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  • Korean drama ‘Revenge of others’ to arrive on Disney+ Hotstar

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: Korean teen thriller drama “Revenge of Others” will be available for streaming on Disney+ Hotstar in India, the platform has announced.

    Written by Lee Hee Myung and directed by Kim Yoojin, the Star Original series is set to arrive on the streamer soon.

    “Revenge of Others” revolves around the sudden death of a student at a high school and its aftermath.

    It features “More Than Friends” actor Shin Yeeun and Lomon (“All of Us Are Dead”).

    Following the suspicious death of her twin brother, Ok Chanmi (Shin Yeeun), a shooting athlete, takes the extraordinary step of transferring to her brother’s school in an attempt to uncover the truth and find out why the police and the school seemed to have covered up his death.

    ALSO READ | Korean series ‘Squid Game’ to compete for Emmys history

    “Driven by her love for her brother and a need to understand what happened, Chanmi will partner with another student Ji Suheon (Lomon), to exact revenge by proxy on those who bully others,” read the synopsis of the series shared by the streaming service.

    “Seasons of Blossom” actor Seo Jihoon, “Wretches” actor Chae Sangwoo, Lee Soomin (“Two Universes”) and Chung Subin (“Rookie Cops”) also round out the cast of “Revenge of Others”.

    MUMBAI: Korean teen thriller drama “Revenge of Others” will be available for streaming on Disney+ Hotstar in India, the platform has announced.

    Written by Lee Hee Myung and directed by Kim Yoojin, the Star Original series is set to arrive on the streamer soon.

    “Revenge of Others” revolves around the sudden death of a student at a high school and its aftermath.

    It features “More Than Friends” actor Shin Yeeun and Lomon (“All of Us Are Dead”).

    Following the suspicious death of her twin brother, Ok Chanmi (Shin Yeeun), a shooting athlete, takes the extraordinary step of transferring to her brother’s school in an attempt to uncover the truth and find out why the police and the school seemed to have covered up his death.

    ALSO READ | Korean series ‘Squid Game’ to compete for Emmys history

    “Driven by her love for her brother and a need to understand what happened, Chanmi will partner with another student Ji Suheon (Lomon), to exact revenge by proxy on those who bully others,” read the synopsis of the series shared by the streaming service.

    “Seasons of Blossom” actor Seo Jihoon, “Wretches” actor Chae Sangwoo, Lee Soomin (“Two Universes”) and Chung Subin (“Rookie Cops”) also round out the cast of “Revenge of Others”.

  • Actor Miguel Sapochnik quits as ‘House of the Dragon’ co-showrunner ahead of season two

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Miguel Sapochnik is leaving “House of the Dragon” ahead of the second season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” spin-off series.

    Sapochnik served as the showrunner on season one, which premiered last month on Disney + Hotstar, along with co-creator Ryan Condal.

    According to the entertainment website Deadline, Condal will now serve as solo showrunner on the next instalment.

    Sapochnik, who helmed “Game of Thrones” episodes such as “The Battle of Bastards” and “The Winds of Winter”, will continue to serve as the executive producer on “House of the Dragons”.

    “Working within the GoT universe for the past few years has been an honour and a privilege, especially spending the last two with the amazing cast and crew of ‘House of the Dragon’. I am so proud of what we accomplished with Season 1 and overjoyed by the enthusiastic reaction of our viewers,” Sapochnik said.

    “It was incredibly tough to decide to move on, but I know that it is the right choice for me, personally and professionally. As I do so, though, I am deeply comforted to know that Alan will be joining the series. He’s someone I’ve known and respected for a long time, and I believe this precious series could not be in safer hands,” he added.

    Condal will work closely with series co-creator George RR Martin and the rest of the producing team for the second season, which was announced days after the premiere of the first installment.

    The show is based on Martin’s book “Fire & Blood”, a history of House Targaryen set 300 years before the events described in “Game of Thrones”, which ended its eight-season run in 2019.

    Alan Taylor, a “Game of Thrones” veteran, will also join as a director and executive producer on the second season of the show.

    LOS ANGELES: Miguel Sapochnik is leaving “House of the Dragon” ahead of the second season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” spin-off series.

    Sapochnik served as the showrunner on season one, which premiered last month on Disney + Hotstar, along with co-creator Ryan Condal.

    According to the entertainment website Deadline, Condal will now serve as solo showrunner on the next instalment.

    Sapochnik, who helmed “Game of Thrones” episodes such as “The Battle of Bastards” and “The Winds of Winter”, will continue to serve as the executive producer on “House of the Dragons”.

    “Working within the GoT universe for the past few years has been an honour and a privilege, especially spending the last two with the amazing cast and crew of ‘House of the Dragon’. I am so proud of what we accomplished with Season 1 and overjoyed by the enthusiastic reaction of our viewers,” Sapochnik said.

    “It was incredibly tough to decide to move on, but I know that it is the right choice for me, personally and professionally. As I do so, though, I am deeply comforted to know that Alan will be joining the series. He’s someone I’ve known and respected for a long time, and I believe this precious series could not be in safer hands,” he added.

    Condal will work closely with series co-creator George RR Martin and the rest of the producing team for the second season, which was announced days after the premiere of the first installment.

    The show is based on Martin’s book “Fire & Blood”, a history of House Targaryen set 300 years before the events described in “Game of Thrones”, which ended its eight-season run in 2019.

    Alan Taylor, a “Game of Thrones” veteran, will also join as a director and executive producer on the second season of the show.

  • Director Miguel Sapochnik quits as ‘House of the Dragon’ co-showrunner ahead of season two

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Miguel Sapochnik is leaving “House of the Dragon” ahead of the second season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” spin-off series.

    Sapochnik served as the showrunner on season one, which premiered last month on Disney + Hotstar, along with co-creator Ryan Condal.

    According to the entertainment website Deadline, Condal will now serve as solo showrunner on the next instalment.

    Sapochnik, who helmed “Game of Thrones” episodes such as “The Battle of Bastards” and “The Winds of Winter”, will continue to serve as the executive producer on “House of the Dragons”.

    “Working within the GoT universe for the past few years has been an honour and a privilege, especially spending the last two with the amazing cast and crew of ‘House of the Dragon’. I am so proud of what we accomplished with Season 1 and overjoyed by the enthusiastic reaction of our viewers,” Sapochnik said.

    “It was incredibly tough to decide to move on, but I know that it is the right choice for me, personally and professionally. As I do so, though, I am deeply comforted to know that Alan will be joining the series. He’s someone I’ve known and respected for a long time, and I believe this precious series could not be in safer hands,” he added.

    Condal will work closely with series co-creator George RR Martin and the rest of the producing team for the second season, which was announced days after the premiere of the first installment.

    The show is based on Martin’s book “Fire & Blood”, a history of House Targaryen set 300 years before the events described in “Game of Thrones”, which ended its eight-season run in 2019.

    Alan Taylor, a “Game of Thrones” veteran, will also join as a director and executive producer on the second season of the show.

    LOS ANGELES: Miguel Sapochnik is leaving “House of the Dragon” ahead of the second season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” spin-off series.

    Sapochnik served as the showrunner on season one, which premiered last month on Disney + Hotstar, along with co-creator Ryan Condal.

    According to the entertainment website Deadline, Condal will now serve as solo showrunner on the next instalment.

    Sapochnik, who helmed “Game of Thrones” episodes such as “The Battle of Bastards” and “The Winds of Winter”, will continue to serve as the executive producer on “House of the Dragons”.

    “Working within the GoT universe for the past few years has been an honour and a privilege, especially spending the last two with the amazing cast and crew of ‘House of the Dragon’. I am so proud of what we accomplished with Season 1 and overjoyed by the enthusiastic reaction of our viewers,” Sapochnik said.

    “It was incredibly tough to decide to move on, but I know that it is the right choice for me, personally and professionally. As I do so, though, I am deeply comforted to know that Alan will be joining the series. He’s someone I’ve known and respected for a long time, and I believe this precious series could not be in safer hands,” he added.

    Condal will work closely with series co-creator George RR Martin and the rest of the producing team for the second season, which was announced days after the premiere of the first installment.

    The show is based on Martin’s book “Fire & Blood”, a history of House Targaryen set 300 years before the events described in “Game of Thrones”, which ended its eight-season run in 2019.

    Alan Taylor, a “Game of Thrones” veteran, will also join as a director and executive producer on the second season of the show.

  • New IT rules put in place mechanism for adherence to Ethics Code by OTT platforms: Centre to SC

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 put in place an institutional mechanism for adherence of Digital Media Ethics Code by the OTT platforms.

    It said the government was seized of the need for developing an institutional mechanism regarding regulation of audio visual content streamed on OTT platforms and was consulting the stakeholders over the past two years.

    The IT Rules, 2021 also provides for self-classification of audio visual content of such platforms into five age-based categories for informed choice by viewers, it said.

    The Centre said it has received several complaints/ representations from members of civil society, members of Parliament, Chief Ministers regarding the content of programmes being streamed on OTT platforms and the need for putting in place a mechanism to check content on these platforms.

    In an affidavit, filed in a pending petition, the government said it notified the new rules on February 25, to put in place an institutional mechanism for following a code of ethics by Over-The-Top (OTT) players and a redressal of any grievances in this regard.

    “It is respectfully submitted that the answering respondent is seized of the need for developing an institutional mechanism regarding regulation of audio visual content streamed on OTT platforms and has been in active consultation with stakeholders over the period of last two years,” it said.

    “It is humbly submitted that in various jurisdictions across the globe like Singapore, European Union, Australia, etc have also framed similar mechanisms regulating/restricting access to the content on the OTT platforms”, it said.

    The government said the new rules are comprehensive in nature and framed keeping in view the major audience enjoyed by the OTT platforms and maintaining a fine balance so that various age groups are taken into account and a healthy classification is being done.

    It said that the government is taking measures to further strengthen mechanisms in accordance with the rules.

    The Centre’s affidavit has been filed on a plea of one Shashank Shekhar Jha, seeking regulating OTT platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime by an autonomous body.

    The top court had on October 15, last year sought response from the Centre on the plea of Jha and co-petitioner Apurva Arhatia, who have said that a proper board/institution /association for the monitoring and management of content on different OTT/Streaming and digital media platforms was needed.

    “With cinemas theatres unlikely to open anytime soon in the country, OTT/Streaming and different digital media platforms have surely given a way out for filmmakers and artists to release their content without being worried about getting clearance certificates for their films and series from the censor board,” the plea said.

    At present, however, there is no law or autonomous body governing the digital content to monitor and manage these digital contents and it is made available to the public at large without any filter or screening, it said.

    “Lack of legislation governing OTT/Streaming Platforms is becoming evident with each passing day and every new case that is filed on these grounds.”

    “The government is facing heat to fill this lacuna with regulations from the public and the Judiciary; still the relevant government departments have not done anything significant to regularise these OTT/Streaming Platforms,” the plea said.

    None of the OTT/Streaming platforms including Netflix, Amazon Prime, Zee5, and Hotstar have signed the self-regulation provided by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting since February 2020, it said.

    The ministry had earlier told the top court in a separate case that there is a need to regulate digital media and that the court may first appoint a committee of persons as amicus before laying down guidelines with respect to the regulation of hate speech in the media.