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  • Must Watch Netflix Films – Recommended by Daily Research Plot

    Must Watch Netflix Films – Recommended by Daily Research Plot

    Online Content Consumption has increased after the Worldwide lockdown in 2019, Audiences are enjoying watching movies and series online now more than in theaters and here we have brought a list of the must-watch Netflix Films which has been recommended by Daily Research Plot, which is an Online News and Articles Portal for Movie, TV Series, and Technology Reviews and Updates launched in 2019 by Crisp Multimedia Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

    So we were discussing the list of must-watch films on Netflix, The year 2022 was really very bad for Bollywood Industry but other industries in India and Hollywood had achieved so much as the few critically acclaimed and entertaining films have been released on Netflix in 2022. And the Author and Owner of Daily Research Plot have curated a few of the titles which you must watch on the streaming giant.

    So, here is the list of Must Watch Movies on Netflix:

    End of the Road

    The film was released on Netflix in September 2022 has been directed by Millicent Shelton, the murder thriller film revolves around a road trip of a woman with two children and her brother, it’s one of the most-watched films worldwide.

    Do Revenge

    Do Revenge is another coming-age comedy-drama available on Netflix, directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (co-writer of Marvel’s Thor: Love and Thunder). The story follows one school girl’s revenge on her boyfriend.

    Love in the Villa

    If you are a fan of Romantic Stories in Italy, you should definitely watch this film directed by Mark Steven Johnson (who directed the film Daredevil starring Ben Affleck and the famous film Ghost Rider). Love in the Villa is also one of the most-watched films on Netflix in different countries.

    Persuasion

    It’s one of the most watched critically acclaimed films on Netflix in 2022 based on a novel of the same title.

    Other titles which you should watch-

    There are various other titles that you should watch from different genres are Gray Man, Senior Year, The Sea Beast, Hustle, This is Not a Comedy, The Adam Project, Day Shift, and Metal Lords.

    All the films have been watched and reviewed by the team and authors of Daily Research Plot, which was started by Balram Jee Jha and his partner under their Digital Marketing and Media Agency to provide fun facts, reviews, and production updates on Comics, Movies, and TV Series and now the team has started few more section their websites like Celebrity Gossips, Tech Reviews, Business, Lifestyle, and Gadgets News Updates.

    This year in 2022, the team has also started their new venture for Indian and Hindi Audiences with two new Portals – For Bollywood News and South Industry News and Celebrity Gossips, they have launched TollywwodLife.Com and for Hindi General News and Updates – GazetaPost.Com.

    The team and company have also planned to work on Video Content and they have already started reviewing Hollywood Series on Daily Research Plot’s Youtube Channel and have planned for a few more Channels too.

  • ‘Going global is a key part of our TV content scale up plan’ : Ajit Thakur – UTV Television COO

    ‘Going global is a key part of our TV content scale up plan’ : Ajit Thakur – UTV Television COO

    With industry pundits expecting the television content industry to explode from Rs 14 billion to Rs 30 billion over the next two years, UTV Software Communications is laying the foundation to ride on this boom.

    Having slipped in the television content production business over the years, UTV’s revival strategy includes holding IPR rights for some of the content that it creates, working out a genre-specific approach, and striking partnerships with other production houses.

    The Ronnie Screwvala promoted company, which has set the pace for the Bollywood industry, is readying to develop formats and content that can travel across the globe.

    In an interview with Indiantelevision.com’s Sibabrata Das & Anindita Sarkar, UTV Television COO Ajit Thakur explains how the company plans to scale up its content business.

    Excerpts:

    Why is it that UTV’s television content production business slipped over the years?
    A few years back, production houses started emerging as specialist content providers. While Hats Off Productions mastered comedies, Fire Works started working on thrillers and Synergy specialised in format shows.

    UTV did not take steps in this direction. We didn’t have a genre-specific approach, but continued to do a number of things. Also, good talent was lacking in the industry.

    Is UTV going to focus on specific genres as part of its revival strategy?
    Our key focus now is to specialise in different genres and develop formats for which we can hold the IPR. We have identified a need gap in reality formats and have gone into it. We are also looking at formats and content that can travel in the global marketplace. We are clear that we want to hold the rights to some of our content. That is what keeps international content companies like Endemol and FremantleMedia in strong financial health; about 70 per cent of their turnover comes from 3-4 big shows.

    Which is why you are interested in creating a property like Gandhi?
    Exactly. If you do not hold the IPR to the big properties that you create, you will never be able to cushion yourself from the cyclic downturns that every creative content company goes through. The current structure of the broadcasting business is such that there is no value model for the production houses. We are out to change that. As part of that ambition, we are producing Gandhi for India as well as the world.

    How much will the fund requirement be for this project and are you planning to strike a deal with an international broadcaster ahead of production as a de-risk strategy?
    We will have to get there, no matter what it takes. We are creating an internal research team and will have a panel of Indian and international historians. Most of the creative team will not be from the television but the film industry. We will have writers from Bollywood and the West. Since we are sure that the content will travel, we are producing it in Hindi as well as in the English language. We are in talks with US and UK broadcasters.

    Will you hold the IPR for the Indian market as well?
    We will hold the global rights while selling the Hindi version of the drama series to an Indian broadcaster. Once we have a definite fix on the story board and zero in on the cast, we will know about the costs. We haven’t worked out the budget yet but are prepared to spend on the project. It is easy to go to the Middle East and South East Asian markets. We want our content to travel to the US, UK and European markets.
    ‘If content firms do not hold the IPR, they will never be able to cushion themselves from cyclic downturns‘

    How will the basic revenue flow from the content supply to local broadcasters be taken care of?
    There is a business opportunity in soaps, reality, mythology and fantasy content. For starters, we have hit on the reality genre. We have set up the team for it and have produced EK Se Badhkar Ek for Zee TV. We will be replacing it with another reality show for the same channel. We will have Ek Khiladi Ek Hasina, a weekly dance reality show which has six leading cricketers as participants, on Colors. The game show, Cash Cab, has been developed by us on a licensed format, originally produced by Lion Television for ITV. Bindaas will be airing it from 15 September.

    We see the reality genre having the potential to travel to overseas markets as well. Our aim is to produce six reality shows by the end of this fiscal.

    Our next look will be in fiction and we will take a genre-specific approach. In fact, every six months we will get into a new genre and consolidate in that space.

    What are the genres that carry an opportunity for UTV and could be tapped?
    We are definitely not looking at the saas-bahu genre as the audience for this segment is steadily diminishing. There are thriller, comedy, fantasy and mythology genres. There is enough scope for period dramas too.

    UTV has got into co-production partnerships with different local production houses. Isn’t this the beginning of a new trend, much like what has happened in the movie business?
    Our aim is to be among the top two TV content producers in the Indian market. One way of getting there is by creating partnerships with other production houses who have a distinct content flavour. We have equal joint ventures with three players and are looking at other proposals. We have JVs with Smriti Irani Television Ltd (SITL), Windmill Entertainment with Shekhar Suman, and another with Rajesh Beri. On the Gandhi project, we are doing it with SITL.

    Going global, of course, is a key part of the scale up plan. We have another big project coming up which we feel we can take to the global arena.

    Hasn’t UTV recently started getting into TV content production in the southern languages?
    We were earlier doing only airtime sales for the Sun TV network. But recently we have got into production as well and are doing a show for Sun TV (Tamil) and Gemini (Telugu). It is not a big revenue earner for us, but is more of strategic value. Since we were doing airtime sales, it was a logical step for us to integrate it with our creative resources. Once we have 5-6 shows on Sun, it can be a big step for us.

    In a unique deal, UTV paid a minimum guarantee to NDTV Imagine for Ramayan and syndicated it to the Sun TV network of channels. Will we see more such deals?
    We are close to signing up with a broadcaster for another mythology and syndicating that content down south.
  • Exim Bank puts Rs 2 billion behind films in FY07, mulls equity in animation companies

    Exim Bank puts Rs 2 billion behind films in FY07, mulls equity in animation companies

    MUMBAI: For the Bollywood industry which is keen to tap the overseas market, there is good news. The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) is willing to loosen its purse strings and has extended funding to the tune of Rs 2 billion for eight movies during the current fiscal.

    Exim Bank, in fact, has funded the recently released Yash Raj Films’ big ticket movie Dhoom 2. “We have lent Rs 2 billion to the film industry this fiscal,” Exim Bank chairman & managing director TC Venkat Subramaniam tells Indiantelevision.com. “Our total exposure to the sector is Rs 4 billion.”

    Of the other Yash Chopra movies funded by Exim Bank are Veer Zaara, Hum Tum, Bunty Aur Babli and Dum. The Bank has also financed Don (Rs 100 million) and Mangal Pandey – The rising (Rs 80 million). Exim Bank has been funding Hindi movie projects which have a potential to earn foreign currency revenues in the overseas market.

    Animation is another area in the entertainment sector that has drawn the attention of Exim Bank. It is eyeing the option of picking up equity in start-up animation companies. “With their outsourcing models, animation companies in India have the potential to grow. Apart from prividing debt, we may consider equity participation in the start-ups. But for the companies which are listed and are already enjoying high valuations, it doesn’t make sense for us to enter as equity partners because they are already highly valued,” says Subramaniam.

    Exim Bank is in talks with an animation company to provide finance for the expansion needs. With Crest Animation Studios Ltd, it has already agreed to lend $7 million to Crest Animation Studios Ltd.

    The Bank has extended lending to over Rs 4 billion for film projects which have potential to earn foreign exchange. “We are not only financing on production but also on the overseas distribution side.

    Noted film producer Bobby Bedi will approach Exim Bank to discuss his new project Mahabharata for which he plans to invest Rs 3-4 billion. Bedi is considering institutional financing for the epic project which will extend to a talent hunt, TV series, film trilogy, gaming, animation and a theme park. “Bedi is looking at an innovative financial structuring. He is taking the project to financial institutions. He is also going to approach Exim Bank for this,” an industry source says.

    Exim Bank will examine the cash-flow situation of the project as it spans over different formats and will take a longer period to complete.

  • Saregama to open online music store

    Saregama to open online music store

    MUMBAI: Move over Apple. Music label Saregama India is set to enter the online music market aimed entirely at the “generation on the go”.

    The company is expected to launch the beta version of its online service by the end of June, while the official launch is likely to happen in August, barring any glitches. However, the company is yet to zero in on the name of the service.

    The new venture will be part of the listed entity Saregama India Ltd.

    Confirming the news to indiantelevision.com, Saregama India VP publishing and new media Atul Churamani says, “Indeed we are marching towards the digital music revolution. We have already singed in 43 South Indian music labels.”

    Through Saregama online music service, songs can be downloaded to PC, copied to CD, mobile, played on a portable iPod or another digital instrument. The company will also make services and features available, including streaming videos, movies, television software, games and e-radio for purchase.

    As music-buffs are hungry to get music from new convenient and flexible sources, Churamani further adds, “We are committed to make a huge music catalogue available online and are in talks with the bigges of the Bollywood industry also to share their music library.”

    Churamani, however, was not forthcoming on the revenue sharing model the company has established with its associates. For the initial period, Saregama will be deriving its revenues through the pay-per-song model (Rs 12/song), according to Churamani. As of now, Saragama has an online bank of 70,000 songs. The software for the new servive has been developed and powered by mobile2win.

    Saregama India already runs a service HamaraCD.com, which provides an option of creating your own audio CDs of your favourite songs. The music company has a vast catalogue cutting across all genres and languages, includes film music, devotional, ghazals and classical music, Indi pop, remixes and regional songs.

    Internationally, the service is already being provided most famously through Apple’s iTunes. Napster and the recently launched Urge (a tie-up between MTV networks and Microsoft) are also in the online music game.

    For India too, the digital music era is now close at hand.