Category: Over The Top Services

What to Stream with Dad this Father’s Day

MUMBAI: Whether your dad is the strong silent type, or just won’t stop questioning you about what you’re doing with life – there’s a better way to spend quality time with him this Father’s Day.

Enjoy each other’s company and check out these shows/movies on Netflix – there’s something for every type of dad out there.

Master Chef Dad – Chef’s Table

For the dad that loves whipping up a meal for the family – get inspired by the talented chefs from around the world by watching their personal journeys.

Super Dad – Marvel’s Daredevil

For the dad who does it all – kick-back and relax by watching one of Marvel’s superhero series.

Authoritative Dad – The Dictator

For the dad that is a little strict but has his heart in the right place – get some laughs out of him by watching this hilarious comedy poking fun at a dictator.

Joker Dad – Master of None

For the dad who gets his kicks making others laugh – get a break from his jokes by watching Aziz Ansari navigate life and all its curve balls thrown his way.

Political Dad –House of Cards

For the dad who is obsessed with country politics- get him to binge on the engrossing political drama series that revolves around the journey of a ruthless politician who will stop at nothing to conquer Washington, D.C

Protective Dad- Piku

For the dad who is overly shielding, give him a dose of his own self with the emotional tale of an ageing but nagging father Bhaskor Banerjee and his loving daughter, Piku.

June 17, 2016
What to Stream with Dad this Father’s Day

MUMBAI: Whether your dad is the strong silent type, or just won’t stop questioning you about what you’re doing with life – there’s a better way to spend quality time with him this Father’s Day.

Enjoy each other’s company and check out these shows/movies on Netflix – there’s something for every type of dad out there.

Master Chef Dad – Chef’s Table

For the dad that loves whipping up a meal for the family – get inspired by the talented chefs from around the world by watching their personal journeys.

Super Dad – Marvel’s Daredevil

For the dad who does it all – kick-back and relax by watching one of Marvel’s superhero series.

Authoritative Dad – The Dictator

For the dad that is a little strict but has his heart in the right place – get some laughs out of him by watching this hilarious comedy poking fun at a dictator.

Joker Dad – Master of None

For the dad who gets his kicks making others laugh – get a break from his jokes by watching Aziz Ansari navigate life and all its curve balls thrown his way.

Political Dad –House of Cards

For the dad who is obsessed with country politics- get him to binge on the engrossing political drama series that revolves around the journey of a ruthless politician who will stop at nothing to conquer Washington, D.C

Protective Dad- Piku

For the dad who is overly shielding, give him a dose of his own self with the emotional tale of an ageing but nagging father Bhaskor Banerjee and his loving daughter, Piku.

June 17, 2016
ErosNow introduces offline service for premium customers

MUMBAI: Eros International Plc, a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry, announced today the introduction of watch offline services across all iOS platforms for it premium customers at no additional charge on ErosNow, its digital over-the-top distribution service for Indian language entertainment. The company had recently announced the offline viewing service on Android devices.

ErosNow’s offline feature option allows users to watch films when they have limited internet connectivity or low bandwidth while using the entertainment service. As part of the Premium subscription service, subscribers can now download movies from ErosNow to their iOS or Android devices for immediate viewing offline for as little as Rs.99 ($1.49) per month in India or $7.99 (or local equivalent) for international subscribers. The users are provided with a choice of quality of formats to accelerate and maintain the storage of downloads.

Commenting on the feature update, Eros Digital CEO Rishika Lulla Singh said, “We recently announced the introduction of the offline feature for Android users and have now made the service available to iOS subscribers as well. This provides us with greater reach to an even wider base of global entertainment consumers. With the offline viewing feature, Eros Now will be able to provide uninterrupted and easy entertainment to our consumers.”

Watch Offline features:

• Unlimited playback of the titles downloaded to the device
• Download quality options are High, Medium or Low Bandwidth
• Storage management provided
• Browse Eros Now or use other services on the device while downloading
• My Downloads in Eros Now application displays titles available for offline playback
• No internet connection required to watch titles in My Downloads
• “Only download on Wi-Fi” option available in My Downloads
• Manage downloads stored on device

The offline viewing feature is the latest product enhancement attracting users and subscribers to ErosNow. Additional in-app features include regular updates of the latest Hindi, Tamil and other Indian language titles; the ability to customize content by creating personal watch lists; video progression, allowing users to continue watching content from where they previously left off and multi-language subtitles. All features are available to users across the globe accessing the app via any device.

June 16, 2016
ErosNow introduces offline service for premium customers

MUMBAI: Eros International Plc, a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry, announced today the introduction of watch offline services across all iOS platforms for it premium customers at no additional charge on ErosNow, its digital over-the-top distribution service for Indian language entertainment. The company had recently announced the offline viewing service on Android devices.

ErosNow’s offline feature option allows users to watch films when they have limited internet connectivity or low bandwidth while using the entertainment service. As part of the Premium subscription service, subscribers can now download movies from ErosNow to their iOS or Android devices for immediate viewing offline for as little as Rs.99 ($1.49) per month in India or $7.99 (or local equivalent) for international subscribers. The users are provided with a choice of quality of formats to accelerate and maintain the storage of downloads.

Commenting on the feature update, Eros Digital CEO Rishika Lulla Singh said, “We recently announced the introduction of the offline feature for Android users and have now made the service available to iOS subscribers as well. This provides us with greater reach to an even wider base of global entertainment consumers. With the offline viewing feature, Eros Now will be able to provide uninterrupted and easy entertainment to our consumers.”

Watch Offline features:

• Unlimited playback of the titles downloaded to the device
• Download quality options are High, Medium or Low Bandwidth
• Storage management provided
• Browse Eros Now or use other services on the device while downloading
• My Downloads in Eros Now application displays titles available for offline playback
• No internet connection required to watch titles in My Downloads
• “Only download on Wi-Fi” option available in My Downloads
• Manage downloads stored on device

The offline viewing feature is the latest product enhancement attracting users and subscribers to ErosNow. Additional in-app features include regular updates of the latest Hindi, Tamil and other Indian language titles; the ability to customize content by creating personal watch lists; video progression, allowing users to continue watching content from where they previously left off and multi-language subtitles. All features are available to users across the globe accessing the app via any device.

June 16, 2016
Maverick Records CEO Guy Oseary joins Saavn as investor and partner

NEW DELHI: Legendary record executive, investor, talent manager, and CEO of Maverick Records Guy Oseary is joining entertainment streaming service Saavn as a partner and investor.

Oseary’s career in the entertainment industry spans decades of achievement. At Maverick Records, he led the label to sales of over 100 million records, worldwide. His Maverick Films oversaw the Twilight movie series for a combined gross of more than $2 billion in global sales.

In addition to working with Madonna for over 25 years, Oseary works alongside some of the best managers in the music business, representing some of the world’s greatest artists, including U2, Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears, Paul McCartney, Nicki Minaj, Jason Aldean, Fifth Harmony, G-Eazy, and the Weeknd.

As an investor and partner in Saavn, Oseary will help the company continue to build a robust platform for streaming entertainment in India. With a foundation of more than 20 million music tracks, streaming to 196 countries in 13 languages, Saavn claimed its uniquely localized approach has established a new, effective model for international streaming entertainment.

Oseary said: “I have been a big supporter and investor in music streaming for years. Saavn is the leading music service in one of the world’s largest and most dynamic markets. Many artists would love for their music to reach India’s over one billion residents. From the time I’ve been in the music business, that process has always been too complicated; now, through Saavn, it is finally possible to have a true local partner in India that gets it, and will work hand-in-hand with artists and their managers. I’m very impressed by Rishi’s vision and his exciting plans for Saavn moving forward.”

Saavn’s disruptive business model, built around a native mobile advertising platform, fast-growing subscription base, and partnerships with leading mobile carriers, demonstrates a sustainable way forward for the streaming industry, while its original programming initiative is introducing Indian audiences to new modes of premium audio content never before heard in the country. In a region that has traditionally seen music and film consumed simultaneously, Saavn is into OTT distribution of new music and original programming for the millennial generation.

Saavn CEO and Co-founder Rishi Malhotra said: “As we continue to evolve Saavn into the first stop for streaming entertainment in India, we focus on marrying the best content with the best mobile products. Our global perspective and local approach has enabled us to create a powerful streaming economy in India. Guy and I are developing unique artist collaborations for Saavn and we’re honoured to have him as a partner and investor. Guy has incredible instincts across entertainment and media. He understands that we are not building the Spotify or Pandora of India. We are building Saavn in India, for India, and we’re thrilled to work with him to build the company for the long term.”

June 15, 2016
Maverick Records CEO Guy Oseary joins Saavn as investor and partner

NEW DELHI: Legendary record executive, investor, talent manager, and CEO of Maverick Records Guy Oseary is joining entertainment streaming service Saavn as a partner and investor.

Oseary’s career in the entertainment industry spans decades of achievement. At Maverick Records, he led the label to sales of over 100 million records, worldwide. His Maverick Films oversaw the Twilight movie series for a combined gross of more than $2 billion in global sales.

In addition to working with Madonna for over 25 years, Oseary works alongside some of the best managers in the music business, representing some of the world’s greatest artists, including U2, Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears, Paul McCartney, Nicki Minaj, Jason Aldean, Fifth Harmony, G-Eazy, and the Weeknd.

As an investor and partner in Saavn, Oseary will help the company continue to build a robust platform for streaming entertainment in India. With a foundation of more than 20 million music tracks, streaming to 196 countries in 13 languages, Saavn claimed its uniquely localized approach has established a new, effective model for international streaming entertainment.

Oseary said: “I have been a big supporter and investor in music streaming for years. Saavn is the leading music service in one of the world’s largest and most dynamic markets. Many artists would love for their music to reach India’s over one billion residents. From the time I’ve been in the music business, that process has always been too complicated; now, through Saavn, it is finally possible to have a true local partner in India that gets it, and will work hand-in-hand with artists and their managers. I’m very impressed by Rishi’s vision and his exciting plans for Saavn moving forward.”

Saavn’s disruptive business model, built around a native mobile advertising platform, fast-growing subscription base, and partnerships with leading mobile carriers, demonstrates a sustainable way forward for the streaming industry, while its original programming initiative is introducing Indian audiences to new modes of premium audio content never before heard in the country. In a region that has traditionally seen music and film consumed simultaneously, Saavn is into OTT distribution of new music and original programming for the millennial generation.

Saavn CEO and Co-founder Rishi Malhotra said: “As we continue to evolve Saavn into the first stop for streaming entertainment in India, we focus on marrying the best content with the best mobile products. Our global perspective and local approach has enabled us to create a powerful streaming economy in India. Guy and I are developing unique artist collaborations for Saavn and we’re honoured to have him as a partner and investor. Guy has incredible instincts across entertainment and media. He understands that we are not building the Spotify or Pandora of India. We are building Saavn in India, for India, and we’re thrilled to work with him to build the company for the long term.”

June 15, 2016
IOT group co’s exclusive agreement to stream content to over 100 APAC countries

MUMBAI: IOT Group Limited subsidiary – OTT Premium Pty Ltd – has entered an exclusive agreement to bring Xstream’s over-the-top media streaming platform to Australia and more than 100 countries across the Asia-Pacific region. Xstream, one of the only independently owned tier-one streaming companies in the world, offers telcos, broadcasters, production and film companies and content owners with the full end to end over-the-top platform to deliver content which can be viewed on any device, at anytime, anywhere.

OTT Premium will be headed up by Bob Morrison who joined Xstream as managing director, Asia Pacific in 2015 to launch, manage and grow Xstream’s operations across the region, after earlier spending 12 months on the board of Xstream. Bob is a known business strategist and respected industry leader bringing with him over 25 years of entertainment, media, television, content and OTT experience.

The Xstream technology will allow global content to be delivered instantly and seamlessly to Australian audiences – and Australian content to be delivered to new audiences around the world. Existing Xstream clients include Telenor (the world’s fourth biggest telco), Spark New Zealand (formerly Telecom New Zealand) and Bollywood’s largest production studio – Balaji Telefilms and is in discussion with some major players in the APAC region. In addition, OTT Premium will be adopting Xstream’s dynamic business model which means no matter the size of the client, OTT Premium will cohesively scale with each client’s individual needs.

“This partnership will expand the reach of an Australian tech company across the entire region,” said IOT Group Executive Director Duffell. “There is a gap in the market for customers looking for unique content delivered as and when they want it. There’s numerous streaming and VOD services offering mass content, few of which offer tailored viewing or multilingual channels to address unique tastes. The Xstream platform already has access to over 10,000+ hours of homeland television and continues to grow.”

“This partnership presents a huge opportunity for Australian broadcasters and telcos to bring previously unseen global TV content to local audiences, and provides a platform for Australian artists and production companies to bring their new content to a global stage,” Morrison said.

Xstream CEO Simon Hoegsbro commented: ““The entire Asia Pacific region is experiencing tremendous growth in online video viewership. Entering this new era with OTT Premium will allow us to meet the increasing demand for our technology in this region. We are honoured that OTT Premium has chosen Xstream to spearhead its reach into the Asia-Pacific region and we are committed to working with OTT Premium to offer a flexible, best in class OTT platform across the Asia Pacific continuing our commitment to simplify the complexity of Internet TV for our customers “

Over-the-Top (OTT) applications and services are the platform that delivers streaming and video-on-demand services to use on mobiles, tablet, web, smart TV, set-top-box and consoles and mobile devices. OTT providers are poised for scale and growth as they deliver user content over the Internet bypassing traditional distribution channels more generally, at a lower cost. Examples include Netflix and Apple TV (replacing your regular TV provider) or Skype (replacing your long distance provider).

June 15, 2016
IOT group co’s exclusive agreement to stream content to over 100 APAC countries

MUMBAI: IOT Group Limited subsidiary – OTT Premium Pty Ltd – has entered an exclusive agreement to bring Xstream’s over-the-top media streaming platform to Australia and more than 100 countries across the Asia-Pacific region. Xstream, one of the only independently owned tier-one streaming companies in the world, offers telcos, broadcasters, production and film companies and content owners with the full end to end over-the-top platform to deliver content which can be viewed on any device, at anytime, anywhere.

OTT Premium will be headed up by Bob Morrison who joined Xstream as managing director, Asia Pacific in 2015 to launch, manage and grow Xstream’s operations across the region, after earlier spending 12 months on the board of Xstream. Bob is a known business strategist and respected industry leader bringing with him over 25 years of entertainment, media, television, content and OTT experience.

The Xstream technology will allow global content to be delivered instantly and seamlessly to Australian audiences – and Australian content to be delivered to new audiences around the world. Existing Xstream clients include Telenor (the world’s fourth biggest telco), Spark New Zealand (formerly Telecom New Zealand) and Bollywood’s largest production studio – Balaji Telefilms and is in discussion with some major players in the APAC region. In addition, OTT Premium will be adopting Xstream’s dynamic business model which means no matter the size of the client, OTT Premium will cohesively scale with each client’s individual needs.

“This partnership will expand the reach of an Australian tech company across the entire region,” said IOT Group Executive Director Duffell. “There is a gap in the market for customers looking for unique content delivered as and when they want it. There’s numerous streaming and VOD services offering mass content, few of which offer tailored viewing or multilingual channels to address unique tastes. The Xstream platform already has access to over 10,000+ hours of homeland television and continues to grow.”

“This partnership presents a huge opportunity for Australian broadcasters and telcos to bring previously unseen global TV content to local audiences, and provides a platform for Australian artists and production companies to bring their new content to a global stage,” Morrison said.

Xstream CEO Simon Hoegsbro commented: ““The entire Asia Pacific region is experiencing tremendous growth in online video viewership. Entering this new era with OTT Premium will allow us to meet the increasing demand for our technology in this region. We are honoured that OTT Premium has chosen Xstream to spearhead its reach into the Asia-Pacific region and we are committed to working with OTT Premium to offer a flexible, best in class OTT platform across the Asia Pacific continuing our commitment to simplify the complexity of Internet TV for our customers “

Over-the-Top (OTT) applications and services are the platform that delivers streaming and video-on-demand services to use on mobiles, tablet, web, smart TV, set-top-box and consoles and mobile devices. OTT providers are poised for scale and growth as they deliver user content over the Internet bypassing traditional distribution channels more generally, at a lower cost. Examples include Netflix and Apple TV (replacing your regular TV provider) or Skype (replacing your long distance provider).

June 15, 2016
Netflix broadens portfolio with ‘Narcos’ season 2

MUMBAI: The global OTT player Netflix has added one more show to its diverse portfolio. It will now air all the episodes of Narcos season two. The episodes will premiere on 2 September at 12.01 am PST exclusively on the platform.

José Padilha and Eric Newman of Children of Men serve as executive producers of the series. Narcos is produced by Gaumont International Television.

Narcos Chronicles is the gripping real-life stories of the infamous drug kingpins of the late 1980s and the corroborative efforts of law enforcement to meet them head on in brutal, bloody conflict. Its gritty storytelling details the many, often-conflicting forces – legal, political, police, military and civilian – that clash in the effort to control cocaine, one of the world’s most valuable commodities.

The series stars Wagner Moura from the Elite Squad and Elysium fame as Pablo Escobar alongside Boyd Holbrook of Gone Girl and Game of Thrones fame Pedro Pascal as real-life DEA agents Steve Murphy and Javier Peña.

Season 1 of Narcos is available for members to stream instantly on Netflix in Ultra HD 4K.

June 14, 2016
Netflix broadens portfolio with ‘Narcos’ season 2

MUMBAI: The global OTT player Netflix has added one more show to its diverse portfolio. It will now air all the episodes of Narcos season two. The episodes will premiere on 2 September at 12.01 am PST exclusively on the platform.

José Padilha and Eric Newman of Children of Men serve as executive producers of the series. Narcos is produced by Gaumont International Television.

Narcos Chronicles is the gripping real-life stories of the infamous drug kingpins of the late 1980s and the corroborative efforts of law enforcement to meet them head on in brutal, bloody conflict. Its gritty storytelling details the many, often-conflicting forces – legal, political, police, military and civilian – that clash in the effort to control cocaine, one of the world’s most valuable commodities.

The series stars Wagner Moura from the Elite Squad and Elysium fame as Pablo Escobar alongside Boyd Holbrook of Gone Girl and Game of Thrones fame Pedro Pascal as real-life DEA agents Steve Murphy and Javier Peña.

Season 1 of Narcos is available for members to stream instantly on Netflix in Ultra HD 4K.

June 14, 2016