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Chrome DM week 16: English movies genre gains highest OTS
MUMBAI: The English movies genre grew in week 16 of Chrome Data Analytics and Media with 25.60 per cent. In this genre, Movies Now gained the highest OTS with 25.4 per cent in six metro areas.
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Viacom International Media Networks ramps up original content in Southeast Asia
MUMBAI: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a division of Viacom Inc, will be scaling up the development and production of original content for MTV, Comedy Central, Paramount Channel and Nickelodeon in Southeast Asia.
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Shemaroo Forays into the US with ShemarooMe
MUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment Limited, India’s leading entertainment company, launched its Direct-To-Consumer OTT platform ShemarooMe in February 2019. In order to further expand its consumer base and cater to the growing demand for Indian content globally, ShemarooMe has been launched in the US.
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HOOQ ups investment in new content to create 100 more Originals in 2019
MUMBAI: HOOQ, Asia’s largest video-on-demand service has today announced its commitment to developing no less than 100 new HOOQ Originals from an extensive range of content creators and filmmakers by the end of 2019.
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MIB received 160 MSO applications after notification of new TRAI regulatory framework
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has been emphasising on the new tariff order’s role to create a level playing field for smaller MSOs since the beginning. While highlighting the benefits of the new framework for small MSOs, TRAI said that 15 large multi system operators (MSOs) control close to 78 per cent share of the cable TV market. The regulatory body also added that about 160 MSO applications have been received after the notification of the new regulatory framework.
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Airtel Digital TV to offer revised channel prices, broadcaster packs
MUMBAI: Airtel Digital TV’s subscribers will soon have access to broadcasters' revised channel prices 25 April onwards. There have been changes in packages along with a-la-carte from several broadcasters.
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Sony Yay increases movie bank with 100 hours of fresh content
MUMBAI: Having completed two years now in the kids' segment, Sony Yay claims that it has managed to double its business in terms of engagement, content, language feeds and among others. During launch, it offered 95 hours of localised content but this summer the channel, with a bank of over 300 hours of content, will be giving a double fun-dose as it readies itself to release over 100 hours of fresh content this year.
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TRAI directs Dish TV to comply with provisions of new tariff order
MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a fresh directive to another DTH operator, Dish TV, to ensure compliance with its new tariff order.
TRAI says that Dish TV is forcefully offering a bouquet of free to air (FTA) channels and not giving consumers any choice. This is in addition to the channels opted by the subscribers and the following message is being displayed- “This is a free to air bouquet at no extra charge. If you have selected any pay channel, then this bouquet will not impact your NCF.”
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Disney to adopt Star India model in emerging Asian markets
BALI: Leadership conversations at APOS 2019 kicked off with the company that continues to grab all the headlines. Disney, fresh off its formal acquisition of 21 Century Fox, put on quite a show at its recent Investor Day offering the world a glimpse of what the future of the entertainment and media behemoth will look like.
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APOS 2019: ZEE5 Global unveils content in 5 international languages
MUMBAI: The OTT arm of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) ZEE5 took a giant leap forward to become the first-ever OTT platform to offer Indian content customised for mainstream audiences across markets-at such a large scale. ZEE5 Global announced that it will offer its content now in 17 languages, with the addition of five international languages Malay, Thai, Bahasa, German and Russian, with more languages to come in time.