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Netflix, Amazon join regional bandwagon with Marathi, Bengali, Tamil movies
Posted on 13th March 2018 |
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Regional content, be it films or documentaries, comedy or music, has been firing up the Internet in India for a few years now. With cheap data and easy access to content, small local libraries such as Hoichoi (for Bengali content) and national home grown platforms such as Alt Balaji, Voot from Viacom 18, Hotstar from Star India and, besides of course the dedicated channels for several Indian languages on YouTube, have flourished. Now Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hotstar are raising their stakes in the game, commissioning original shows and going all out to acquire regional films for their libraries. |
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Amazon video service looking to expand regional content in India
Posted on 12th March 2018 |
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Amazon.com Inc’s video service will look to add more regional content in India, two company executives said, as it competes with a host of global and local players for a bigger share of a fledgling online streaming market. In little after a year of its launch in India, Amazon’s bet on original Hindi shows and a library of films in five local languages has paid off — India is the fastest growing market for its Prime Video service, Tim Leslie, global vice-president at Amazon Prime Video, told Reuters in an interview late Saturday, on the sidelines of the India Today Conclave 2018 in Mumbai. |
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With $122 billion, Amazon's Jeff Bezos is world's richest man: Forbes
Posted on 7th March 2018 |
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos tops this year's Forbes World's Billionaires list with a record fortune of $122 billion. Bezos' fortune increased by $39.2 billion in 2017 - the largest up move in anyone's net worth recorded by Forbes last year - dethroning philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, whose net worth is calculated at $90 billion, Efe reported. |
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Don't have a bank account? Amazon might have a solution for you soon
Posted on 6th March 2018 |
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Amazon.com Inc. is in talks with big banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co. about building a checking-account-like product the online retailer could offer its customers, according to people familiar with the matter. The effort is still in its early stages and may not come to fruition, the people said. The talks with financial firms are focused on creating a product that would appeal to younger customers and those without bank accounts. |
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Flipkart & Amazon India tap user data to build smartphones
Posted on 28th February 2018 |
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BENGALURU: When Flipkart and Amazon India decided to launch their own brands of smartphones, they had a distinct advantage: exclusive insights into the minds of their customers. Smartphones make for the highest revenue-generating category for both the ecommerce companies, allowing them to gather volumes of data on what customers look for in the devices, what they like or dislike. |
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Amazon sets up 15 centres for grocery, consumables
Posted on 27th February 2018 |
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BENGALURU: Amazon India has set up 15 specialised fulfilment centres (FCs) to ramp up its daily essentials and consumables business for Amazon Now. The company, which has taken the hyperlocal delivery platform to the top four metro cities, will be utilising the new warehouses to meet demands for its two-hour express deliveries as well as scheduled ones on Amazon Now. |
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