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Thursday, August 28, 2025
TopicOnline streaming

Topic: Online streaming

For streaming apps like Netflix, coronavirus is the test they weren’t ready for

As much as these services brag about thousands of hours of movies and shows, truth is people may grow bored with them relatively quickly when forced to spend so much time with one.

Netflix differs with Hotstar & SonyLIV as self-regulation body divides streaming industry  

Video-streaming platforms such as Netflix have refused to be part of a new self-regulatory body as fears grow that stalemate may prompt govt to step in and fill the void. 

A modern mom & more — what to watch this weekend as coronavirus shuts down Delhi film halls

With some of the latest offerings on TV and over-the-top streaming platforms, this list has your entertainment needs covered.

Watching Netflix for just 30 minutes? This is how much carbon you will emit

Contrary to a slew of recent misleading media coverage, climate impacts of streaming video remain relatively modest compared to other activities and sectors.

How streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon have changed the art of screenwriting

Writers have historically been undervalued and erratically compensated, but their role has seen an evolution with streaming platforms stoking demand for original content.

First-run movie at home for super-rich Americans at $2500 per flick

A US start-up is seeking 3,000 rich Americans who’ll put up $15,000 and pay $2,500 per movie to watch latest theatrical releases in their homes.

Movie-streaming website MUBI comes to India with a bang, and it’s not just another Netflix

Cinephiles' favourite platform MUBI has partnered with PVR and created a special channel of Indian films.

On Camera

Op Sindoor awardees don’t fit traditional gallantry criteria. Redefine parameters for modern wars

The casualty list of the personnel killed or wounded during Op Sindoor has not been formally published. The public has been denied the opportunity to stand by and honour the families of the fallen.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.