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  • Pauline Fischer exits Netflix as VP original films

    Pauline Fischer exits Netflix as VP original films

    MUMBAI: Netflix’s Pauline Fischer has called it a day at the streaming service as the vice-president of original films. According to reports, Fischer is leaving her post in order to establish a business consultancy company. She will be transitioning out of the company over the coming weeks, and will remain as a consultant on active productions during this period.

    The streaming service’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos shared his opinion about Fischer’s departure in a statement. Sarandos opined that she has mounted an incredible slate of original films for Netflix and the team is grateful to her for getting this important initiative underway.

    He has also stated that Netflix, in the year ahead, will exclusively premiere David Ayer’s Bright starring Will Smith, War Machine from David Michod starring Brad Pitt, Bong Joon Ho’s Okja featuring Tilda Swinton, Jake Gylenhaal and Paul Dano; Our Souls at Night from Ritesh Batra starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda, etc.

    Netflix will continue to build its original film initiative to give consumers around the world great new movies to enjoy when and how they want.

    Fischer joined Netflix in 2008 and has worked closely with Sarandos on building the company’s slate of acquired and produced new titles. Among the many projects she has overseen, Beasts of No Nation which reportedly was Netflix’s $12 million purchase in 2015 directed by Cary Fukunaga which coincided with the release on Netflix. She has also played a critical role in the Adam Sandler film The Ridiculous 6 and the Adam Wingard-directed Death Note.

  • Pauline Fischer exits Netflix as VP original films

    Pauline Fischer exits Netflix as VP original films

    MUMBAI: Netflix’s Pauline Fischer has called it a day at the streaming service as the vice-president of original films. According to reports, Fischer is leaving her post in order to establish a business consultancy company. She will be transitioning out of the company over the coming weeks, and will remain as a consultant on active productions during this period.

    The streaming service’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos shared his opinion about Fischer’s departure in a statement. Sarandos opined that she has mounted an incredible slate of original films for Netflix and the team is grateful to her for getting this important initiative underway.

    He has also stated that Netflix, in the year ahead, will exclusively premiere David Ayer’s Bright starring Will Smith, War Machine from David Michod starring Brad Pitt, Bong Joon Ho’s Okja featuring Tilda Swinton, Jake Gylenhaal and Paul Dano; Our Souls at Night from Ritesh Batra starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda, etc.

    Netflix will continue to build its original film initiative to give consumers around the world great new movies to enjoy when and how they want.

    Fischer joined Netflix in 2008 and has worked closely with Sarandos on building the company’s slate of acquired and produced new titles. Among the many projects she has overseen, Beasts of No Nation which reportedly was Netflix’s $12 million purchase in 2015 directed by Cary Fukunaga which coincided with the release on Netflix. She has also played a critical role in the Adam Sandler film The Ridiculous 6 and the Adam Wingard-directed Death Note.

  • Delivering broadband and video tech; ARRIS opens R&D Centre in Bengaluru

    Delivering broadband and video tech; ARRIS opens R&D Centre in Bengaluru

    SINGAPORE: ARRIS International plc (NASDAQ: ARRS) today opened its largest Research and Development (R&D) and operations center outside of the US – in Ulsoor, Bengaluru. The state-of-the-art facility hosts a combination of world-class engineers from two former ARRIS and Pace sites following ARRIS’s January 2016 acquisition of Pace. The center promotes collaboration and the efficient development of advanced broadband and video solutions for the next generation of services – including Gigabit broadband, 4K TV, and Wi-Fi.

    The new, multi-million dollar Bengaluru center represents a strategic investment in high-value IP creation. With cutting-edge lab infrastructure, advanced test facilities, and 24*7 support for installation activities at customer premises globally, the center provides leading design, development, and quality assurance programs across the vast majority of ARRIS global solutions.

    “Our world-class Bengaluru facility is at the center of ARRIS’s global initiative to innovate and scale the technology that will transform how people around the world watch video and connect to the Internet,” said Bob Stanzione, Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Directors. “This center unites two premier groups of engineers and empowers them with the resources to deliver the next era of innovation for our customers worldwide.”

    Kiran Gadi, Country Head and VP, Engineering, ARRIS India, added: “The Bengaluru R&D center represents ARRIS’s commitment to the region, to collaboration across our talented engineering teams, and to our global customers. Together, we’re positioning ARRIS and its customers for the next stage of growth.”

  • Delivering broadband and video tech; ARRIS opens R&D Centre in Bengaluru

    Delivering broadband and video tech; ARRIS opens R&D Centre in Bengaluru

    SINGAPORE: ARRIS International plc (NASDAQ: ARRS) today opened its largest Research and Development (R&D) and operations center outside of the US – in Ulsoor, Bengaluru. The state-of-the-art facility hosts a combination of world-class engineers from two former ARRIS and Pace sites following ARRIS’s January 2016 acquisition of Pace. The center promotes collaboration and the efficient development of advanced broadband and video solutions for the next generation of services – including Gigabit broadband, 4K TV, and Wi-Fi.

    The new, multi-million dollar Bengaluru center represents a strategic investment in high-value IP creation. With cutting-edge lab infrastructure, advanced test facilities, and 24*7 support for installation activities at customer premises globally, the center provides leading design, development, and quality assurance programs across the vast majority of ARRIS global solutions.

    “Our world-class Bengaluru facility is at the center of ARRIS’s global initiative to innovate and scale the technology that will transform how people around the world watch video and connect to the Internet,” said Bob Stanzione, Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Directors. “This center unites two premier groups of engineers and empowers them with the resources to deliver the next era of innovation for our customers worldwide.”

    Kiran Gadi, Country Head and VP, Engineering, ARRIS India, added: “The Bengaluru R&D center represents ARRIS’s commitment to the region, to collaboration across our talented engineering teams, and to our global customers. Together, we’re positioning ARRIS and its customers for the next stage of growth.”

  • Twitter curates special emoji for ‘Koffee with Karan’

    Twitter curates special emoji for ‘Koffee with Karan’

    MUMBAI: Social media platform Twitter has created a special emoji for the talk show Koffee with Karan. The show is slated to go on air on 6 November. It will be aired on Star World and Star World HD.

    Beginning today and for the rest of the season, millions of avid TV viewers can engage, interact and join the conversation using the special emoji in time for the Sunday debut.

    Viewers can Tweet using several special hashtags and the iconic yellow coffee mug emoji will appear next to the hashtag in their Tweet.

    “Twitter is what’s happening in the world of news, sports, and entertainment and brings fans closer to their favourite stars and top entertainment moments. Koffee with Karan is an iconic show on Indian TV and we are excited to announce creative innovations and release exclusive content and videos on Twitter for this season. The first-ever Koffee with Karan emoji and the special celebrity hashtags will also delight fans across the globe,” Twitter India head of TV partnerships Viral Jani.

    As an innovative twist, every week the show will also announce a new hashtag fashioned on the name of the celebrity guest in the hot seat. This dynamic and unique hashtag will also activate the special emoji.

    Twitter has been every fan’s live connection to their favourite stars and shows and the mood on the platform has been in sync with the show’s exciting comeback. The chatter around the show’s sneak peeks of episode 1 is reflective of the fun banter that is in store for rest of the season.

    In its past seasons, the show has been graced by a string of A-list actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Kajol, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Gurinder Chadha, Farah Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra, etc.

    The show’s first episode will feature Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt.

    In the past as well, Twitter launched special emojis for moments of national cultural significance such as Ganeshotsav, International Day of Yoga, Independence Day and Republic Day. Twitter also launched it’s emoji for a TV series for Bigg Boss10.

  • Twitter curates special emoji for ‘Koffee with Karan’

    Twitter curates special emoji for ‘Koffee with Karan’

    MUMBAI: Social media platform Twitter has created a special emoji for the talk show Koffee with Karan. The show is slated to go on air on 6 November. It will be aired on Star World and Star World HD.

    Beginning today and for the rest of the season, millions of avid TV viewers can engage, interact and join the conversation using the special emoji in time for the Sunday debut.

    Viewers can Tweet using several special hashtags and the iconic yellow coffee mug emoji will appear next to the hashtag in their Tweet.

    “Twitter is what’s happening in the world of news, sports, and entertainment and brings fans closer to their favourite stars and top entertainment moments. Koffee with Karan is an iconic show on Indian TV and we are excited to announce creative innovations and release exclusive content and videos on Twitter for this season. The first-ever Koffee with Karan emoji and the special celebrity hashtags will also delight fans across the globe,” Twitter India head of TV partnerships Viral Jani.

    As an innovative twist, every week the show will also announce a new hashtag fashioned on the name of the celebrity guest in the hot seat. This dynamic and unique hashtag will also activate the special emoji.

    Twitter has been every fan’s live connection to their favourite stars and shows and the mood on the platform has been in sync with the show’s exciting comeback. The chatter around the show’s sneak peeks of episode 1 is reflective of the fun banter that is in store for rest of the season.

    In its past seasons, the show has been graced by a string of A-list actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Kajol, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Gurinder Chadha, Farah Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra, etc.

    The show’s first episode will feature Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt.

    In the past as well, Twitter launched special emojis for moments of national cultural significance such as Ganeshotsav, International Day of Yoga, Independence Day and Republic Day. Twitter also launched it’s emoji for a TV series for Bigg Boss10.

  • Hulu signs deal with Walt Disney & Fox

    Hulu signs deal with Walt Disney & Fox

    MUMBAI: Hulu has announced pacts with The Walt Disney Company and 21st Century Fox. This deal means that Hulu will offer content from Fox, ABC, FX, FXX, Freeform, Disney Channel, Fox News, Fox Sports 1 and ESPN, making more than 35 networks available to stream live and watch on-demand through its new streaming service, set to debut in early 2017.

    It has already signed a deal with Time Warner, which will bring TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network and CNN to the service as well.

    Though the date of the launch is not yet announced, Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins has stated that there are additional partners to come.

    Hopkins and the team plans to build a service that can offer subscribers good quality programming on TV. With these two new deals in place, Hulu plans to provide TV fans of all ages live and on-demand access to their favourite programs in a whole new, more flexible, highly personalized way.

    Only time can say whether this service proves to become a threat to the cable companies.

  • Hulu signs deal with Walt Disney & Fox

    Hulu signs deal with Walt Disney & Fox

    MUMBAI: Hulu has announced pacts with The Walt Disney Company and 21st Century Fox. This deal means that Hulu will offer content from Fox, ABC, FX, FXX, Freeform, Disney Channel, Fox News, Fox Sports 1 and ESPN, making more than 35 networks available to stream live and watch on-demand through its new streaming service, set to debut in early 2017.

    It has already signed a deal with Time Warner, which will bring TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network and CNN to the service as well.

    Though the date of the launch is not yet announced, Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins has stated that there are additional partners to come.

    Hopkins and the team plans to build a service that can offer subscribers good quality programming on TV. With these two new deals in place, Hulu plans to provide TV fans of all ages live and on-demand access to their favourite programs in a whole new, more flexible, highly personalized way.

    Only time can say whether this service proves to become a threat to the cable companies.

  • A-Pac region leads in ad revenue growth for FB in Q3-16

    A-Pac region leads in ad revenue growth for FB in Q3-16

    BENGALURU: Facebook Inc., (Facebook) advertisement revenue increased 58.5 percent year-on year (y-o-y) for the third quarter ended 30 September 2016 (Q3-16, current quarter) at $6,816 million as compared to $4,299 million in Q3-15. Like the previous quarter, Advertisement revenue growth in percentage terms was led by the A-Pac (63.8 percent growth) and US and Canada (61.8 percent growth) regions. Ad revenue share by geography in Q3-16 was: US and Canada –50.3 percent; Europe – 22.9 percent, A-Pac 16.7 percent and Rest of the world (ROW) 10 percent.

    Facebook reported 55.8 percent growth in total revenue at $7,011 million as compared to $4,501 million in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.The social media giant’s net income in Q3-16 almost tripled (by 2.86 times) year-on-year (y-o-y) to $2,055 million, as compared to $719 million in Q2-15.

    Growth in revenue in percentage terms was also led by growth from the the A-Pac (63.8 percenty-o-y growth) US and Canada (61.8 percent y-o-y growth) geographical regions. A major share of Facebook’s revenue (50.8 percent) came from the US and Canada region, while the A-Pac region contributed 16.5 percentto revenue in Q3-16. Europe’s contribution to Facebook revenue was 22.9 percent and ROW contributed 9.9 percent during the same period.

    “We had another good quarter,” said Facebook founder and CEOMark Zuckerberg. “We’re making progress puttingvideo first across our apps and executing our 10 year technology roadmap.”

    Please refer to Fig 1 for Facebook’s revenue and Fig 2 for Facebook’s advertisement revenue breakup by geography below.

    It is evident from Fig 2 below that the share of advertising revenue from US and Canada, and A-Pac regions has been increasing, while share of revenue from Europe and ROW has been declining, though since Q2-16, revenue share from the ROW has shown a slight resurgence.

    Facebook’s daily average users (DAU) increased 17.5 percenty-o-yin the current quarter to 1,179 million as compared to 1,007 million in Q3-15. For the current quarter, A-Pac (22.7 percenty-o-y growth) and the ROW (22.4 percenty-o-ygrowth) regions lead DAU growth in percentage terms. In Q3-16 DAU from US and Canada grew by 6.6 percenty-o-y, while Europe DAU grew 9.9 percenty-o-y. Please refer to Fig 3 below.

    The proportion of people logging on to Facebook on their mobiles has grown to 92.5 percent in the current quarter as compared to 88.2 percent in Q3-15 and 91.6 percent in the immediate trailing quarter (Q2-16).

    Mobile DAU’s in Q3-16 have increased 22 percent y-o-y to 1,091 million as compared to 894 million in Q3-15. Please refer to Fig 3 below.

    ARPU

    Facebook’s worldwide average revenue per user (ARPU) in the current quarter was $4.01 as compared to $2.97 in Q3-15 and $3.82. in Q2-16. The US and Canada regions lead in terms of ARPU by far. ARPU for the US and Canada region was $15.65, $10.65 in Q3-15 and $14.34 in Q2-16. Corresponding numbers for other regions for Q3-16 were Europe $4.72; A-Pac $1.89; ROW $1.21. Please refer to Fig 4 for ARPU details.

  • A-Pac region leads in ad revenue growth for FB in Q3-16

    A-Pac region leads in ad revenue growth for FB in Q3-16

    BENGALURU: Facebook Inc., (Facebook) advertisement revenue increased 58.5 percent year-on year (y-o-y) for the third quarter ended 30 September 2016 (Q3-16, current quarter) at $6,816 million as compared to $4,299 million in Q3-15. Like the previous quarter, Advertisement revenue growth in percentage terms was led by the A-Pac (63.8 percent growth) and US and Canada (61.8 percent growth) regions. Ad revenue share by geography in Q3-16 was: US and Canada –50.3 percent; Europe – 22.9 percent, A-Pac 16.7 percent and Rest of the world (ROW) 10 percent.

    Facebook reported 55.8 percent growth in total revenue at $7,011 million as compared to $4,501 million in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.The social media giant’s net income in Q3-16 almost tripled (by 2.86 times) year-on-year (y-o-y) to $2,055 million, as compared to $719 million in Q2-15.

    Growth in revenue in percentage terms was also led by growth from the the A-Pac (63.8 percenty-o-y growth) US and Canada (61.8 percent y-o-y growth) geographical regions. A major share of Facebook’s revenue (50.8 percent) came from the US and Canada region, while the A-Pac region contributed 16.5 percentto revenue in Q3-16. Europe’s contribution to Facebook revenue was 22.9 percent and ROW contributed 9.9 percent during the same period.

    “We had another good quarter,” said Facebook founder and CEOMark Zuckerberg. “We’re making progress puttingvideo first across our apps and executing our 10 year technology roadmap.”

    Please refer to Fig 1 for Facebook’s revenue and Fig 2 for Facebook’s advertisement revenue breakup by geography below.

    It is evident from Fig 2 below that the share of advertising revenue from US and Canada, and A-Pac regions has been increasing, while share of revenue from Europe and ROW has been declining, though since Q2-16, revenue share from the ROW has shown a slight resurgence.

    Facebook’s daily average users (DAU) increased 17.5 percenty-o-yin the current quarter to 1,179 million as compared to 1,007 million in Q3-15. For the current quarter, A-Pac (22.7 percenty-o-y growth) and the ROW (22.4 percenty-o-ygrowth) regions lead DAU growth in percentage terms. In Q3-16 DAU from US and Canada grew by 6.6 percenty-o-y, while Europe DAU grew 9.9 percenty-o-y. Please refer to Fig 3 below.

    The proportion of people logging on to Facebook on their mobiles has grown to 92.5 percent in the current quarter as compared to 88.2 percent in Q3-15 and 91.6 percent in the immediate trailing quarter (Q2-16).

    Mobile DAU’s in Q3-16 have increased 22 percent y-o-y to 1,091 million as compared to 894 million in Q3-15. Please refer to Fig 3 below.

    ARPU

    Facebook’s worldwide average revenue per user (ARPU) in the current quarter was $4.01 as compared to $2.97 in Q3-15 and $3.82. in Q2-16. The US and Canada regions lead in terms of ARPU by far. ARPU for the US and Canada region was $15.65, $10.65 in Q3-15 and $14.34 in Q2-16. Corresponding numbers for other regions for Q3-16 were Europe $4.72; A-Pac $1.89; ROW $1.21. Please refer to Fig 4 for ARPU details.