Disney Lowers Disney+ Hotstar Subscriber Target Amid Uncertainty in India

Meghan Markle chats to Mariah Carey in the latest episode of her “Archetypes” podcast, “The Duality of Diva”.

Naman Ramachandran Sajith Sivanandan is joining Disney as executive VP and head of Disney+ Hotstar India, reporting into Rebecca Campbell, chair of Disney’s International content and operations group and K. Madhavan, president, Disney Star. Sivanandan will join in October from Google, where he is currently MD and business head, Google Pay and Next Billion User Initiatives, Asia Pacific.

Google’s Sajith Sivanandan has been named EVP and Head of Indian streaming service Disney+ Hotstar.

The NHS will introduce a new generation of bivalent Covid-19 vaccines to kick off the autumn booster rollout.

It seems like Elizabeth Holmes is still a little stuck in Amanda Seyfried‘s head. During a conversation about her Emmy nominated performance as the convicted Theranos founder, Seyfriend said she’s had moments during her current gig, the Apple TV+ limited series “The Crowded Room,” where she’s felt Holmes “poking through.” Considering how long Seyfriend played the role for the eight-episode series, that’s not a surprise.

Thanks to the #MeToo movement (and, to a certain extent, the COVID-19 pandemic), intimacy coordinators on movie and TV sets are the entertainment industry’s new normal. So, what do actors think about this development?  Sean Bean‘s recent comments that ICs “spoil the spontaneity” of sex scenes unleashed a backlash from various actresses.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe headline number out of Disney’s quarterly results Wednesday seemed to show a notable milestone: The Mouse House had 221.1 million total subscriptions worldwide across its streaming services. On that individual metric, that means Disney is now just ahead of Netflix, which ended Q2 with 220.7 million total paid subscribers.But the value of those subscriber bases is much different.Domestically, for example, Disney+ generated about 39% as much revenue per subscriber as Netflix for the second calendar quarter, a measure referred to in the finance world as ARPU (average revenue per user).

Disney today cut its Disney+ subscriber growth target to between 135 million and 165 million by the end of fiscal 2024 as it expects users in India to migrate after losing streaming rights to cricket, a huge draw in the region.

Walt Disney’s total DTC subscribers all in totaled 221.1 million for the company’s fiscal third quarter ended in June. That was a big beat for Disney+ and its parent, and also marked the first time anyone has passed Netflix in total streaming subs.

over celebrity CO2 emissions from private jet travel, the Marvel superstar from New York City, where he has been filming The Crowded Room, to visit his girlfriend, , in Budapest, where she is filming the second Dune movie. Fans filmed the booked and busy couple spending time together in Hungary, and the video has since gone viral on Twitter. This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Another fan seemingly captured knitting during a long commercial flight.

READ MORE: Amanda Holden shares 'exciting' teaser for new TV show with fan favourite Alan Carr Amanda and Alan appear to be filming a new show together, although not much else is known as the pair have been fairly hushed about it. However, an insider told The Sun, has said that the duo are filming for their new property series.

Marta Balaga Tom Hardiman’s feature debut “Medusa Deluxe,” which premiered at Locarno on Saturday, has already seduced multiple international distributors with its mixture of humor, grief and competitive hairdressing.Now Warsaw-based New Europe Film Sales has sealed further deals for the unusual murder mystery in Spain (Elastica Films), Benelux (Filmfreak), Scandinavia and the Baltics (NonStop Entertainment), Variety has learnt in exclusivity.As previously reported, A24 has acquired North American rights to the film, produced by Emu Films with the support of BFI, BBC Films, and Time Based Arts.MUBI holds the rights to U.K./Ireland, France, Latin America, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Turkey, India and Southeast Asia. “The buyers are excited about ‘Medusa Deluxe’ because it’s a quirky, original piece of cinema which can appeal to younger audiences, especially since A24 and MUBI will lead the way on global marketing,” said New Europe Film Sales CEO, Jan Naszewski.Hardiman, a self-confessed hairdressing aficionado, has joined forces with celebrity hairstylist Eugene Souleiman in order to show a community struggling with tragic loss yet still striving for perfection.“There is this cathartic moment at one point, two people genuinely caring about each other, and you have this hairstyle with a boat on the top.

AMC Networks Inc. reached 10.8 million subscribers, the company reported Friday in its second-quarter earnings report. The company increased its subscriber base by 1.3 million from Q1, a 46% year-over-year increase driven partly by the AMC+ premium streaming bundle launch in Spain.

Ryan Gosling is making an epic comeback after four years off the screen by starring in The Gray Man alongside Chris Evans as well as in Greta Gerwig's upcoming Barbie movie with Margot Robbie, and as it turns out, his longtime partner Eva Mendes is proving she is not far behind!MORE: Eva Mendes sparks emotional response as she remembers her 'first love'The actress has led a very private life since welcoming daughters Amada Lee, six, and Esmeralda Amada, seven, and not only has she kept away from the public eye, but from the big screen too. The star's last film credit was in a 2014 film titled Lost River, in which she starred alongside Saoirse Ronan and Christina Hendricks.

Wilson Chapman editor“Emily,” a biopic starring Emma Mackey as “Wuthering Heights” writer Emily Brontë, will have its world premiere through Toronto International Film Festival’s Platform program, the festival announced Wednesday.Platform, which was established in 2015 and is named after the 2000 film by Jia Zhang-ke, screens eight to 12 films from a diverse range of global filmmakers with rising careers. After the screenings, the Platform Prize, an award of $20,000 CAD, is given to one film selected by an international jury.