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Pocket FM’s model doesn’t need humans

Multiple former employees of the audio series startup have been complaining about a gruesome and callous work culture. A deeper look suggests that this dynamic may be the result of the business model itself.

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How Netflix, Disney+ password sharing crackdown will yield limited results

Streaming platforms are cracking down on users sharing their accounts with others to improve subscriber numbers. But this is unlikely to lead to long-term growth.

26 Nov 2024

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What Ullu’s IPO papers tell us about the company and India

In just five years, the startup has managed to create a profitable streaming business in a category that truly captures the India digital video consumption opportunity: Titillation.

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Saregama is going young

One of India’s biggest music labels just bought digital media company Pocket Aces in a big transaction. What is it up to?

04 Oct 2023

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Why techbros should read more sci-fi

Reading books has a way of stimulating social imagination. Science fiction does this in a very specific way—it anchors the aspirations of a class of founders, corporate leaders, inventors and futurists.

15 Dec 2022

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Are Big Tech earnings losing sheen?

Dwindling ad revenues and softer growth in cloud computing divisions are to blame for dreary third-quarter results of global tech giants.

31 Oct 2022

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The Great Indian Database Bazaar

Data brokers are ready to sell sensitive personal information of millions of Indians to anyone who is willing to pay, no questions asked.

02 May 2022

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Bollywood is increasingly adapting books—but only English ones

The Bengali, Malayalam and Tamil film industries borrow heavily from regional language literature. What stops filmmakers in Hindi cinema?

11 Mar 2022

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Can Microsoft become the Netflix of gaming?

Beyond the metaverse play, the acquisition of Activision Blizzard allows Microsoft to build on subscriptions and get deeper into mobile gaming.

31 Jan 2022

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Inside the shakeup at Netflix India

Netflix says it is doing alright. But a spate of top level exits in the last 18 months and disappointed content partners tell a vastly different story.