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NBCUniversal, Hornbill Capital Back EloElo, Parent of Indian Microdrama Platform Story TV, in $80 Million Funding Round
NBCUniversal and India-focused investment firm Hornbill Capital have co-led an $80 million Series C round in EloElo Group, the Bengaluru-based company behind Indian microdrama platform Story TV. MIT Investment Co. joined the round alongside existing backers Play Ventures, Kalaari Capital, Waterbridge Ventures and Griffin Gaming Partners, among others. The ra
India’s EloElo nabs $80M from NBCUniversal to bet on the country’s rising microdrama market
StoryTV has more than 33 million monthly active users according to Sensor Tower figures
Paramount+ Drama Slate: Series Moving To HBO, Sarah Aubrey & Francesca Orsi Sharing Oversight Among Options Explored Post-Merger – The Dish
Almost a month into Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery into Skydance, pieces are still coming together, and there is probably no area with more pieces to sort out than Skydance’s Direct to Consumer. With the content operations of Paramount+ and HBO/HBO Max combined under Casey Bloys, now Co-Chair and Chief Content Officer, Skydance DTC, […]
Why Kim Kardashian came back to 'the worst TV drama ever'
The media personality and businesswoman says she's worked on her acting for series two of All's Fair.
Canada’s CBC Joins Microdrama Boom
The country’s taxpayer-funded network and streamer is leaning into vertical video to reach new audiences.
Crá on TG4: This is Reservoir Dogs in a bog – and one of the best home-grown dramas of the year
Television: As the mystery unfolds, the Irish language component of Crá fades into the background, and a gripping thriller plays out
Carrick hyllet fansen etter Mesterliga-drama: – De er desperate
Matheus Cunha scoret to ganger og snudde kampen for Manchester United. Det ga fansen glimt av håp.
Netflix Orders YA Drama ‘Prep’ Based on Curtis Sittenfeld Novel From Nicole Taylor
Netflix has given a straight-to-series order to the drama “Prep,” based on the novel of the same name by Curtis Sittenfeld. The show is officially described as a coming-of-age story about “scholarship girl Lee Fiora’s high school years at Ault, a prestigious New England boarding school, and her journey to navigate friendship, crushes and class […]
‘Hinotama: Ball of Fire’ Review: Gentle, Handsomely Shot Domestic Drama Is a Promising Debut for Yaza Takenoshin
The early moments of “Hinotama: Ball of Fire,” the debut feature from young Japanese director Yaza Takenoshin (who graduated from Harvard this past summer), almost move like clockwork, finding a pleasing rhythm in everyday mundanities — matching the repetition of numbers being called out for test papers to a mother having groceries counted at the […]
‘Just Before Dawn’ Producer Prevails in Cult Horror Courtroom Drama
A surreal legal battle unfolded last month in a courtroom in West Palm Beach, Fla., where a retired accountant faced off against a distributor of cult horror DVDs over ownership of a 1981 slasher film. The distributor, David DeFalco, goes by “The Demon” and taunted the accountant in a series of unhinged livestream videos, calling […]
Titan1Studios Adapting Stephen R. Bown’s ‘The Company: The Rise and Fall Of The Hudson’s Bay Empire’ As Historical Drama Series
EXCLUSIVE: This one’s being billed as “The Crown meets Peaky Blinders” – albeit set on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. Calgary’s Titan1Studios has secured media and adaptation rights to Stephen R. Bown’s historical book The Company: The Rise and Fall of the Hudson’s Bay Empire, and is developing a TV drama series titled […]
‘Queen Silvia’ Team Hopes For Multiple Seasons After Royal Drama’s Cannes Premiere
Queen Silvia was crowned in Cannes with a world premiere screening for the upcoming royal drama series. German actress Alicia von Rittberg (Call My Agent Berlin), who stars as the titular Silvia Sommerlath, and Swedish actor Edvin Endre (Vikings), who plays Crown Prince Carl Gustaf, were in town for the premiere. A grand piano was […]
Etter VM-dramaet: Solberg skrev ny kontrakt – blir del av kjempesatsing
Rallyfører Oliver Solberg (25) får en ny sjanse til å vinne VM-tittelen etter å ha forlenget sin kontrakt med Toyota.
Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser butt heads in this stormy WWII drama
Adelaide-born filmmaker Anthony Maras found unexpected connections when he started making the WWII weather drama Pressure, starring Andrew Scott as Captain James Stagg.
‘The Remarried Princess’ Korean Romantic Drama To Release One Day Early On Disney+ & Hulu
Epic romantic K-drama The Remarried Empress, starring Shin Mina, Ju Jihoon, Lee Jongsuk and Lee Seyoung, will launch with the first four episodes on Tuesday, November 3 on Disney+ and Hulu, one day earlier than the originally scheduled November 4 premiere date. The surprise reveal, announced during a press conference from Seoul, South Korea, is […]
How the Michigan and Alaska dramas shape the fight for the Senate: From the Politics Desk
In today’s edition, Sahil Kapur explains how a pair of controversies in Michigan and Alaska could impact the broader battle for Senate control.
Milepæl for Selvik etter dramatisk avslutning: – Fantastisk!
Egil Selvik holdt nullen for første gang i Ligue 1 denne sesongen.
‘The Lives of Others’ Theater Review: Keira Knightley Shines in Stage Version of Oscar-Winning Cold War Drama
The actress returns to the stage after 11 years, alongside Stephen Dillane and Luke Thompson, in Robert Icke’s adaptation of Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's political Stasi thriller.
Stephen McKinley Henderson To Topline Crime Drama ‘Anglers’ From Debut Filmmaker Zoe Simone
EXCLUSIVE: Stephen McKinley Henderson, the veteran character actor seen in such recent films as Civil War and Beau Is Afraid, has signed on to lead Anglers, an indie crime drama marking the feature debut of writer-director Zoe Simone In the film, shooting in Simone’s hometown of Houston, TX in December, Henderson plays a larger-than-life man […]
‘Worth’ Detective Drama From Mike Diliberti, Jake Coburn & Jack Carr In Development At NBC
EXCLUSIVE: Mike Diliberti is developing a new detective drama series titled Worth for NBC and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. The series, on which Diliberti is writer-EP, revolves around decorated Army Ranger Will Worth, a brash war hero turned bestselling author and pop-culture celebrity who stops coasting on his fame when he […]
Golden Globes: ‘Club Kid’ Submitted as Drama (Exclusive)
Many had expected Jordan Firstman's feature directorial debut, about a club promoter who stays too long at the party, to compete in the musical/comedy categories.
Siswa sekolah rakyat tampilkan drama musikal dalam peringatan Hari Pahlawan
Sejumlah siswa Sekolah Rakyat menampilkan drama musikal pada Malam Peringatan Hari Pahlawan di Taman Fatahillah, Kota ...
How Arsenal got a big win at Liverpool; Milan derby drama; Carrick's future; more
Arsenal got a big win at Liverpool to go clear atop the Premier League, but Liverpool should have had a penalty. Plus: Michael Carrick's Man United future, Milan's bounce-back, Bayern's frustrations and more.
‘Carrie’s Mike Flanagan Reflects On Supernatural YA Drama & Says ‘Warhammer 40,000’ Series Has “Very Cool And Unexpected On-Ramp”
Editor’s note: This article features minor spoilers on Carrie Season 1. With a second season of YA horror Carrie now greenlit, the Prime Video show’s showrunner, Mike Flanagan, has been reflecting on Season 1. The horror guru also assessed the genre’s ongoing moment in the sun and why working on the upcoming Warhammer 40,000 series […]
Ukraine-Set Drama About a Trans Man Barred From Fleeing War, ‘I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming,’ Wins Tokyo’s Ethical Film Award
German director and screenwriter Isabelle Stever’s “I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming” has won the Tokyo International Film Festival’s Ethical Film Award. The award, set up in 2023 with sponsor Sumitomo Corporation, highlights films that shed light on issues such as the environment, poverty and discrimination. A jury picks the winner from three nominees drawn from [
Cheranalloor luxury car crash case: High drama marks hearing on plea to cancel teen driver’s bail
Prosecution and counsel for victim’s family trade charges. Court reserves order on criminal appeals against Juvenile Justice Board’s decision to grant bail to 17-year-old accused
New Japanese Drama Series ‘The Employee’ Is Smashing Stereotypes About Women In The Workplace, Says NHK Producer
EXCLUSIVE: A new Japanese drama series is turning stereotypes around women in the workplace on their head, according to one of the top producers at public broadcaster NHK. The Employee launched a fortnight ago and has got Japanese people talking about “the double bind” women face as they progress up the career ladder, Akiko Ueda, […]
Siddhant Chaturvedi, Alizeh, Jimmy Shergill’s 1990s British Punjabi Music Drama ‘Bolo Bolo Bolo,’ Directed by Vikas Bahl, Wraps U.K. Shoot (EXCLUSIVE)
Bollywood filmmaker Vikas Bahl has finished filming in the U.K. on “Bolo Bolo Bolo,” a coming-of-age musical drama set during the boom in Punjabi music across Britain in the early 1990s. Jimmy Shergill, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Mona Singh and Alizeh lead the cast. Katha Studios is producing the film alongside Good Co, Fusion Flicks and Monk […]
'50 cameras': Arsenal's drought-breaking win marred by VAR drama
Arsenal wins its first match at Anfield since 2012, but receives a lucky break as the VAR misses a clear penalty shout for Liverpool.
Tim Prins heeft geluk aan zijde na olympisch drama: 'Kan bij mij nooit normaal'
Het kwartje viel zondag eindelijk de kant van Tim Prins op. Na het olympische drama van vorig seizoen pakte de Fries zondag een World Cup-ticket, ten koste van Kjeld Nuis. Het verschil was <a href="https://www.nu.nl/schaatsen/6415142/prins-is-nu-001-seconde-sneller-dan-nuis-en-pakt-wb-ticket-op-1000-meter.html" target="_blank">0,01 seconde</a>. "Ik had nog w
Tim Prins heeft geluk aan zijn zijde na olympisch drama: 'Kan ook nooit normaal'
Het kwartje viel zondag eindelijk de kant van Tim Prins op. Na het olympische drama van vorig seizoen pakte de Fries zondag een World Cup-ticket, ten koste van Kjeld Nuis. Het verschil was <a href="https://www.nu.nl/schaatsen/6415142/prins-is-nu-001-seconde-sneller-dan-nuis-en-pakt-wb-ticket-op-1000-meter.html" target="_blank">0,01 seconde</a>. "Ik had nog w
Tim Prins heeft eindelijk geluk aan zijde na olympisch drama: 'Had ik nog tegoed'
Het geluk viel zondag eindelijk een keer de kant van Tim Prins op. Na het olympisch drama van vorig seizoen pakte de Fries zondag op <a href="https://www.nu.nl/schaatsen/6415142/prins-is-nu-001-seconde-sneller-dan-nuis-en-pakt-wb-ticket-op-1000-meter.html" target="_blank">0,01 seconden</a> een World Cup-ticket, ten koste van Kjeld Nuis. "Had nog wat tegoed v
Fenomeno microdrama, arrivano le star ma si espande l'uso dell'IA
Anche la Fascino di Maria De Filippi e Mediaset investono, continua dominare la Cina
Jemen - Huthis: Mehr als 300.000 Menschen auf der Flucht, Lage in Tais besonders dramatisch
Sie brauchen dringend »Schutz, Nahrung, sauberes Wasser und Gesundheitsversorgung«: Im Jemen fliehen Hunderttausende vor den Kämpfen. Eine humanitäre Krise droht, besonders in der von den Huthis eingekesselten Stadt Taizz.
Dramatic helicopter rescue saves climbers stranded on Italian cliff
Dramatic helicopter rescue saves climbers stranded on Italian cliff
Brann brøt tapsrekken – senket Molde i dramatisk thriller
Tok sine første eliteseriepoeng siden 20. september. Molde fortvilte over enorme sjanser spilt mot slutten av kampen.
High drama in Pulivendula as Jagan stages sit-in, refuses to vote in ULB polls
The YSRCP president alleges that three-fourths of his party agents have been prevented from entering the polling stations, and demands re-poll in the affected booths
Dosarul de la Securitate al lui Eugen Ionescu. Cum a încercat regimul comunist să-l influențeze pe dramaturg: rolul lui Radu Beligan
Plecat în Franţa înainte de război şi devenit unul dintre cei mai cunoscuţi dramaturgi ai lumii, Eugen Ionescu nu a ieşit nicio clipă de sub lupa atentă a autorităţilor comuniste de la Bucureşti care au încercat fie să absoarbă din faima dramaturgului, fie să-l izoleze. În anii ’60, Securitatea a încercat să-l convingă să revină în România, folosindu-se de p
Nadda terms INDIA bloc rally against CEC a ‘foolish and designed drama’
Health Minister says Rahul Gandhi was ‘rubbing salt into the wounds of the Sikhs’ on the anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots
Film Komedi-drama Indonesia meriahkan November 2026
Tawa dan cerita penuh emosi bakal mewarnai bioskop Indonesia pada November 2026 lewat deretan film lokal bergenre ...
Tokyo Asian Future Drama ‘Jani Be Good’ Probes Silence and Motherhood in a Chinese-Indonesian Family, Marking Ariani Darmawan’s Return
Indonesian filmmaker Ariani Darmawan stepped away from directing for years to raise a family. Her first feature, “Jani Be Good,” which is playing in the Tokyo International Film Festival’s Asian Future competition, turns that experience into a portrait of four women across three generations. “I stopped making films for over 10 years because I was […]
Dewa United menang dramatis, tantang Satria Muda di final IBL
Dewa United Banten melaju ke final IBL All Indonesian 2026 untuk menghadapi Satria Muda Bandung setelah mengalahkan ...
Gol dramatis Marukawa bawa Dewa United taklukkan Persija 2-1
Gol Taisei Marukawa pada menit-menit akhir pertandingan membawa Dewa United membalikkan keadaan untuk mengalahkan ...
Vigilance probe into KIIFB land acquisition in Kannur a sub-standard political drama: Pinarayi Vijayan
The Leader of the Opposition argues the 4,896 acres acquired at a reported ₹12,240 crore, approved during the LDF era, was a natural extension of a two-decade process and part of plans for the Kannur International Airport and the Kochi-Bengaluru industrial corridor.
Makers 'Call of Duty' halen nieuwsbeelden halloweendrama Seoel uit nieuwe videogame
De makers van het videospel 'Call of Duty' gaan de beelden over het dodelijke halloweenfeest in Seoel uit het spel verwijderen. Nabestaanden van slachtoffers hadden heel wat kritiek op het gebruik van die beelden en vroegen om het te verwijderen. Bij de tragische gebeurtenissen van 4 jaar geleden kwamen 150 mensen om het leven.
Landslagssjefen om dramaet: – God reklame for norsk fotball
Mye av etterdønningene i Bodø handlet om ordkrigene. Men fotballkampen viste også hva en toppkamp i norsk fotball kan være.
Videospel Call of Duty verwijdert beelden van halloweendrama Zuid-Korea
De maker van <em>Call of Duty</em> gaat beelden van een ramp uit 2022 verwijderen uit het videospel. Nabestaanden waren ontzet omdat er beelden waren te zien van het drama waarbij 158 mensen om het leven kwamen door verdrukking tijdens een halloweenviering.
2026 Daytime Emmy Awards: ‘General Hospital’ Wins Best Daytime Drama
'The Kelly Clarkson Show' won a leading five awards, as 'Beyond the Gates' also took home four trophies.
‘The Celebrity Traitors’ Season 2 Crowns Its Winners After Dramatic Finale
The BBC reality series, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, wrapped its second installment Friday.
‘Which Way’ musical drama to premiere at AFRIFF
The Lagos-based musical drama, ‘Which Way’, will make its African premiere at the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) on Tuesday, November 3. Read More: https://punchng.com/which-way-musical-drama-to-premiere-at-afriff/
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