Indian Streaming Platforms Weigh up Unclear Future of Content Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission is issuing orders to nine social media and video streaming platforms for data on how they collect personal information of their users.

Harrison Ford is to return as Indiana Jones at the grand old age of 78.

EXCLUSIVE: Leading Indian OTT platform Eros Now has set its 2021 content slate with 46 new titles including 33 film premieres and 13 original series. Owned by ErosSTX Global Corporation, Eros Now is offering what the companies say is the Indian industry’s biggest content slate for next year.

Naman Ramachandran Eros Now, the Indian content streaming platform that is part of NYSE-listed Eros STX Global Corporation, has announced a slate of 33 film premieres and 13 originals across eight Indian languages.

Indiana Jones rides again! Harrison Ford is donning the iconic fedora and getting his bullwhip out of storage for one more epic adventure.Lucasfilm announced on Thursday — amid the massive Disney Investor Day — that development of the fifth and final film is already underway.«Lucasfilm is in pre-production on the next installment of Indiana Jones,» the company announced, through the official Twitter account.«At the helm is James @Mang0ld, director of Ford v Ferrari, and Indy himself, Harrison

Traffic on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge slowed to a crawl Saturday afternoon because of a protest caravan supporting the struggles of farmers in India, according to reports.  The jam was reported just before 2 p.m. PT and had started to ease up around 5:30 p.m., according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Ed Meza @edmezavarThe miraculous prospects of international funding initiatives and the opportunities and pitfalls offered by streaming platforms were among the topics discussed by leading Argentine producers during an online Ventana Sur panel on Thursday.Diego Dubcovsky of Varsovia Films, Santiago Gallelli of Rei Cine and Paula Zyngierman of Maravillacine also looked back at the dynamic New Argentine Cinema wave that characterized the 1990s, and addressed the role of state funding for the

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are celebrating two years of wedded bliss! The couple took to Instagram on Tuesday to mark their second wedding anniversary with sweet tributes. «Two years married to the most wonderful, inspiring and beautiful woman. Happy anniversary @priyankachopra I love you.

The Asia Pacific Screen Academy honoured regional filmmakers at a special presentation on Australia’s Gold Coast last night (November 26).

Peter White Television EditorConan O’Brien’s departure from late-night linear television after 28 years is shining a spotlight on the sustainability of the nightly format outside of the broadcast networks.O’Brien, who will end his TBS show in June 2021, is heading to HBO Max for a weekly variety show.

Naman Ramachandran Veteran Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (“Elizabeth”) has revealed thematic details about his Working Title romantic comedy “What’s Love Got To Do With It?” starring Lily James (“Yesterday”) and Emma Thompson (“Last Christmas”).“It’s a story of identities,” Kapur said. “It’s about cultural clashes and it’s a comedy, but it’s about hiding behind an identity and how identities can become tribal, and how tribalism can lead to clashes and fundamentalism.

Soumitra Chatterjee, the legendary Indian actor with more than 200 movies to his name and famed for his work with Oscar-winning director Satyajit Ray, died Sunday of complications from the coronavirus. He was 85.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerIndian actor Soumitra Chatterjee, whose career spanned six decades and more than 300 films, died Sunday in Kolkata from health complications related to Covid-19. He was 85.A protégé of Oscar-winning director Satyajit Ray, Chatterjee died at Belle Vue Clinic after being there since October 6.

NEW DELHI -- Soumitra Chatterjee, the legendary Indian actor with more than 200 movies to his name and famed for his work with Oscar-winning director Satyajit Ray, died Sunday of complications from the coronavirus. He was 85.Chatterjee’s daughter, Poulami Bose, said her father died at a hospital in the city of Kolkata in West Bengal state where he had been staying since testing positive for the virus in early October.

Also Read: Inside the 'Mulan' Flameout in China and Why Hollywood Can't Seem to Bridge the Culture GapFormer DTC head Kevin Mayer had previously warned the company would most likely never release viewership info. Nielsen Data released last month said the film was viewed for an estimated 525 million minutes in the U.S.

Naman Ramachandran Indian actor Asif Basra, known for his starring role in 2006 film “Outsourced,” was found dead in Dharamsala, northern India, on Thursday. He was 53.