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Explained: How the iPod changed the way we consume music and content
Fp Explainers •The iPod has been responsible for changing not only how we consume music, but also how we think of content and media consumption. We take a look at several ways in which the iPod will have a long lasting effect on our content consumption habits.
Netflix and no chill: How the giant's loss of subscribers has shaken up the streaming industry
•Netflix’s performance could also cause rivals to reconsider their own international expansion plans, potentially making more targeted efforts overseas.
Is Harry Potter now on HBO Max or Amazon Prime? Tracing why a film or show keeps switching streaming platforms
Fp Staff •As streaming services proliferate, it is becoming more of a challenge to track down your favorite TV shows and blockbuster movies when streaming services can change up their offerings every month.
With streaming services on the rise, television networks rely on reboots, franchises to pull in more viewers
•Get ready for CSI: Vegas, a CBS remake complete with original stars William Petersen and Jorja Fox and, in a sign of diversity progress, Black actor Paula Newsome as the lead investigator.
Streaming giants Netflix, Amazon attempt to discourage subscribers from sharing account passwords
•Password sharing is estimated to cost streaming services several billion dollars a year in lost revenue. That’s a small problem now for an industry that earns about $120 billion annually, but something it needs to address as spending on distinctive new programing skyrockets.
Relatable language, believable bodies: What underpins the popularity of adult content on Indian OTT platforms
Manik Sharma •Beginning with ALTBalaji’s Gandii Baat (2018) to Kavita Bhabhi (2020) on Ullu, erotic content on homegrown OTT platform deserves attention for its sensibilities.
It is never easy to say 'no' to a specific project, says Netflix India's Srishti Behl Arya
Devanshsharma •Srishti Behl Arya, Director International Originals, Netflix India leads the films division, and admits she has her hands full with the increasing number of direct-to-digital releases.
Shakuntala Devi, Raat Akeli Hai, Yaara, Lootcase: Four films releasing on same day is no longer a 'clash'
Devanshsharma •Streaming platforms serve as intangible exhibition centres where films neither exhaust their theatrical run nor eat into each other's box office numbers.
ViacomCBS to launch new streaming service to build on CBS All Access, CNBC
•ViacomCBS is joining the streaming arena not long after Apple Inc and Walt Disney Co did, in November 2019.
From evaluating listenership to mainstream success: The evolving relationship between indie musicians and streaming services
Amit Gurbaxani •When music industry folk speak of streaming services, they are typically referring to the likes of Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Prime Music and their Indian counterparts Gaana, JioSaavn, Wynk and Hungama. But as the panelists pointed out, Bandcamp, Soundcloud and YouTube are equally important in building an act’s career. Take, for instance, the best-known artist on Brar’s roster, Nucleya.