Movies
Multi-entertainment channel broadens horizon by adding ‘Movies’ & ‘Buy’ options
MUMBAI: The Indian Movie Channel (TIMC), a multi-entertainment channel, is now all set to broaden its horizon by adding two interesting features, brand new segments – TIMC Movies and BUY option. The brand new features on the TIMC website presents users with an engaging experience with enhanced BUY option that directly interlinks the users to leading shopping websites. Another interesting facet to the new feature on the website is the Movie Option that facilitates viewers to watch their favorite movies even in an offline mode.
Since its inception in 2015, the multi-entertainment channel, TIMC has always strived to give its viewer’s access to all the latest Fashion Trends and Style Statements.
TIMC has now has come up with a Buy Option in its quirky articles that not only familiarizes viewers with the latest Bollywood Styles and Fashion Trends, but the website will also provide an access to the sites with the buy option that directly interlinks with leading shopping websites, where their favorite product is just a click away!
Another interesting add-on feature is the TIMC Movies portal to make the movie watching experience even more exciting. It features all the movies, documentaries, regional movies and web series that are currently trending. Viewers can also watch the movies even without the Internet with the offline feature.
Commenting on the occasion, TIMC founder Shiv Relan said, “At TIMC, we have always endeavor to bring entertainment closer to technology. With this two interesting new features on our multi-entertainment channel, we hope to provide our viewers a very convenient shopping experience with our buy option and an amazing movie experience with offline option where they watch movies anywhere at any time at their convenience.”
Documentary
Netflix and Warner Music ink landmark documentary deal
The streaming giant has just unlocked one of the richest vaults in music history. Its rivals should be worried
CALIFORNIA AND NEW YORK: Netflix and Warner Music Group have signed an exclusive multi-year deal to produce documentary series and films drawn from the label’s storied artist roster, the companies announced on Friday — a move that hands the streaming platform access to one of the most formidable catalogues in music history.
Warner Music Group represents legends including David Bowie, Cher, Fleetwood Mac, Aretha Franklin and Joni Mitchell, alongside contemporary superstars such as Charli XCX, Coldplay and Bruno Mars. That is a staggering breadth of material for a platform hungry for prestige content and subscriber growth to match.
Under the agreement, Warner Music will work with Unigram, the production company aligned with the label, which will serve as the studio for its long-form projects. Each title will be developed in collaboration with the artists themselves or their estates, ensuring the kind of intimate access that turns a documentary into an event.
The deal reflects an intensifying race between music-rights owners and streaming platforms eager to turn deep catalogues into premium visual content. Music documentaries have become a vehicle for fan-driven, culturally resonant programming — a trend underscored by Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” film, which grossed over $260 million globally and reminded every platform chief just how lucrative the genre can be.
Netflix already boasts formidable credentials in music storytelling, with “Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé” and “Quincy” among its highest-profile releases. The Warner deal sharpens that edge considerably. Rival platforms have not been idle: Disney+ has released “The Beach Boys”, while Max has drawn attention with “Stax: Soulsville U.S.A.” Apple Music, meanwhile, has pushed into original content through its Apple Music Live series, producing documentaries and livestreamed concerts featuring Harry Styles and Billie Eilish.
The battle for music’s visual soul, then, is well and truly on. Netflix has just made its boldest move yet.
