How Streaming Forever Changed Showbusiness With Producer Sid Roy Kapur

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0:00 Highlights
0:21 Intro
1:10 How much has the industry and the landscape changed
4:40 Downside of the streaming business model
8:52 Is the golden age of streaming over?
11:00 Does consolidation worry him?
13:58 Is streaming becoming TV Plus?
14:58 Stars on streaming debate
18:36 Is there space for small films on the big screen
25:07 Spectacle cinema on theatre
28:08 The evolution of movie theatres as stadiums, concert places experience zones
30:48 Looking ahead in the future of the streaming space
34:56 Roy Kapur films slate for the next few years
36:04 Worry of the IP's
37:55 One thing he could change about the streaming space

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You cant really tell the indian streaming story without talking to Sid Roy Kapur. One of the most respected producers in the business, he’s backed more than 80 films according to his IMDB, including gems like DANGAL, BARFI, Udaan, Paan Singh Tomar, and HAIDER.

Previously the Managing Director of The Walt Disney Company India and CEO of UTV of UTV Motion Pictures, Sid also served as president of the Producers’ Guild of India for multiple terms. He now runs Roy Kapur Films which has made numerous shows and movies for streaming including Aranyak for Netflix and the excellent Rocket Boys for SonyLIV.

To bring in the new season of The Streaming Show, Sid spoke to me about the state of the streaming and theatrical landscapes,the continued struggles of smaller films and And whether the golden age of streamign is well and truly over.

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