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Netflix launches first two mobile games in Poland
Mumbai: Netflix has launched its first two mobile games on Android – “Stranger Things: 1984” and “Stranger Things 3” for members in Poland. Netflix Geeked made the announcement on 26 August via their official Twitter handle.
“Today members in Poland can try Netflix mobile gaming on Android with two games, Stranger Things: 1984 and Stranger Things 3. It’s very, very early days and we’ve got a lot of work to do in the months ahead, but this is the first step,” reads the tweet.
According to a report by Variety, Netflix games will have no ads or in-app purchases and titles will be included with a Netflix streaming plan. In the Android app, available game titles will show up under a new menu that says ‘Play Mobile Games’ and users who click on it will be directed to a Google Play Store page to download the game. The report indicates that over time the games will be more tightly integrated into the Netflix app itself.
“Stranger Things 3: The Game” is developed by studio BonusXP and allows gamers to play through familiar events in Stranger Things season three where they will be able to uncover new quests, character interactions and secrets. “Stranger Things: 1984” is described as a stylized retro action-adventure similar to the arcade games back in the 80s, letting players solve puzzles, collect Eggos and gnomes along the way, said the Variety report.
In July, Netflix hired former Facebook, vice president, Mike Verdu to head its video games unit as vice president, game development. Verdu has been associated with EA Mobile, Kabam, TapZen and served as chief executive officer at Zynga from 2009 to 2012.
Last month, the company officially revealed its plans to enter the video game market as a new category to help it attract and retain customers. In their second-quarter earnings call, co-CEO Reed Hastings emphasised that Netflix is not looking to generate revenues from video games per se, it is about “enhancing the big service that we have”, he noted.
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Tips Music CEO Hari Nair to step down
Girish Taurani and Sushant Dalmia to jointly steer the company as the hunt for a new chief begins
MUMBAI: A leadership shuffle is under way at Tips Music. Hari Nair, the company’s chief executive, will step down on April 30 as the music label begins the search for a successor.
The company said Girish Taurani, executive director, and Sushant Dalmia, chief financial officer, will jointly oversee operations during the transition while the board identifies a permanent replacement.
Nair joined Tips Music in 2023 and set about reshaping the veteran music label into a more digital, data-led enterprise. During his tenure, the company secured licensing and partnership deals with global platforms including Sony Music Publishing and TikTok, while renewing agreements with Warner Music Group.
Drawing on earlier experience in technology and entertainment, including a stint at ByteDance, Nair pushed the organisation towards a performance-driven culture. He built a brand partnerships division and introduced proprietary software systems aimed at strengthening digital distribution and data capabilities.
Kumar Taurani, chairman and managing director, credited Nair with embedding a data-led culture within the company and driving revenue growth in line with shareholder commitments.
In his resignation note, Nair said that after helping transition the label into a modern, digitally focused and process-driven organisation, the time had come to pursue his next leadership challenge.
The leadership change comes as the broader Tips Films group shows signs of financial stabilisation. In the third quarter of FY26 the company reported a net loss of Rs 2.86 crore, narrowing sharply from Rs 14.2 crore in the previous quarter. For the nine months ended December, losses stood at Rs 12.37 crore.
Yet revenue told a more volatile story. Income from operations slid to Rs 4 crore in Q3 FY26 from Rs 56 crore in the preceding quarter, taking total operating income to Rs 4.56 crore.
For a company built on a catalogue of more than 34,000 tracks and decades of Bollywood hits, the next chief will inherit both a digital engine and a volatile music market. The playlist may be familiar, but the next act at Tips Music is only just beginning.
