The Bollywood Hungama OTT India Fest turned into a milestone moment for Ba*ds of Bollywood, a series that has consistently pushed boundaries with its bold storytelling and standout performances. The evening was marked by celebration as the team walked away with some of the most coveted awards across major categories.
Aryan Khan secured the award for Best Director (Original Series), a recognition of his vision and execution that shaped the creative tone of the show. Raghav Juyal was honored as the Breakthrough Performer of the Year (Male), further establishing him as one of the most exciting talents on the digital entertainment landscape.
Anya Singh earned the award for Best Supporting Actor – Female (Original Series), applauded for her nuanced and emotionally rich performance. Rajat Bedi claimed the Best Supporting Actor – Male (Original Series), delivering a role that resonated strongly with audiences and critics alike. The wins collectively highlight the series’ extraordinary impact and the team’s mastery in crafting a narrative that continues to captivate viewers.
With this sweeping success at one of the industry’s most prominent events, Ba*ds of Bollywood reaffirms its position as a groundbreaking force in the world of OTT entertainment.
As the year winds down, music lovers have a new reason to celebrate — Spotify Wrapped 2025 is live, ready to reveal the soundtrack that shaped your year. After months of discovering new artists, rediscovering familiar favorites, and exploring playlists across genres, this year’s Wrapped offers a refreshed and more immersive look at each listener’s audio habits. First introduced in 2015, Spotify Wrapped has evolved into a global tradition, and the 2025 edition pushes the experience even further with new interactive features and deeper insights.
Covering listening activity from January through mid-November, Wrapped highlights each user’s top artists, songs, genres, and total minutes spent on the app. This year it also includes refined reports that analyze listening style, determine a “listening age,” and present a short quiz that challenges users to guess their top song of the year. Spotify’s updates also extend to podcasts and audiobooks, with personalized highlights such as top genres and even special messages from favorite authors or podcasters.
A standout addition this year is Wrapped Party, a new way to turn listening data into a friendly competition among friends. Up to ten people can join, and each participant receives awards based on their unique listening habits.
Depending on who’s in the group, users can see who logged the most minutes, who shares the most musical compatibility, or who is the most devoted fan of their top artist. Another major update, Wrapped Clubs, groups listeners into musical communities based on shared tastes. There are six clubs—Cloud State Society, Grit Collective, Serotonin, Full Charge Crew, Cosmic Stereo Club, and Soft Hearts Club—each representing a different listening personality. Within these clubs, users are assigned roles like archivist, curator, collector, specialist, and more, based on how their habits compare to others in the group.
Spotify Wrapped 2025 is available in nearly every region where Spotify operates, with a few participation requirements. Users must have listened to at least 30 tracks for more than 30 seconds each and streamed at least five different artists throughout the year. Wrapped can only be accessed through the mobile app on iOS or Android, where a dedicated Wrapped tab appears at the top of the screen. From there, listeners can explore their story and browse the top songs, artists, podcasts, and audiobooks in the U.S. and around the world.
This year’s Wrapped brings back the nostalgia and excitement fans look forward to while introducing fresh and engaging ways to understand how they spent the last year immersed in the world of audio.
Netflix is entering a new era of interactivity and shared entertainment. During the TechCrunch Disrupt conference, Netflix Chief Technology Officer Elizabeth Stone unveiled a lineup of updates that will transform how viewers watch, play, and engage with content on the platform. The company is leaning into live participation, gaming, and personalized experiences that bring a fresh sense of community to streaming.
One of the biggest updates is the introduction of second-screen tools designed to make viewing more interactive. Audiences will be able to take part in live polls and real-time voting, influencing outcomes as shows unfold. This feature was tested earlier this year during the live cooking show Dinner Time with David Chang, and Netflix plans to expand it with the reboot of Star Search launching next year. Viewers will have the opportunity to vote for contestants directly through their TVs or phones, while those watching later will miss the voting window — keeping the experience live and engaging.
Netflix also plans to extend real-time interactions to video podcasts, connecting with Spotify’s upcoming podcast integration. The platform’s push for interactivity doesn’t stop there — a new wave of “living room party games” will arrive later this year, with more expected in 2026. These games will let friends and families play together using their phones as controllers, echoing the fun of Jackbox-style game packs. Five titles are already lined up for release by the end of 2025, including LEGO® Party!, Boggle Party, Pictionary: Game Night, Tetris Time Warp, and Party Crashers: Fool Your Friends.
Alongside interactive experiences, Netflix is refreshing its visual design. The platform’s homepage will feature animated and themed experiences, beginning with a Halloween version followed by a Holiday theme in December and a Bridgerton-themed experience in development. Younger viewers will also see changes with a redesigned Kids profile featuring simpler navigation and a new “My Netflix” section that updates recommendations in real time while merging saved, watched, and liked titles.
For mobile users, Netflix is testing vertical video feeds that showcase short clips and highlight scenes from shows and films. The goal is to provide a casual viewing experience that fits modern habits without directly imitating existing short-form platforms. More developments in this area are expected through 2026.
Netflix’s upcoming updates make it clear the company is doubling down on innovation and audience participation. From live shows that invite your input to party games that turn your TV into a social hub, the streaming giant is reshaping entertainment into a more connected, interactive experience.
Taylor Swift fans, rejoice — you can now listen to Taylor’s music literally all day, every day, thanks to SiriusXM. The satellite radio broadcaster is launching a dedicated Swift channel that will run 24/7 for nearly a month, beginning Saturday, September 20.
The new station is appropriately named Channel 13, a nod to Swift’s longtime lucky number, and coincides with the release of her highly anticipated new album, The Life of a Showgirl. According to SiriusXM’s official release, the channel will showcase music from every era of her career — from her early country beginnings to her chart-topping pop and indie-folk phases.
For devoted Swifties, this is more than just a playlist — it’s a full-scale celebration of her evolution as an artist. From Fearless and Red, to Reputation, Folklore, and Midnights, Channel 13 promises an immersive experience through her iconic discography. It also reflects the increasing demand for artist-focused streaming content as platforms like SiriusXM look to tap into superfan communities with curated audio experiences.
This marks yet another milestone in the pop icon’s record-breaking year. With The Life of a Showgirl generating early buzz and ticket sales for her international Eras Tour continuing to dominate headlines, Taylor Swift remains a global force in both music and media.
While the 24/7 channel is set to run for a limited time, it represents the latest fusion of technology and fandom — and a clear sign that Taylor Swift’s impact shows no signs of slowing down.
Lossless audio has been one of the most requested features from Spotify users—and now, it’s officially here. Spotify has started rolling out lossless sound to Premium subscribers across more than 50 markets, with listeners in countries like the US, UK, Japan, Germany, Sweden, and Australia already seeing the feature appear.
Bringing high-resolution sound to the platform, Spotify Lossless allows Premium users to stream music in up to 24-bit/44.1 kHz FLAC quality. Whether you’re diving into a brand-new album or rediscovering old favorites, lossless audio promises a richer, deeper, and more detailed listening experience. The files are larger, the audio sharper, and the music comes through as the artist intended.
“The wait is finally over; we’re so excited lossless sound is rolling out to Premium subscribers,” said Gustav Gyllenhammar, Spotify’s VP of Subscriptions. “We’ve taken time to build this feature in a way that prioritizes quality, ease of use, and clarity at every step, so you always know what’s happening under the hood.”
Spotify has ensured maximum control and flexibility with this new feature. Users can customize music quality settings individually for Wi-Fi, cellular, and downloads—choosing between Low, Normal, High, Very High, and now, Lossless. The app even provides helpful data usage indicators to guide those choices. Once enabled, a Lossless indicator will appear in the Now Playing bar or Connect Picker to confirm the mode is active.
To turn on lossless audio, users can go to Settings & Privacy > Media Quality in the Spotify app, and manually toggle the Lossless setting for each connection type. Notably, this setting must be enabled on each device individually.
Lossless playback is available on mobile, desktop, and tablet, as well as a growing range of Spotify Connect-enabled devices from brands like Sony, Samsung, Bose, and Sennheiser. Support for Sonos and Amazon devices is expected to arrive next month.
Due to current limitations with Bluetooth bandwidth, Spotify recommends using wired headphones or non-Bluetooth speakers for the best lossless experience. Streaming via Wi-Fi is also ideal, as lossless files are larger and may require a few moments to buffer when first played.
With the addition of Lossless, Spotify Premium continues to evolve. This new feature joins recent innovations like DJ, Jam, AI Playlist, daylist, and personalized Mixes curated by global editors—all designed to elevate the way listeners discover and enjoy music.
For Premium subscribers, this marks a significant leap forward in audio quality, proving that Spotify is not only listening to user feedback but delivering a world-class product experience that keeps pushing boundaries.
