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HC order on plea to stay Netflix web series ''Hasmukh" set for Tuesday

An interim application sought stay on airing of webseries 'Hasmukh' on online media streaming platform Netflix for allegedly maligning image and reputation of lawyers.

HC order on plea to stay Netflix web series ''Hasmukh" set for Tuesday
Updated On : 04 May 2020 | 11:01 PM IST

'Becoming': Michelle Obama documentary debuts on Netflix on May 6

The documentary is also the feature directorial debut of cinematographer Nadia Hallgren, known for her work 'Trouble the Water'

'Becoming': Michelle Obama documentary debuts on Netflix on May 6
Updated On : 28 Apr 2020 | 1:04 PM IST

The Last Dance is a very watchable docu on Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls

There's a new ESPN documentary out on the Chicago Bulls of the 1990s and, of course, its superstar, Michael Jordan. Watch it, says Dhruv Munjal

The Last Dance is a very watchable docu on Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls
Updated On : 24 Apr 2020 | 9:29 PM IST

World coronavirus dispatch: Chinese can now book tests on e-commerce sites

From China allowing users to book coronavirus tests on e-commerce sites, to $484-billion US relief package, and another pandemic that may follow Covid-19 - read these and more in today's dispatch

World coronavirus dispatch: Chinese can now book tests on e-commerce sites
Updated On : 23 Apr 2020 | 6:42 AM IST

Netflix adds 15.8 mn customers during quarantine, warns boost is temporary

Total revenue rose to $5.77 billion from $4.52 billion. Analysts on average had expected $5.76 billion

Netflix adds 15.8 mn customers during quarantine, warns boost is temporary
Updated On : 22 Apr 2020 | 3:27 AM IST

YouTube sees surge in subscriber base, views due to Covid-19 lockdown

Covid-19 related content has seen a surge of 98 per cent in terms of views and 19 per cent in terms of engagement

YouTube sees surge in subscriber base, views due to Covid-19 lockdown
Updated On : 21 Apr 2020 | 2:32 PM IST

Never Have I Ever: Tales of a desi high school student in a foreign land

The show is a funny, feel-good look at the life of a desi high school student in sunny southern California, based loosely on Kaling's own experiences

Never Have I Ever: Tales of a desi high school student in a foreign land
Updated On : 19 Apr 2020 | 12:10 AM IST

Lockdown: Students can watch Netflix documentaries, series free on YouTube

Netflix has so far made 10 of its documentaries and series available for free on YouTube. These include critically acclaimed 'Our Planet' and 'Babies'

Lockdown: Students can watch Netflix documentaries, series free on YouTube
Updated On : 18 Apr 2020 | 8:58 AM IST

10 new web series to binge watch during lockdown

Here are the top 10 recently launched web series that you can binge-watch during this lockdown

10 new web series to binge watch during lockdown
Updated On : 17 Apr 2020 | 10:53 PM IST

How isolation and WFH have deepened our engagement with work and people

Covid-19 and its aftermath are an opportunity to significantly reorient the way we approach work and leisure - and, by extension, life itself.

How isolation and WFH have deepened our engagement with work and people
Updated On : 17 Apr 2020 | 9:03 PM IST

Market Ahead, April 17: Top Factors That Could Guide Markets Today

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das' media address at 10 am will remain a big focus today for investors who will also digest reports of an imminent second stimulus package

Market Ahead, April 17: Top Factors That Could Guide Markets Today
Updated On : 17 Apr 2020 | 8:13 AM IST

The English Game fails to tell the fascinating origins of football

A series that purports to tell the fascinating origins of football ends up being a missed attempt at cinematic greatness, writes Dhruv Munjal

The English Game fails to tell the fascinating origins of football
Updated On : 10 Apr 2020 | 8:58 PM IST

Unorthodox is a power portrayal of a Jewish woman's escape from oppression

German-American drama Unorthodox is a powerful portrayal of a woman's escape from a community defined by religion, writes Veer Arjun Singh

Unorthodox is a power portrayal of a Jewish woman's escape from oppression
Updated On : 10 Apr 2020 | 8:26 PM IST

The telecom test

A nationwide lockdown is putting pressure on network

The telecom test
Updated On : 30 Mar 2020 | 12:48 AM IST

YouTube, Netflix, Facebook reduce bit rate to mitigate network congestion

YouTube said it is temporarily defaulting all videos on YouTube to standard definition

YouTube, Netflix, Facebook reduce bit rate to mitigate network congestion
Updated On : 25 Mar 2020 | 12:52 AM IST

Covid-19: Netflix to reduce traffic on networks to mitigate congestion

Companies like Amazon Prime Video are also temporarily lowering bit rates - a measure of how much data is being transferred - to ease pressure on telecom network infrastructure

Covid-19: Netflix to reduce traffic on networks to mitigate congestion
Updated On : 24 Mar 2020 | 1:27 PM IST

Covid-19: Netflix to cut European traffic by 25% to avoid internet gridlock

The move came after talks between European Union industry chief Thierry Breton and Netflix CEO Reed Hastings

Covid-19: Netflix to cut European traffic by 25% to avoid internet gridlock
Updated On : 20 Mar 2020 | 9:16 AM IST

Falling into a nineties' cinema rabbit hole, and getting a reality check

Kopitiam, Malaysia's first English sitcom from 1998, became available on Netflix not long ago.

Falling into a nineties' cinema rabbit hole, and getting a reality check
Updated On : 14 Mar 2020 | 12:55 AM IST

The Netflix series Yeh Ballet examines kindness beneath sordid everydayness

Despite numerous scenes set in Mumbai's slums, the film doesn't stray anywhere near poverty porn

The Netflix series Yeh Ballet examines kindness beneath sordid everydayness
Updated On : 28 Feb 2020 | 10:14 PM IST

Maximum entertainment through OTT platforms tells the India mobile story

The ubiquitous mobile phone has long replaced almost every other form of entertainment in the country and in the process, also steadily overhauled the way we get entertained

Maximum entertainment through OTT platforms tells the India mobile story
Updated On : 27 Jan 2020 | 1:45 AM IST