";s:4:"text";s:4441:" “And let me say this to Hotstar right now. With David Kaye, John Oliver. He criticised Hotstar’s ‘self-censorship’ and was also surprised to find that the streaming platform, which is owned by Disney, has been censoring jokes he has made in the past on famous Disney characters such as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.He called these ‘Disney facts’ and also referenced the fact that he played the character Zazu in the 2019 movie It has come to John Oliver’s notice that Hotstar is censoring his show in India. The Emmy-winning show generally airs evvery Tuesday in India. Main story: John Oliver talks about India's controversial Prime Minister, Narendra Modi; plus, Mike Bloomberg's presidential campaign. I’m f*#@ing Zazu right here,” he said“Everything that comes out of this beak is a ‘Disney Fact.’ If I say that Cogsworth [from Oliver has been known to poke fun at American telecom giant AT&T – which owns HBO, the channel that airs On the show, Oliver also played clips of Arnab Goswami criticising him for the Modi segment. [HBO] HD. The particular episode criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Who the f#@k do you think you’re talking to? Directed by Paul Pennolino. [HBO] HD. As While there are no specific censorship regulations that target streaming services like Netflix, Hotstar and Amazon Prime in India, John Oliver Criticises Hotstar for Censoring His Show's Episode on Modi You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Episode two was no different as John Oliver and company offered an excellent profile of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the eve of his meeting with President Donald Trump. While the comedian did not take offence to this description, he retaliated at Goswami’s claim that Oliver had ’embarrassed himself’.John Oliver on Arnab Goswami, “the Tucker Carlson of India” “I’ll give you ignoramus i’ll even give you third-rate tv host my researchers assure me that’s an actual compliment — but I embarrass myself? [HBO] HD. Muskan Mehta-February 26, 2020. If you think that you have to remove anything that reflects poorly on Disney from this show, I have some bad news for you, my friend. Photo: Flickr/ Chad Cooper CC BY NC 2.0On the latest episode of the HBO show, Oliver segued into reactions in India about the segment on Modi. The Republic TV editor called Oliver an ‘ignoramus of exceedingly global proportions’ and a ‘third rate TV host’. An episode of John Oliver’s show that criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been blocked in India by Hotstar, the local platform run by Walt Disney Co. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. The streaming platform did not upload the episode criticising the Indian PM and discussed the political situation in India after the CAA was passed.John Oliver. However, when subscribers logged in to the platform on 25 February, only older episodes was visible. Main story: John Oliver talks about India's controversial Prime Minister, Narendra Modi; plus, Mike Bloomberg's presidential campaign. By. MUMBAI: John Oliver’s talk show Last Week Tonight has been blocked in India by the streaming platform Hotstar. The comedian was previewing President Donald Trump’s visit to India on his Emmy-winning Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, which typically airs at 6 a.m. each Tuesday in India. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, airs every Tuesday at 6 am on the Disney-owned OTT platform. !” A screenshot of what greeted Indian users of Hotstar on Tuesday. The latest available episode is the one that was on February 16. Credit: The Wire.Digital content companies and streaming services operating in India have had to ‘self-censor’ their content in the past. Use the HTML below. Check out our breakdown of the movies and shows we're excited about this month, including "Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Indian streaming platform Hotstar recently blocked an episode of John Oliver’s Late Night Show for being critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. John Oliver’s episode on Narendra Modi taken down by Hotstar. thewire.in/media/john-oliver-hotstar-censorship-narendra-modi-episode