Netflix, which began local productions in India with Sacred Games about seven years ago, has since produced around 150 original films and series.
Netflix India is gearing up for WAVES 2025, set for May 1–4 at Mumbai's Jio World Convention Centre. The event will immerse visitors in their favorite shows while highlighting Netflix’s top titles.
Khakee: The Bengal Chapter is set in Kolkata in the 2000s and features powerful of performances of the cast members. The series has recently bagged a top spot on Netflix in India.
Through WWE content, Netflix is looking to expand its base in India, a market that is becoming increasingly important for its growth
Acclaimed filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has openly criticized Netflix India, calling its leadership “dishonest and morally corrupt.” Anurag, who worked with the platform on the hit series Sacred Games, expressed frustration over Netflix’s focus on subscription growth rather than prioritizing meaningful storytelling and creative integrity.
Netflix has unveiled its 2025 lineup of movies and TV series for the Indian market, which is emerging as a crucial region for its future growth.
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India has become an increasingly important market for Netflix's future growth in recent years, while also serving as a key content hub for the platform.
Sector 36 is set to premiere on Netflix on September 13, 2024, and is highly anticipated by fans and critics alike. The film promises to be another milestone in Vikrant’s already impressive career, showcasing his ability to tackle complex characters with depth and authenticity.
Netflix said that it will test the new homepage design with a select group of subscribers on smart TVs and other streaming devices.
Netflix India's total income grew 24.4 percent YOY to Rs 2,286.3 crore in FY23.
As part of this tie-up, Netflix, Yash Raj Films will work together to create films and series that bring "defining stories" to audiences in India and across the world, the company said in a statement.
Netflix expects paid password sharing to contribute to majority of its revenue growth this year.
Netflix's Indian PE received about Rs 55 crore in income in the assessment year 2021-22, according to the draft order. According to the tax authorities, Netflix was on secondment in India to support its streaming services, resulting in a PE and tax liability here, the report added.
While India has served as key content hub for Netflix in the past few years, its price-sensitive sensitive nature has made it particularly hard for the streaming service to gain a sizable foothold in the country.
Delhi boy Karan Thapliyal, co-cinematographer on the Oscar-winning Netflix documentary short 'The Elephant Whisperers', returned to the Academy Awards this year after his co-shot 'Writing with Fire' became the first Indian documentary film to win an Oscar nomination last year.
On average, every Netflix film and series from India that was released in 2022 trended in eight countries, the company said.
Indian consumers will likely get even more choices, from ad-supported models to complex subscription bundles over the next 24 months, as OTT platforms try to improve their ARPU.
Netflix's average revenue per member declined by 3 percent YoY in Asia Pacific, driven by lower per-member revenue in India, likely due to price cuts last year
Netflix's average revenue per member declined by 2% in APAC due to price cuts in India, partially offset by higher earnings in Korea and Australia.
Storyboard18 reported four weeks ago that Rohit Suri was slated to join a major streamer
This medically trained Mai surpasses Sridevi's character in 'Mom' and Raveena Tandon's in 'Maatr'.
The company will expand its portfolio of games across both casual and core genres in 2022 as it seeks to attract and retain paying customers.
The focus on local original programming will be key as streaming platforms aim to make deeper inroads into smaller cities and towns to sustain the growth trajectory
The service's most expensive Premium tier that offers Ultra high-definition (Ultra HD) content with support for four concurrent screens, is now priced at Rs 649 per month, down from Rs 799 per month.