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Prime Video’s Two Much becomes its most-watched unscripted series
MUMBAI: Prime Video is celebrating a standout win with its unscripted original, Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle, which has become the platform’s most-watched factual series to date. The talk show, produced by Banijay Asia and fronted by Kajol and Twinkle Khanna, reached viewers across more than 93 per cent of India’s pincodes and has streamed in over 240 countries and territories.
The debut season drew some of Bollywood’s most bankable names, from Salman Khan, Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar to Alia Bhatt, Saif Ali Khan and Varun Dhawan and closed with a special featuring cricket World Cup champions Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma. Its mix of celebrity candour, playful sparring and unfiltered conversation helped the show become one of Prime Video’s buzziest titles.
“The response is a testament to the refreshing perspective it brought to talk shows,” said Prime Video India director and head of originals Nikhil Madhok. He credited the hosts’ “unabashedly candid” dynamic for sparking national conversation.
Banijay Asia and Endemol Shine India group chief development officer Mrinalini Jain, said the show delivered “unfiltered and witty conversations” that audiences now demand, adding that the scale of buzz “exceeded every expectation.”
Twinkle Khanna said the format worked because it offered a “safe space” where guests could drop their guard and speak freely. Kajol, better known for answering questions than asking them, said hosting felt “wonderfully refreshing,” praising Khanna as “one of the funniest and sharpest women I know.”
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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.
