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Rony Patra

Southern Asia
As seen in: ScreenAnarchy, Naked Truth
Covers:  Cinema, popular culture, global media industries, education, lifestyle
Eng Lit Teacher. Media researcher. Former writer, @NakedTruthIn and @IetsOTT. Providing updates about shows and movies. Reach out at ronywrites@gmail.com.

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Rony Patra’s Biography

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Having been associated with academics for the past few years, I am well-versed with studying minute aspects of education, popular culture, cinema, global media industries and lifestyle. I write a regular column for the noted media outlet The Naked Truth on these topics.
I also regularly write varied content (movie reviews, features, opinions, trailer reviews and news articles) for LetsOTT

Rony Patra’s Journalist Portfolio

Online learning has a problem with "inclusivity"

Online learning has a problem with "inclusivity"

At the moment, online education is still a privilege. Only families that have uninterrupted access to electri…

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Of pandemic and entitlement

Of pandemic and entitlement

COVID-19 may have reset our lifestyles for a few weeks, but it has sadly not taken out 'privilege' from the e…

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What it means to be a superhero

What it means to be a superhero

In a highly-mediatized world, these people become the "youth icons", the "heroes". We confer on them the stat…

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Living in the Gangsterocracy

Living in the Gangsterocracy

Corruption has pervaded almost every aspect of our lives. Our bureaucracies, like our politicians, are seen a…

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Hello, listening hurts

Hello, listening hurts

Modern-day existence prevents us from listening, because we prefer to talk, to shout, to scream.

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What ails the lonely multiplex

What ails the lonely multiplex

If multiplexes killed the single-screens, OTT could very well marginalize the entire exhibition sector. Does …

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Articles

A new country to charm Indian cinema

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By Rony Patra
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This is the 23rd edition, and you’re reading Media 450. A 2-minute-letter that starts your day on a smart note. For Indian cinema, the Korean influence has become a part and parcel of daily life in the last two decades, as far as the stories are concerned. But now it may be time to look at a new country. On October 15, 2021, Filipino media behemoth ABS-CBN Corp.
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Disney+ has a branding problem outside India

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By Rony Patra
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This is the 22nd edition, and you’re reading Media 450. Takes 2 minutes to finish. Half of 2022 is nearly over, and Disney+ is not having a great time. The platform has 137.7 million paid subscribers worldwide as of May 11, 2022, including those who are subscribed to the Disney+ Hotstar platform in India. For context, this is up from 129.8 million subscribers in the previous quarter.
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Netflix’s dream run in streaming hits a wall

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By Rony Patra
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When you least expect it, it arrives. This is the 21st edition, and you’re reading Media 450. A 2-minute-newsletter on everything media. When Netflix unveiled its quarterly financial reports in January this year, it set alarm bells ringing. The platform added 8.3 million subscriptions globally—as opposed to the projected 8.5 million—and the mood was downbeat.
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