MUMBAI: Starting a career at FMCG to mastering the entertainment business, the journey of Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd’s (Shemaroo) chief operating officer, Kranti Gada, in the world of business is quite intriguing. One of the youngest COOs in the industry, Gada was elevated to the position in March this year after witnessing many a change within the company and the industry. She has been championing the ‘Go Digital’ initiative from its nascent stage at the company.

Video streaming platform Netflix, has appointed Swati Mohan as director, marketing. Previously, Mohan worked with National Geographic and Fox Networks Group India as country manager. She worked with network for more than six years.

Swati Mohan

Prior to joining National Geographic and Fox Networks Group India, Mohan worked with Maxus as national director - entertainment, sports and partnerships. Before that, she worked with Mindshare as director. In the past, Mohan has also worked with Endemol India, FBC Media, Red Ice Films and Ogilvy India.

Netflix has over 125 million members in over 190 countries enjoying more than 140 million hours of TV shows and movies per day, including original series, documentaries and feature films. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on nearly any internet-connected screen. One can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments.

MUMBAI: Having made its mark in the TV industry with non-fiction shows like Antakshari, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and Voice of India, Gajendra Singh-promoted Saaibaba Telefilms is now planning to make the next big leap in content production by entering the fiction genre.

MUMBAI: Hinduja Ventures Ltd (HVL), the parent company of IndusInd Media and Communications Ltd (IMCL), sees huge scope in expanding the TV distribution business through a combination of headend in the sky (HITS) and multi system operator (MSO) model.

MUMBAI: Most TV broadcasters have favoured a ban on placing TV channels on landing page of distribution platforms while the distribution platform operators (DPOs) have urged the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) against putting in any restrictions as the same will hamper on their rights.

Criticism notwithstanding, Indian bureaucratic mandarins—babus as they are referred to in local lingo—do come up with draft policies that are contemporaneous, and at times when it’s least expected. The new digital avatar of the National Telecoms Policy 2018, slated to be operational later this year, could turn out to be just one such initiative—only if the political masters muster enough courage to push through with the proposed legislation and the will to follow up with complementary policies.... http://www.indiantelevision.com/iworld/telecom/comment-indias-ntp-2018-gets-digital-makeover-but-needs-complimentary-policies.

MUMBAI: Newly launched Lionsgate India stitching together plans to remake two high-concept international properties in collaboration with Azure Entertainment and Lionsgate affiliate Globalgate. The two remakes, the first titles under the new partnership, are of hit Mexican comedy Instructions Not Included and South Korean action thriller The Terror Live for India.

MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television’s (SET) bet on magnum opus Prithvi Vallabh didn’t go as planned for the channel. The show, according to its producer Aniruddh Pathak, is likely to go off air from 1 July after completing its 45th episode.

After an impressive run of leading the ratings chart in the English news genre since Week 1 of launch, Arnab Goswami’s Republic TV turned one on May 6, 2018. According to Goswami, Managing Director, Editor-in-Chief and Co-founder of Republic, the focus now is on disrupting the digital news space and leveraging the potential of Digital +TV to maintain the growth momentum in Year 2.

MUMBAI: Direct to home (DTH) operator Tata Sky has launched a campaign asking cable TV customers in South India to make the switch to the DTH platform to enjoy enhanced TV viewing experience.