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Netflix to ramp up original Indian content, will invest Rs 3,000 crore towards it in 2020
•Netflix' top streamed shows India include "Sacred Games", "Little Things" and "Delhi Crime".
Apple targeting April event to introduce TV service with CBS, Viacom and Lions Gate
•Apple has long hinted at a planned video service after spending $2 billion in Hollywood.
Roku to begin offering premium video channels to customers for a fee
•Roku’s expanded Roku Channel will also be available to users of Roku’s mobile application.
CBS negotiating CEO Les Moonves' exit amid settlement of legal dispute over company's control
•Media company CBS Corp's board is in talks with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Les Moonves to negotiate his exit, according to several media reports.
Former Viacom honchos Brian Garden, Brad Grey sued by Rovier Carrington for rape, sexual exploitation
Fp Staff •Brian Garden, a former MTV executive, has been sued by Rovier Carrington, the great grandson of Three Stooges actor Moe Howard
Satyajit Ray's 97th birth anniversary: Srijit Mukerji to adapt auteur's 12 stories into web series
Fp Staff •On Satyajit Ray's 97th birth anniversary, Viacom 18 Motion Pictures has announced that it will produce a web series based on the short stories written by the auteur.
Padmavati controversy: Bengali film industry to observe 15-minute blackout in solidarity
•Various organisations associated with the Bengali film industry will observe a "blackout" tomorrow in solidarity with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati.
Viacom and Charter Communications agree to a short-term extension of renewal deadline
•If no deal is reached, 16.6 million subscribers of Charter’s Spectrum service will lose Viacom’s network, including Comedy Central, MTV and Nickelodeon.
Apple, Microsoft, Google and other tech companies urge US court to address protection of LGBT employees within the law
•Gay rights is the latest issue to cause a rift between the business community and the Trump administration. A group of 76 companies submitted a brief to the court saying a split among lower courts on that question had created uncertainty for employers and gay workers.
Disney announces that it has made a deal with Snap to create shows for Snapchat
Fp Archives •The Walt Disney Company’s U.S. television arm will create shows for Snap Inc’s Snapchat, Disney announced on Wednesday, in Snapchat's latest deal with a major U.S. media company.