Disney Plus Hotstar Reveals Robust India Slate

On Monday, Christina Applegate revealed that she’d been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

Naman Ramachandran Indian filmmaker, singer and actor Farhan Akhtar is returning to direction after a decade with feature film “Jee Le Zaraa,” starring Bollywood A-listers Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt. The film is due to start shooting in Sept.

Disney+'s newest weekly and Marvel Studios' first animated project,, explores all of the MCU's alternate timelines and the familiar yet totally different superheroes within: Characters like Captain Carter, T'Challa, Star-Lord, King Killmonger and Party Thor, to name a few.Original stars like Michael B. Jordan, Sebastian Stan, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L.

Naman Ramachandran Leading Indian streamer Disney Plus Hotstar has revealed the first trailer for its magnum opus series “The Empire.” The eight-episode series is based on Alex Rutherford’s bestselling “Empire of the Moghuls” novels, a racy, fictionalized version of the history of the Moghul empire, which dominated South Asia from 1526 to 1720.

Naman Ramachandran Streaming service Discovery Plus is cranking up the Bollywood star factor for its India originals slate, which was revealed on Wednesday.Bollywood stars Anil Kapoor (“Slumdog Millionaire”), Ananya Panday (“Khaali Peeli”), Nora Fatehi (“Street Dancer 3D”) and musician Badshah (“Saaho”) will feature in the second season of “Star vs Food,” where Bollywood celebrities and chefs cook for friends and family.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorLondon-based world film sales and production company Taskovski Films has picked up Karol Palka’s feature-length documentary “Bucolic,” which plays in the Critics’ Week section of the Locarno Film Festival.The Polish film is described as “a parable about people living in a different way, an affectionate observation that invites curiosity about their world and a desire for a closer look.”It centers on Danusia and her daughter Basia, who “live far away

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was slammed by “Morning Joe” commentators Monday after making a “joke” at a weekend fundraiser that it would be “hard not to hit” Nancy Pelosi with the Speaker of the House’s gavel if Republicans take control of the House of Representatives in next year’s midterm elections.“A spokesman for McCarthy says was was, quote, obviously joking, but House Democrats are calling on him to apologize,” “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski said during Monday’s show,

Singer Shaima is on the rise! The muslim pop star has a new EP, titled Unveiled, which is set to drop in August, and she opened up in an exclusive interview with HollywoodLife about her career.

The California congressman made the comments at a Republican fundraiser in Tennessee after he was handed an oversized gavel by his Republican colleagues from the state. Audio of his joke was recorded and posted to Twitter by Main Street Nashville reporter Vivian Jones.

San Sebastian Film Festival has unveiled the Spanish titles that will comprise its official selection this year.

Naman Ramachandran Current streaming market leader Disney Plus Hotstar will continue its sway over India with 46 million subscribers by the end of December, according to a report by leading research firm Media Partners Asia.The streamer currently has approximately 34 million subscribers.The report, titled “The Future of India’s Online Video Market,” notes that together, Disney Plus Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video India and Netflix account for an 80% market share of subscribers and revenues in

Naman Ramachandran Starz-backed streamer Lionsgate Play has revealed ambitious expansion plans in Southeast Asia, local commissions in India and a 60-strong English-language programming slate.In Asia, the service is currently available in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.“We’re certainly looking to go out to all South Asian territories, which is Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives: these are some of the territories that we’re going to go immediately,” Amit Dhanuka, executive VP at Lionsgate

Naman Ramachandran In the crowded Indian streaming space, Disney Plus Hotstar is already the market leader with approximately 34 million paid subscribers, but going forward, a series of ambitious strategies will see the company look to expand its base even further.One key power play will involve betting on the sticky wicket of sports rights — particularly for cricket.

is a (literal) fish-out-of-water story about a curious young sea monster who must disguise himself to spend his summer in a human town on the Italian Riviera.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterStarz has succeeded in blocking Disney from launching a streaming service in Brazil under the name “Star Plus.”A judge in Sao Paolo granted a temporary restraining order on Friday, holding that Disney cannot use the brand name when the service debuts on Aug.

Last week, Caroline Polachek shared her latest avant-pop single "Bunny Is A Rider." Gently groovy and full of the vocal wizardry Polachek does so well, we stuck the song straight on our weekly Songs You Need playlist. The music video drops today, and it's streaming exclusively on Facebook.

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) defended House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to block two Republican congressman from serving on a select committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol.

DEALSSony Music’s The Orchard has signed a global distribution deal with Birmingham-based record label BE83 Music. “This new partnership between BE83 and The Orchard is enabling us to scale up our business and deliver on [our] vision to take the midland’s sound around the world”, says BE83 founder Despa Robinson.————————————————–APPOINTMENTSThree Six Zero Recordings – the label side of the Three Six Zero artist management group – has promoted Nick Dearmun to General Manager.

Caroline Polachek, one of progressive pop music's most revered songwriters, has teamed up with frequent collaborator Danny L. Harle for her new single "Bunny Is A Rider." It's her first new solo song since the Christmas track "So Cold You're Hurting My Feelings" and her lovely cover of "Breathless" by The Corrs.