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Bollywood Producers Experiment With Releasing Films On Streaming Platforms

In normal times, Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan’s movie Gulabo Sitabo, billed as a family comedy, would have premiered on April 17 in more than 2,000 theaters across movie-mad India. But with cinemas shuttered since the end of March, when a countrywide lockdown was imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the producers of the much-awaited film have opted to bypass the traditional box office altogether.

Gulabo Sitabo will premier this Friday on streaming platform Amazon Prime Video, which having acquired the global rights to the film for an undisclosed sum, will make it available across 200 countries globally. In India, the film’s digital reach will cover 4,000 cities and towns.

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70% of Consumers Would Rather Watch New Movies at Home

According to an exclusive new study, however, that media coverage belies a deeper truth: Anxiety over health and safety in public spaces still greatly outweighs the desire to leave home, and that disparity has only gotten larger as the pandemic has unfolded. The results — from a survey of roughly 1,000 people in mid-May by sports and events analytics firm Performance Research, in partnership with Full Circle Research Co. — point to just how steep a climb the entertainment industry has in front of it to win back public perception that it’s safe to attend, and spend money on, public events again.

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6 tips on working from home

So you’ve suddenly found yourself working from home—theoretically temporarily, perhaps not willingly, and all thanks to coronavirus. Well, I’m here to tell you that the WFH life is not so bad. In fact, it can be downright great.

Read just about any article offering tips for working from home, and you’ll likely come across the same general, gloomy advice. Hope you have a separate room for your office! Don’t stay in your PJs all day! Set boundaries between work time and personal time! Better find ways to increase human contact or you’ll surely go insane!

Enough already. I’ve spent about 80% of my career working remotely, and, in my unofficial opinion, working from home is the best. And you can and should work however you’re most comfortable because you’ll find that the more comfortable you are, the better you’ll produce. If you’re new to remote work or you’re having a hard time getting used to it, here are some things that make it great.

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