Surinder Films acquires OTT platform Addatimes
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid a steep rise in online content viewing habits, production company Surinder Films has acquired Bengali OTT platform Addatimes.
Film industry won't survive without good writers: Anjan Dutt
Filmmaker-actor Anjan Dutt's web series Seven, which stars Suprobhat Das, Rahul Banerjee, Gaurav Chakrabarty, Ridhima Ghosh and Ankita Chakraborty in the lead, is waiting for its Mar 17 release. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh catches up with Dutt on the Zee5 series, thrillers and more. Excerpts...
Indubala Bhaater Hotel a lifetime experience for me: Subhashree Ganguly
Bengali actor Subhashree Ganguly is the latest Tollywood star to plunge into the OTT world and her first project is Debaloy Bhattacharya's Indubala Bhaater Hotel, which is an adaptation from Kallol Lahiri's novel of the same name. Ahead of the show's Mar 8 premiere on Hoichoi, IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh catches up with the actor for a candid chat...
OTT, TV, films should co-exist: Actor Oindrila Sen making digital debut with Shwetkali
After working on television for years, actor Oindrila Sen is all set for her digital debut with Zee5 web series Shwetkali, which premieres on Feb 24. Ahead of the premiere, IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh catches up with Oindrila on a receding winter afternoon. Excerpts...
OTT platform AAO NXT launches AAO NXT Bangla, plans to develop hyper local content
Kolkata/IBNS: Odisha's first independent OTT platform, AAO NXT has launched AAO NXT Bangla for creating content in the Bengali language.
Bhutanese woman Nyema Zam gift world a new OTT platform- Samuh
A Bhutanese woman has taken inspiration from the success of Netflix and created her own OTT platform named Samuh.
5 OTT Shows that we are looking forward to in 2023
Mumbai: There are numerous possibilities for binge-watching television series on over-the-top (OTT) platforms, but only a few are worthy of our time. To make things easier for our readers, we've compiled a list of some of the most exciting upcoming events.
OTT platforms and traditional cinema theatres to co-exist: Director Mahesh Narayanan at IFFI
Panaji: Online streaming platforms and traditional cinema theatres are going to co-exist, said Mahesh Narayanan, Director of the film Ariyippu which is being screened at the Indian Panorama section of 53rd International Film Festival of India.
People are preferring to engage with high quality but short duration content: Natak Pictures Founder
IBNS Correspondent Nitin Waghela interacts with Natak Pictures Founder and CCO Rahul Bhatnagar to understand the realm of short films, and the role that OTT plays in current times.
Byomkesh will be omnipresent in my life and career: Abir Chatterjee
Actor Abir Chatterjee returns as Bengali detective Byomkesh Bakshi in Arindam Sil's upcoming film Byomkesh Hotyamancha, which releases Aug 11. In a candid interaction with India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh, Abir speaks on the film and his recent venture into OTT space. Excerpts...
Partnership successful with Netflix: Russo brothers on ‘The Gray Man’
New Delhi/UNI: Days after the premiere of their blockbuster movie "The Gray Man" on Netflix, the Russo brothers—Anthony and Joe, called it a successful partnership with the OTT giant.
Kareena Kapoor Khan caught her co-star peeping into her mobile phone, check out what happens next
Mumbai: In her funny Instagram post, actress Kareena Kapoor Khan showed how she caught her co-star Vijay Varma peeping into her phone.
Mumbai: Actor Swastika Mukherjee says her pursuit of playing a character with grey shades ended with her latest digital outing Escaype Live, which came after years of convincing people that she could pull off such roles.
Siddharth: OTT has given me exciting things to do with my characters
Chennai: Actor Siddharth, who has been recently seen in the web series Escaype Live, says that OTT has helped him develop his acting craft to a greater degree than his films. The actor adds that since in a web series, the total screen time is longer, he is able to do a lot more.
Siddharth: OTT has given me exciting things to do with my characters
Chennai: Actor Siddharth, who has been recently seen in the web series Escaype Live, says that OTT has helped him develop his acting craft to a greater degree than his films. The actor adds that since in a web series, the total screen time is longer, he is able to do a lot more.