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ET NOW dominates YouTube as the most-watched business news channel
Mumbai: ET NOW India’s leading English business news channel reinforces its dominance in the digital news video landscape, emerging as the most watched business news channel on YouTube across English and Hindi cohorts amassing 89.54 million views and 110.73 million views respectively in April and May 2024 (Source: Playboard). This milestone highlights ET NOW’s commitment to empowering Indians with insights on financial literacy along with all the latest updates on business and market news.
Since its digital foray last year, ETNow.in has consistently shown an impressive growth trajectory, ranking among top business news platforms. With a strategic integration of linear broadcast and a series of digital exclusive content including short videos, market briefs, and consumer-centric explainers, the platform has become a preferred digital news platform for business news enthusiasts.
Times Network president & COO- digital business Rohit Chadda said, “ET NOW’s digital expansion has been transformational. We plan to further expand our coverage of real estate, taxation, insurance, infra, tech and automobiles in line with digital consumption trends. At ET Now, we connect with aspirational viewers, providing advertisers an ideal platform with extensive reach and a targeted audience interested in markets, stocks, startups, and investments and more. Having swiftly achieved market leadership, we will soon be launching specialized tools for personal finance and business enthusiasts on ETNow.in.”
Times Network’s digital news portfolio has distinguished itself as the fastest-growing digital video news network in the country, with a monthly reach exceeding 4 billion across its channels. It is reckoned the go-to source for credible, accurate, and decisive news analysis across English and Hindi general news and business news categories.
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Prime Video unveils biggest India originals slate yet
Nearly 55 titles across languages signal deeper push into films, series
MUMBAI: Prime Video is turning up the volume on Indian storytelling, unveiling its largest-ever Originals slate at the ‘Prime Video Presents’ showcase, with close to 55 series and films spanning languages, genres and formats.
The new lineup, which stretches across Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, signals a clear intent: go bigger, go wider, and meet audiences wherever they are watching, whether on streaming screens or in cinemas. Alongside Originals, the platform also announced a fresh theatrical slate under Amazon MGM Studios, marking a deeper step into the big-screen business.
Among the headline acts is The Revolutionaries, a large-scale drama from Nikkhil Advani starring Bhuvan Bam and Rohit Saraf. The slate also features Matka King with Vijay Varma, Raakh starring Ali Fazal and Sonali Bendre, and Lukkhe, which marks rapper King’s acting debut. Adding a genre twist is Vansh – The Kalyug Warriors, positioned as India’s first homegrown Hindi superhero series for streaming.
Familiar favourites are also making a return, with new seasons of Farzi, Panchayat, Call Me Bae, Dupahiya, Dahaad and The Traitors in the pipeline, reinforcing the platform’s bet on established franchises.
Regional storytelling gets a notable push. Highlights include a Telugu adaptation of The Traitors hosted by Teja Sajja, the drama Guvvala Cheruvu Ghat, and Tamil titles such as Exam and returning seasons of Vadhandhi and Inspector Rishi.
The slate also opens new creative partnerships. Hrithik Roshan’s HRX Films steps into streaming with Storm and Mess, while Alia Bhatt’s Eternal Sunshine Productions backs Don’t Be Shy. Production houses including Excel Entertainment, Tiger Baby Films and The Viral Fever further deepen the creative bench.
On the theatrical front, the platform is lining up five films, including Raftaar starring Rajkummar Rao and Keerthy Suresh, VIBE directed by Kunal Kemmu, Dilkashi with music by A. R. Rahman, Nayyi Navelli featuring Yami Gautam, and Kuku Ki Kundli starring Wamiqa Gabbi.
According to Prime Video India director and head of Svod business Shilangi Mukherji, India remains central to the platform’s global growth, ranking among its top markets for new subscribers. She noted that nearly two-thirds of users watch content in more than four languages, underlining a growing appetite for diverse storytelling.
Prime Video India director and head of originals Nikhil Madhok, said the new slate reflects a continued push towards bold, culturally rooted narratives with global appeal.
In short, Prime Video is not just adding titles, it is widening the lens. From small-town dramas to superhero sagas and cinema-ready spectacles, the message is simple: more stories, more voices, and far more ways to watch them.
