Monika Mehta
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On Air with AIB
Jülide the show discusses these issues within the social and political contexts of India. While this show has attracted government attention, All India Bakchod's other activities have such as their Modi Meme for which the Mumbai police booked them. M ... -
Hinglish
Lisa, the Indian shows in English often mix English and Hindi, which might be the reason that they are subtitled in English. In the context of India, 'Hinglish' is associated with urban, middle-class North India. In the U.S., the use of "Hi ... -
On Air with AIB
Kuhu, those are all excellent questions. I'll answer the easiest one first, so Hulu is not in India but they hired a CEO who used to work for Hulu. Just more info on this show: It was series that first aired on Hotstar, and then subsequently, Star Wo ... -
TV censorship
Kuhu, I imagine with so many channels it's difficult to regulate content--so it's probably, self-regulation and disgruntled viewers calling in. Previously both A and UA had be submitted to the CBFC, interesting that now it's only A. I' ... -
Branding and Language
Thanks for your questions. Jasmine, Hotstar's CEO's are right now quite explicit in interviews that in the US and Canada they are targeting a diverse South Asian diasporic communities. Hotstar's programming in television and film easily sur ... -
English and Hindi Medium
Fan and Lisa, You might find this article on the recent success of the film, Hindi Medium, in the Chinese market interesting. The film has broken records of all previous Hindi films released in China. The film narrates the story of a couple trying to get ... -
Originals, language, trailers,circulation of foreign shows
Jasmine, thanks for a thoughtful post, and compelling video. I'd like to watch this show. I was curious about a number of aspects: To which anglophone countries is Netflix distributing this show? Does the trailer for the show in Brazil also have the ... -
Sohu
Fan, Thanks for a wonderful post! Do you see the viewers and the Chinese industry reading HOC as a (neoliberal) script to follow? Could you say more about Sohu and its relationship with Netflix? Monika ... -
Gender and HOC
Fan, thanks so much for your reply. It's fascinating to learn more about streaming services in China. So often, at least in the U.S, digital discourse around China focuses on geoblocking and censorship, that we don't hear as much about taste cul ... -
Censorship, Geoblocking, and Original shows
Jülide, thanks for this engaging post. I was actually surprised that the platforms were not all ready being regulated given Erdogan's government's strict policing of media and the Internet. I have many questions: Could you say more about the way ...