Controversy Ignites In India Over Amazon Prime Original Series ‘Tandav’

Naman Ramachandran U.K. free-to-air terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 has won the rights to the upcoming England vs.

Telegraph Sport can reveal. BT Sport and Sky are understood to have put in bids on Tuesday just as Channel 4 were poised to seal the deal, causing a last-minute hold-up.

Protesting Indian farmers won global attention on Wednesday with prominent Western activists joining pop superstar Rihanna in support of their months-long campaign against agriculture reforms but India said the intervention was irresponsible.

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Naman Ramachandran Amazon Prime Video has announced several German original series and a soccer documentary.The originals include a series adaptation of fantasy classic “The Gryphon,” based on the cult novel of the same name by Wolfgang Hohlbein, Germany’s most successful living novelist with 40 million books sold worldwide, that follows three outsiders who must deal with a monster. Show runners Erol Yesilkaya and Sebastian Marka are adapting the material into six 45-minute episodes.

The beauty of having an anthology series is that you can cast some big names, only have them for an episode and not worry about trying to get an A-lister to commit to a months-long television shoot.

Jamie Lang Amazon Prime Video enlisted company executives, series creators and stars from some of its top originals to confirm several announcements of new titles, returning favorites and broader initiatives to help Mexico’s hard-hit production industry recover from damage inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic.One new production, an untitled soccer docuseries about Mexican supper-club Las Chivas, and two returning programs, “Pan y Circo” and “LOL: Last One Laughing,” were confirmed, with as many

Deadline reported Wednesday.Bridgertonportrays upper-class life in Regency England, giving a subversive take on the period with color-blind casting and a storyline that heavily focuses on the lives of women.The series was released Dec. 25 on Netflix and was described by GQ Magazine as a combination of “Gossip Girl” and “Downton Abbey.”“I think the show really provides an incredible escape for audiences at a time where that’s exactly what’s needed,” director Chris Van Dusen said.

After opening as the No. 1 film worldwide over India’s harvest festival weekend earlier this month, Tamil action thriller Master is making its way to Amazon Prime Video on Friday, January 29. From that date, the film will be available to Amazon Prime members in India and across 240 countries and territories.

It’s been the show on everyone’s lips since it landed on Netflix and now Bridgerton reigns supreme of the streaming platforms original content.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterWith viewership from 82 million member households in its first 28 days online, Netflix is hailing “Bridgerton” as its biggest-ever debut for an original series on the streaming service, Variety has learned.In her first interview since being elevated to Netflix’s head of drama development last fall, Jinny Howe — the exec who nurtured the Shondaland series — discussed the cheeky, steamy period romance as well as several other dramas Netflix currently has in the

Naman Ramachandran “Master,” starring South Indian box office darling Vijay, will make its streaming debut on Amazon Prime Video worldwide on Jan. 29.The film released Jan.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe mad scramble by Asian streamers and broadcasters to secure Korean TV drama content continued with the announcement by Viu that it is poised to deliver another original series.The Hong Kong-based pan-Asian streamer is poised to release period romantic drama “River Where the Moon Rises” on Feb. 15, 2021.

Naman Ramachandran Eros STX Global Corporation’s streaming platform Eros Now is launching a Premium Video On-Demand ‘First Day, First Show’ service in India.

Jamie Lang In today’s NATPE Roundup, Argentine hit series “La Chica Que Limpia” gets an Indian remake, FilmRise and Night Media pact to package influencer content for digital platforms, Comedy Central Latin America begins production on a new season of “Se Rentan Cuartos,” and Amazon Prime Video announces the launch date for The Mediapro Studio and Buendia Estudio’s “El Internado: Las Cumbres.”Rmvistar, representing Jaque Content in India, has closed an exclusive format licensing deal with One

Naman Ramachandran The ongoing controversy over Amazon Prime Video India’s political drama “Tandav” has taken a new twist, with a decision being taken to change some of the content.“We have utmost respect for the sentiments of the people of our country.

Georgia Harrison has broken her silence following the arrest of her ex-boyfriend Stephen Bear after she accused him of recording and sharing a video of them having sex without her consent.The former Love Island star took to Instagram last month to speak out against her ex after claiming she’d been contacted by at least two people who had seen the footage, with some even saying it had been posted on X-rated website OnlyFans.Bear denies all allegations but was arrested by police shortly after his

Naman Ramachandran Ali Abbas Zafar’s explosive Amazon Prime Video India political drama “Tandav,” which began streaming Jan.