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ton in terms of new Prime Video originals, but there are a few noteworthy titles. “Outer Range,” premiering April 15, is a new series that’s essentially “Yellowstone” but sci-fi.

Naman Ramachandran Indian streamer ALTBalaji, which operated on the Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) model so far, is adding an Advertising-based Video on Demand (AVOD) component to its services. The move follows the massive success of reality show “Lock Upp,” hosted by Bollywood star Kangana Ranaut, which ALTBalaji launched as a free AVOD show in partnership with MX Player and has had more than 100 million views. ALTBalaji is a division of Indian TV czarina Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms, which has 91 original shows streaming.

With Easter approaching fast you don’t want to waste your holiday time scrolling through what’s new on Amazon. Our list of Amazon Prime Video’s newest TV shows and films coming in April should offer enough ideas on what to watch.

Charithra Chandran is opening up about some particularly cruel things her friends once said to her about her role on Bridgerton.

Rishi Sunak's wife has a £490 million stake in a company which is still operating in Moscow and has links to a major Russian bank.

Emily Longeretta Netflix and Kinetic Content are teaming up once again. The streaming giant announced a new reality show coming soon, featuring stars from “Too Hot To Handle,” “Love Is Blind,” “The Circle,” “Selling Tampa” and more.“Singles from Netflix reality shows have done some crazy things to find love. But they’re still single,” the official description reads.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios is negotiating a feature deal on the Shipli Somaya Gowda novel Secret Daughter, with an impressive package that has Chinese helmer Anthony Chen (llo llo, Wet Season) attached to direct Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Sienna Miller in the lead roles. Shruti Ganguly will adapt the novel.

Naman Ramachandran Vidya Balan (“Kahaani”) and Shefali Shah (“Delhi Crime”), two of India’s finest actors, worked together for the first time in Suresh Triveni’s Amazon Prime Video India original “Jalsa.” The result is an acting masterclass.The film is a tense social thriller where the lives of Balan’s Maya, a top journalist and her Shah’s Rukhsana, Maya’s housekeeper, become inextricably linked together after a horrific incident.Balan’s morally upright journalist wrestles with an ethical dilemma through the film. The actor initially turned down the film because she did not want to play someone who seemed morally ambiguous, but isn’t, and eventually the role’s challenges changed her decision.“Maya is successful and she’s in a position of power and there is a certain aloofness to her demeanor,” Balan tells Variety.

Queen Elizabeth‘s former lady-in-waiting Lady Pamela Hicks is looking back at an unexpected note she received from the monarch.

Yalda T. Uhls, founder of the Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA said, “This report provides firm data that the international consumer cares as much and sometimes more than United States’ audiences about what they see on screen and who is behind the screen.”Statistics from the report include the fact that only 38.4% of respondents feel their own identity is accurately represented in current media and more than 75% of international audiences want to see multicultural content.• 52% felt it was important that women were represented behind the camera• 57.4% reported it was important to them that people behind the scenes are from diverse backgrounds• Diversity behind the camera was equally important for men (58%) and women (58.8%)• Having women behind the camera was most important in Brazil (62.9%), Mexico (60.6%), and India (60%)• Diversity behind the camera was most important in India (70.6%), Colombia (65.7%), and Brazil (63.5%) • 64.8% of respondents said that seeing people from different groups/backgrounds than their own represented in TV/media makes them feel more empathy toward othersA “Transparency Talk” titled “Exploring Global Progress Towards Gender Equality and the Importance of International Content for Women.” that discusses the report will air on Wednesday, March 16 at 1pm PT/4pm ET/ 8pm GMT.

Naman Ramachandran Global streamers are investing heavily in Scotland, with Amazon Prime Video investing £50 million ($65 million) across three series.The U.K. parliament’s Scottish Affairs Committee is conducting a series of evidence sessions exploring the media landscape in Scotland.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIn a move that befits the streaming era, Japan’s Tokyo Broadcasting System Television is looking to make itself more of an international force. It will invest in more international shows and strike new coproduction partnerships.The company unveiled its new strategy on Friday at the South By South West (SXSW) festival in the U.S.It followed ten months on from the launch of TBS’s Vision 2030 program which sought to increase content spending, launch a new division and expand into related areas such as licensing.

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group has hired former MGM TV executive Charles Farmer to the newly created role of CEO.

Mayor Eric Garcetti’s path to becoming the next U.S. ambassador to India hit a potential snag today when a senior senator said he wants Garcetti’s confirmation vote delayed pending an investigation into whether the mayor knew about and ignored sexual harassment and assault allegations made against his former senior advisor.

BEST FEATURE (Award is given to the producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.)“A Chiara” (Jonas Carpignano, Paolo Carpignano, Jon Coplon, Ryan Zacarias)“C’mon C’mon” (Chelsea Barnard, Andrea Longacre-White, Lila Yacoub) “The Lost Daughter” (Charles Dorfman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Osnat Handelsman Keren, Talia Kleinhendler)“The Novice” (Ryan Hawkins, Kari Hollend, Steven Sims, Zack Zucker)“Zola” (Kara Baker, Dave Franco, Elizabeth Haggard, David Hinojosa, Vince Jolivette, Christine Vachon, Gia Walsh)BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to director and producer)“7 Days” (Director: Roshan Sethi; Producers: Liz Cardenas, Mel Eslyn)“Holler” (Director: Nicole Riegel; Producers: Adam Cobb, Rachel Gould, Katie Mcneill, Jamie Patricof, Christy Spitzer Thornton)“Queen of Glory” (Director: Nana Mensah; Producers: Baff Akoto, Anya Migdal, Kelley Robins Hicks, Jamund Washington)“Test Pattern” (Director/Producer: Shatara Michelle Ford; Producers: Pin-Chun Liu, Yu-Hao Su)“Wild Indian” (Director/Producer: Lyle Mitchell Corbine, Jr.; Producers: Thomas Mahoney, Eric Tavitian)JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (Award given to the writer, director and producer of the best feature made for under $500,000.

Hollywood icons! Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s boundary-breaking relationship and career evolution is the subject of Amazon Prime Video’s Lucy and Desi documentary.

Selome Hailu Maggie Burkhead, Katie Giarla and Mina Baban have each been promoted vice president of TV development at Endeavor Content. All three are based in Beverly Hills and work across the studio’s streaming and cable content while managing partnerships and joint ventures in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Scandinavia, Latin America, Korea, India, West Asia and North Africa.“Katie, Maggie and Mina have all played integral parts in building Endeavor Content’s TV studio.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSony Pictures Television sealed a deal to acquire Industrial Media, a major nonfiction TV production company whose portfolio includes “90 Day Fiancé,” “So You Think You Can Dance” and “American Idol.”The deal values Industrial Media at $350 million. Upon closing, Sony Pictures will acquire a majority controlling interest in Industrial Media but the studio declined to reveal its ownership percentage.Industrial Media’s production shingles include 19 Entertainment, B17 Entertainment, House of NonFiction, Sharp Entertainment, the Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC), This Machine Filmworks, This Radicle Act and Trilogy Films.The company companies produce more than 100 programs distributed worldwide in genres including documentary, music competition and reality categories.