percent for domestic entertainment. Likewise, Hollywood and...
Netflix Strikes Deal with Bollywood's Shahrukh Khan
Netflix announced a deal with Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment banner to license its catalog and new films globally. Under this agreement, all members of Netflix will gain access to exclusive video-on-demand subscription to films made under Red Chillies banner as well as new films that will...