Spuul Wades into Crowded Bollywood Streaming Pool with Free & Paid Rentals

Uh oh, not one more. The Bollywood streaming business is looking increasingly crowded lately in the U.S. Besides the 800-pound Goliath Netflix (peddles Bollywood, Hollywood and other content), there’s BollyVerse, Databazaar, YuppTV, ChannelLive, Mela and a bunch of regional language offerings for desis in Amreeka. As if all that weren’t enough, now comes a new […]

Sweet, Sweet – Netflix Loses $8b in Market Cap

We couldn’t be happier. In a matter of weeks, the actions of the greedy chutias at Netflix have triggered a loss of $8 billion in the company’s market capitalization. The online DVD rental and movie streaming firm’s shares have fallen over 50% from a high of $304.79 in mid-July to $143.75 on Monday. Why the […]

Netflix Hits 10m Subscribers

Attesting to its growing popularity, online movie rental service Netflix has hit the 10 million subscriber milestone. Great for Desis As we wrote 14 months ago, for movie buffs living in the U.S., Netflix is an excellent source of Bollywood, Kollywood, Hollywood and foreign language movies. Whether it’s the crappy Drona, the ugly Dostana or the fine […]