Tag: OTT platform
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Multiplex Association of India urges Centre to allow reopening of cinema halls
After weeks of shut down, the Multiplex Association of India (MAI) recently released a statement calling upon the government for a decision on reopening of cinemas across the country. The Association expressed dismay and disappointment over the government’s decision to keeping cinema halls and multiplexes shut in its Unlock 2.0 plan which started on July ... -
Laxmmi Bomb to Sadak 2: Seven big Bollywood films to premier directly on Disney+ Hotstar’sMultiplex
With cinemas across the country closed to contain the spread of Coronavirus pandemic, a number of big-budget commercial Bollywood films are skipping theatrical release and moving to OTT platforms. At a time when Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have packed their calenders with a number of high-profile Bollywood films and web series, video streaming service ... -
What lies ahead for big screens as streaming platforms bag more new releases in Covid-19 lockdown
Covid-19 pandemic induced lockdown in India has already passed three and a half months mark with multiplexes and theatres being non-operational. With crores of losses to Indian entertainment industry that is mounting with each passing day, there is lot of anxiety in the film fraternity. When Shoojit Sircar directed Gulaabo Sitaabo was decided in mid-May ... -
Multiplexes plan to restart business as films release in OTT platforms
Businesses, as they plan to restart, has to cope with the new reality of social distancing and strict hygiene in India, multiplexes are redrawing the ways they operate. Multiplexes have been shut for more than two months now in India to contain the spread of coronavirus. Before the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and local ... -
Indian Entertainment industry braces for heavy losses amid COVID-19 lockdown
In the aftermath of the nationwide lockdown in India due to Coronavirus pandemic, film/television shootings have been stalled, theatres are shut and no promotional events are taking place. Release of many Bollywood films including Ranveer Singh-starrer ’83 and Rohit Shetty’s Sooryavanshi and Hollywood films has been postponed. Being the largest producer of movies, the Indian ...