JioCinema, India’s biggest entertainment destination, is all set to elevate the entertainment quotient for its viewers with the launch of the Indian adaptation of one of the world’s biggest reality formats, Temptation Island. Starting 3rd November at 8pm, the show will have two of the most seasoned personalities of Indian television, the stunning Mouni Roy […]
QYOU Media, operating in India and the US, has announced the appointment of digital leader and strategist, Raj Mishra, as Group CEO of QYOU Media’s India operations overseeing all business units, with immediate effect. Mishra will focus on increasing operational and financial synergies and strengths among the three primary business units as the company further […]
A major impediment to the closing of the long-awaited merger between Zee Entertainment and Sony’s Indian channel business has been removed. Indian regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), which had – in effect – banned Punit Goenka, the current MD/CEO at Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) has been lifted after an appeal. Goenka […]
QYOU Media India has announced a global distribution partnership with Coolita, the smart TV+OS brand, giving viewers access to the FAST channels of Q Play+. As a part of this alliance, Coolita users in India and around the globe, through their range of smart TV sets including Croma, Thomson, Panasonic, LLOYD, Itel, and others along […]
Reliance Jio Infocomm, the Indian telecom network, have announced a partnership with consumer experience pioneer Plume to provide smart home and small business services to its subscribers across India. This partnership will deliver solutions through Plume’s cloud platform to approximately 200 million premises in India. With this new partnership, Jio will deploy HomePass and WorkPass consumer services […]
Disney is in process of selling its India operations to Reliance Industries for around $10 billion (€9.43bn). Disney has been exploring options to sell or find a partner and has held talks with several candidates, reports Bloomberg. But Disney now seems set on selling a controlling stake in the business to Reliance, the conglomerate whose […]
The total telecom and pay-TV services revenue in India is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.1 per cent from $42.3 billion (€39.7bn) in 2022 to $44.9 billion in 2027, primarily driven by mobile data and fixed broadband segments, forecasts GlobalData, the data and analytics company. GlobalData’s India Telecom Operators […]
Bharti Airtel, the Indian telco, has announced that its video streaming service, Airtel Xstream Play, has crossed the five million paid subscriber mark and continues to be the fastest growing OTT aggregator in the country. Airtel Xstream Play offers a bouquet of OTT content aggregated on a single app. Customers have access to content from […]
Banijay Asia, the Indian content powerhouse, has announced its foray into Live Entertainment & Special Events, with an unforgettable pre-match entertainment ceremony at the historic India-Pakistan cricket match. Produced and executed by Banijay Asia, and orchestrated by BCCI, the star-studded event, titled “A Musical Odyssey,” took place at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, […]
The on/off and much-delayed merger plan between Sony Pictures India and Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) could wrap during November according to reports out of Mumbai. The merger, which would create an entertainment and media giant in India, has been beset by legal problems and investigations by various regulators. Proposed back in 2021, the merged entity […]