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Ditto TV brings Zee Jaipur Literature Festival to your fingertips
MUMBAI: Ditto TV, India’s first OTT (Over-The-Top) TV distribution platform from Zee New Media, the digital arm of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) will showcase events from the most eagerly awaited and the biggest annual literary event in Asia: Jaipur Literature Festival, this year. Viewers will be able to catch all the action from the five day literary commemoration including the keynote address, book readings, seminars, art and performances, and much more. It is indeed an exciting opportunity for avid book lovers, music and literary enthusiasts to experience the magic and euphoria of the festival on their mobile screens at their convenient time.
Speaking on this uniqueoffering, Manoj Padmanabhan, Business Head, Ditto TV said, “Zee Jaipur Literature Festival is one of the most sought after literary events in the year. Literature lovers can now watch videos of the festival at their convenience, anywhere, at any time.”
The key events at the Jaipur festival will be packaged into multiple video clips and will be available for free.
The Jaipur Literature Festival brings together some of the greatest thinkers and writers from across South Asia and the world. The festival which will be hosted at the beautiful Diggi Palace in Jaipur between January 17-21st, 2014 will have some of the world’s most celebrated personalities like AmartyaSen, Jason Burke, JhumpaLahiri speaking at the event. This year,the festival is expected to have about 2 lakh literature lovers from across the world and over 240 authors for five days of debate and discussion, from fiction to biography, history to music.
Today, Ditto TV offers the largest collection of premium content through 67 LIVE TV channels spread across leading genres like GEC, Sports, Lifestyle, Regional and Newsalong with rich on-demand video capabilities. Ditto TV canbe downloaded from www.dittotv.com
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Netflix cuts jobs in product division amid restructuring
Layoffs hit creative studio unit as leadership and strategy shifts unfold.
MUMBAI: The streaming wars may be fought on screen, but the latest plot twist is unfolding behind the scenes. Netflix has reportedly begun laying off several dozen employees from its product division as part of an internal reorganisation, according to a report by Variety. The cuts are believed to have primarily affected the company’s creative studio unit, which works on marketing assets such as in app trailers, promotional visuals and live experience content for the streaming platform.
The company has not disclosed the exact number of employees impacted.
According to the report, the layoffs were not tied to employee performance. Instead, the restructuring eliminated certain roles while other employees were reassigned to different teams within the organisation.
The roles affected are understood to include designers, producers and creative specialists responsible for marketing and brand experience initiatives.
The job cuts come as Netflix adjusts its leadership structure and reshapes its product and creative teams. Last month, Elizabeth Stone was promoted from chief technology officer to chief product and technology officer, giving her oversight of product, engineering and data operations across the company.
Earlier, in December 2025, Netflix also appointed Martin Rose as head of creative for global brand and partnerships, a move seen as part of a broader restructuring of the company’s brand and product functions.
Despite the layoffs, Netflix remains one of the largest employers in the streaming sector. The company is estimated to employ around 16,000 people globally, with roughly 70 percent of its workforce based in the United States and Canada. In 2023, the company reported approximately 13,000 employees, indicating that its headcount had grown significantly before the latest restructuring.
The workforce changes arrive at a time when Netflix is navigating a shifting financial and strategic landscape in the global entertainment industry.
The streaming giant recently secured $2.8 billion in additional cash after receiving a breakup fee from Paramount Skydance following its withdrawal from a deal involving Warner Bros. Discovery.
Speaking to Bloomberg, Netflix co chief executive Ted Sarandos explained that the company had evaluated multiple scenarios during the negotiations but chose not to match the competing offer once it learned that a higher bid had been submitted.
Netflix had capped its offer at $27.75 per share and ultimately stepped back rather than pursue Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition deal, which included a personal guarantee.
Sarandos also cautioned that the financing structure behind the Paramount Skydance transaction could have ripple effects across the entertainment industry.
According to him, the debt heavy deal could trigger significant cost cutting, with David Ellison, chief executive of Paramount Skydance, expected to eliminate about $16 billion in costs and potentially cut thousands of jobs as part of the integration process.
For Netflix, the current restructuring appears to be part of a broader attempt to streamline operations while continuing to invest in product, technology and global content even as the streaming industry enters a new phase of consolidation and financial discipline.
