In 2025, the entertainment landscape shifted into a "hybrid boom," where streaming witnessed daily consumption, while theatres specialised as the exclusive home for high-budget "event" spectacles. The financial power of digital platforms has redefined stardom, with top-tier talent now earning up to 40% of their income from streaming fees. While nearly every household now prioritises the convenience of home viewing, the silver screen maintains its cultural relevance by offering premium experiences that streaming simply cannot replicate.
You can find out more in this episode of E-Club.

Streaming vs Theatre: The debate intensifies in 2025 | WION E-Club

Rekha's Umrao Jaan to re-release in theatres, check the date inside

Actor playing demon in theatrical Ramayana kills a live pig, devours its raw meat

Lok Sabha election result screening to take place in theatre in Nagpur. Here's how people reacted

India: Doctor goes on four-hour tea break after sedating four patients in operation theatre

Zee Theatre launches socially-relevant teleplays in Kannada and Telugu

Tornadoes hit central US: At least 11 killed, including one at Illinois concert

Broadway's longest running show 'Phantom Of The Opera' to end 

Refugees are seeking shelter in a theatre in Ukraine’s Lviv. The United Nations said that number of refugees could touch four million in weeks.

Watch how refugees in Ukraine’s Lviv are seeking shelter in theatre | Russia-Ukraine crisis

This gender-neutral toilet at a London theatre has Twitter divided

Naked man found inside New York state theatre’s wall in US

Review: In ‘The Lehman Trilogy,’ a vivid tale of profit and pain

Cast members from revived musical comedy "Anything Goes" hope to bring some relief to audiences from the COVID-19 pandemic in one of the first major shows to open in London since the easing of restrictions in England last week.

Musical 'Anything Goes' a tonic for London audiences after COVID, says cast | WION

A rise of the theatre on-demand model has been witnessed in Italy, many residents have been connected with theatre via the subscription model. As per this model, performers visit parks and other public places for demonstrations.

Doorstep theatre becomes a new heartthrob in Italy

A Japanese dance company is using an innovative style of performance to promote social distancing, where the audience sits in separated cubicles and watches an avant-garde production through mail slots and peepholes.

Japanese dance company offers new viewing experience

The curtain will fall on London's theatres again on Wednesday (December 16) as the British capital moves into the toughest level of coronavirus restrictions, with some forced to close Christmas shows just days after they opened in a hammer blow for the industry.

Curtain falls on London's theatres again due to Covid-19

Brazil has now come up with an unique solution where people will be able to enjoy the theatre performance & will same time stay safe from the COVID-19 infection. Watch the report to know more.

Theatres reopen with restrictions ; Actors wear face masks & do not touch each other

A Brazilian theatre in Sao Paulo has opened a new outdoor space with small plastic cabins for theatre lovers to attend productions despite the pandemic. Spectators were able to enjoy the play titled: ''Volpone Protocol,'' by Bendita Trupe. The play is staged outdoors in the car park of the Arthur Azevedo theatre.

Spectators sit in plastic boxes as theatre returns to Brazil

The economic & social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been unmissable. Theatre actors & those employed in the business have witnessed far reaching changes. Watch the report to know about the unprecedented route that the world of theatre has to take to survive the pandemic.

Britain's Duchess of Cornwall urges actors to stay strong

The accessory of 2020 - the face mask - was combined with 1920s themed fineries by guests forming a socially distanced queue for the relaunch of the London show "The Great Gatsby" on Thursday (October 22) evening.

'The Great Gatsby' back on stage in London

Cinema halls to reopen today with COVID-19 protocols in place

Belarusian theatre directors unbowed by coronavirus, political exile

Moscow's famous Bolshoi theatre on Friday (September 5) rehearsed Don Carlo for the final time, preparing for the new season opening following the global pandemic.

Russia's Bolshoi Theatre opens 245th season with a socially-distanced 'Don Carlo'

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