Disney is taking a new step to streamline its streaming portfolio: The media company plans to phase out the Hotstar U.S. service — which provides live cricket and South Asian programming to American audiences — over the next year.
Instead, Disney will take the sports and entertainment programming in Hotstar and repackage it into ESPN Plus (which will pick up all of Hotstar’s U.S. cricket rights) and Hulu for the U.S. market. It’s hoping Hotstar customers in the States will switch over to the Disney Bundle.
Disney is aiming to fully shut down Hotstar in the U.S. in late 2022, but doesn’t have a specific date at this point. The Mouse House picked up Star India, which operates Hotstar globally, through the acquisition of 21st Century Fox.
Starting Sept. 1, Hotstar U.S. subscribers who don’t currently have any other Disney streaming service will be eligible...
Instead, Disney will take the sports and entertainment programming in Hotstar and repackage it into ESPN Plus (which will pick up all of Hotstar’s U.S. cricket rights) and Hulu for the U.S. market. It’s hoping Hotstar customers in the States will switch over to the Disney Bundle.
Disney is aiming to fully shut down Hotstar in the U.S. in late 2022, but doesn’t have a specific date at this point. The Mouse House picked up Star India, which operates Hotstar globally, through the acquisition of 21st Century Fox.
Starting Sept. 1, Hotstar U.S. subscribers who don’t currently have any other Disney streaming service will be eligible...
- 8/31/2021
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
CinemaKajal was last seen in ‘Mosagallu’ and is currently working on films such as ‘Hey Sinamika’ and ‘Acharya’, among others. Tnm StaffDigital NativeActor Kajal Aggarwal, who predominantly works in Tamil and Telugu movies, took to Twitter on June 4 to announce that she will be seen next in a film titled Uma. Kajal will be playing the titular role in the Tathagatha Singha directorial. Touted to be a slice-of-life film, Uma is bankrolled by Avishek Ghosh and Mantaraj Paliwal from Miraj Group. The project is likely to go on floors by the end of this year or early next year. Details about other cast and crew members are yet to be released. Film tracker Taran Adarsh shared details about the film on Twitter. “Film Announcement: Kajal Aggarwal In & As #Uma... #KajalAggarwal will head the cast of #Uma... A slice of life film... Directed by ad filmmaker Tathagata Singha... Produced by Avishek...
- 6/5/2021
- by SaradhaU
- The News Minute
New Delhi, March 10: The Ott space is revolutionising the way we enjoy visual entertainment, and it is reorganising a lot of things in Bollywood, too.
Among things in Bollywood that seem to be changing is the concept of stardom. Gone are the days when being a star was about big screen glory. In this context, what is currently going on has been unprecedented. Several top Bollywood stars are headed towards Ott as never before. These are not character artistes or budding stars, but established names such as Shahid Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Madhuri Dixit, Raveena Tandon and Juhi Chawla.
It is something that Television never managed. At the height of superstardom, even though Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan or Shah Rukh Khan have appeared on TV, they came as themselves, and not to essay fictional roles. On Ott, it is the roles that seem to be attracting big Bollywood stars.
Many...
Among things in Bollywood that seem to be changing is the concept of stardom. Gone are the days when being a star was about big screen glory. In this context, what is currently going on has been unprecedented. Several top Bollywood stars are headed towards Ott as never before. These are not character artistes or budding stars, but established names such as Shahid Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Madhuri Dixit, Raveena Tandon and Juhi Chawla.
It is something that Television never managed. At the height of superstardom, even though Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan or Shah Rukh Khan have appeared on TV, they came as themselves, and not to essay fictional roles. On Ott, it is the roles that seem to be attracting big Bollywood stars.
Many...
- 3/10/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Composer-singer Premgi Amaren says his latest song, Aararriro, in the Tamil horror series, Live Telecast, blends motherly love with music. Aarariro is the first song of the Kajal Aggarwal-starrer series, which was launched on Saturday by popular star Sivakarthikeyan.
The number composed by Amaren is a lullaby sung by a single mother to her son, about the journey of life. The song is penned by Aishwarya M, and is sung by Vaikom Vijayalakshmi.
"Two things in life are priceless and life without them is worthless -- music and motherly love. Both evolve from divine intervention and it's always a bliss to experience such beauty. Working on the song ‘Aarariro' has been a phenomenal experience, and all credit goes to the beautiful angels -- Vaikom Vijayalakshmi for her heavenly vocals and outstanding lyrics penned by Aishwarya," Amaren said.
Live Telecast is written and directed by Venkat Prabhu. The show also features Vaibhav Reddy,...
The number composed by Amaren is a lullaby sung by a single mother to her son, about the journey of life. The song is penned by Aishwarya M, and is sung by Vaikom Vijayalakshmi.
"Two things in life are priceless and life without them is worthless -- music and motherly love. Both evolve from divine intervention and it's always a bliss to experience such beauty. Working on the song ‘Aarariro' has been a phenomenal experience, and all credit goes to the beautiful angels -- Vaikom Vijayalakshmi for her heavenly vocals and outstanding lyrics penned by Aishwarya," Amaren said.
Live Telecast is written and directed by Venkat Prabhu. The show also features Vaibhav Reddy,...
- 2/6/2021
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Actress Kajal Aggarwal finds eye contact dangerous but lovely, going by her latest post on social media.
Kajal shared a picture on Instagram, dressed in a black and white polka dotted blouse. She completed her look with nude make-up and pink glossy lips. The actress is seen looking intensely into the camera.
"Eye contact is a dangerous, dangerous thing. But lovely. Oh, so lovely," Kajal wrote alongside the image.
Kajal is all set to return to the screen post marriage with the horror series, Live Telecast, which marks her debut in the Ott space. The show drops on February 12.
The seven-episode Tamil series has been directed by Venkat Prabhu, and also stars Vaibhav Reddy, Kayal Anandhi, Priyanka, Selva, Daniel Annie Pope, and Subbu Panchu Arunachalam.
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A post shared by Kajal A Kitchlu (@kajalaggarwalofficial)
The series narrates the story of a TV crew adamant on creating a superhit show,...
Kajal shared a picture on Instagram, dressed in a black and white polka dotted blouse. She completed her look with nude make-up and pink glossy lips. The actress is seen looking intensely into the camera.
"Eye contact is a dangerous, dangerous thing. But lovely. Oh, so lovely," Kajal wrote alongside the image.
Kajal is all set to return to the screen post marriage with the horror series, Live Telecast, which marks her debut in the Ott space. The show drops on February 12.
The seven-episode Tamil series has been directed by Venkat Prabhu, and also stars Vaibhav Reddy, Kayal Anandhi, Priyanka, Selva, Daniel Annie Pope, and Subbu Panchu Arunachalam.
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Kajal A Kitchlu (@kajalaggarwalofficial)
The series narrates the story of a TV crew adamant on creating a superhit show,...
- 2/1/2021
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
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