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Netflix unveils new content line-up to binge watch over Christmas
Mumbai: It’s almost Christmas, which means it’s time to watch movies, drink hot chocolate, and enjoy the nice weather. From Scrooge: A Christmas Carol to The Christmas Chronicles 2, here is a list of fun Netflix titles that are ideal for the holiday season.
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Directed by Stephen Donnelly and starring Luke Evans, Olivia Colman, and Jessie Buckley in the lead roles. Scrooge: A Christmas Carol is a Netflix musical animated movie. An adaptation of Charles Dickens’s novel “Holiday Chestnut,” the story centres around Ebenezer Scrooge, a selfish miser who is presented with an opportunity to fix his past mistakes and improve his future by an unexpected guest.
Holiday Home Makeover with Mr. Christmas
Netflix’s Holiday Home Makeover with Mr. Christmas is a lighthearted drama about an interior designer, starring Benjamin Bradley as Mr. Christmas. This four episode series centres on Mr. Christmas and his troop of “elves,” who assist families in decorating their houses for the holidays and give different residences a magical makeover in time for Christmas.
Shaun The Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas
Starring Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, and Laura Aikman, Shaun The Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas is a Netflix animation comedy drama. The show revolves around Timmy, who is missing after a raid on a farm house to get bigger stockings for the flock. Timmy’s absence makes Shaun’s festival season difficult, as he has to make plans to bring him back. In the midst of Shaun’s search for a bigger stocking, the entire farm embarks on a wild holiday adventure, complete with a sleigh ride.
A Storm for Christmas
Even in the best of times, travelling can be a nightmare around Christmas. The Norwegian comedy-drama A Storm for Christmas is the ideal holiday therapy. Directed by Per-Olav Sorensen, this limited series is an ensemble story set in an Oslo airport on Christmas Eve as a storm grounds all the flights, potentially forcing all the travellers to miss Christmas.
A Trash Truck Christmas
All kids who love trucks, cars, and other vehicles will enjoy this one. Eddie Rosas directed the film, which starred Henry Keane, Glen Keane, and Lucas Neff.
A Trash Truck Christmas is a Netflix animated series about Santa Claus and an unfortunate occurrence. Over the Christmas holidays, Santa crashed and ended up in a junkyard. Hank, Trash Truck, and their animal friends need to get themselves out of town to prevent the holiday from turning into waste!
Just Another Christmas
Directed by Roberto Santucci and featuring Leandro Hassum, Elisa Pinheiro, and Danielle Winits in the lead, JustAnother Christmas is a Netflix comedy film about a modern-day scrooge. Jorge, played by Leandro Hassum, a father who dislikes Christmas. As a result, waking up on Christmas Eve every year is his most terrifying nightmare.
The Christmas Chronicles 2
Directed by Chris Columbus and featuring Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn, and Darby Camp in the lead Netflix’s comedy series The Christmas Chronicle centres on a girl who is dissatisfied with her mother’s new love connection. Because of this, Kate flees and ends up at the North Pole. She encounters a mischievous elf there. In order to stop a sinister evil from permanently ruining Christmas, Kate must reconcile with Santa.
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Warner Chappell Music launches India ops, Jay Mehta to lead unit
WMG shifts to direct model, unifying publishing and recorded music
MUMBAI: Warner Chappell Music has officially launched direct operations in India, marking a strategic shift by parent Warner Music Group to deepen its presence in one of the world’s fastest-growing music markets.
The move replaces the company’s earlier sub-publishing model with a full-fledged, on-ground operation, aimed at giving Indian songwriters stronger access to global networks, rights management tools, and creative infrastructure.
To lead the push, Jay Mehta has been handed an expanded mandate. Already serving as managing director of Warner Music India, Mehta will now oversee both recorded music and publishing across India and neighbouring South Asian markets, effectively bringing the two sides of the business under one roof.
The unified structure is designed to streamline how artists and songwriters work with the company, offering a more integrated ecosystem that spans compositions, recordings, and global distribution.
Warner Music Group managing director, recorded music and publishing, India and SAARC Jay Mehta said, “India’s songwriters are world-class, constantly redefining genres and pushing creative boundaries. By establishing a direct footprint for Warner Chappell, we’re bridging the gap between local brilliance and global opportunity.”
The timing is no coincidence. According to CISAC, creator collections in India jumped 42 per cent year-on-year to Rs 7 billion in 2024, while IFPI ranks India as the 15th largest recorded music market globally. At the same time, the industry is undergoing a structural shift, with independent and non-film music gaining ground over traditional Bollywood soundtracks.
Warner’s bet is that a direct presence will help it capture this changing dynamic. The company is also offering India-based creators access to its proprietary tools, including AI-powered royalty matching systems and real-time analytics platforms, aimed at improving transparency and earnings visibility.
Warner Chappell Music co-chair and CEO Guy Moot said the move is about shaping a publishing ecosystem that “works for creators and ensures their music is heard, protected, and rewarded everywhere.”
Meanwhile, Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl underlined India’s importance to the company’s global strategy, noting that the new structure creates a “unified powerhouse” for both creators and audiences.
With local studios, global reach, and tighter integration across its business lines, Warner is clearly doubling down on India. And as streaming habits evolve and independent music rises, the company is positioning itself to be not just a participant, but a key architect of the country’s next music chapter.
