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  • Netflix renews ‘Orange is the New Black’ for three seasons

    Netflix renews ‘Orange is the New Black’ for three seasons

    MUMBAI: Netflix has renewed Lionsgate’s original series Orange is the New Black for three additional seasons.

    Season four of the comedic drama set in a women’s prison from creator and executive producer Jenji Kohan will premiere on 17 June with additional seasons five, six and seven premiering in future years.

    Currently seasons one through three are streaming on Netflix.

    Concurrently, it was announced that series creator and executive producer Jenji Kohan has committed to continue as Orange is the New Black’s executive producer and showrunner for seasons five, six and seven.

    “Jenji and her team have produced a phenomenal and impactful series that is both funny and dramatic, outrageous and heartfelt. Audiences around the world have come to love the ladies and men of Orange is the New Black, and we are eager to see where three more seasons will take them,” said Netflix vice president of original content Cindy Holland.

    “Three more years! Not quite a political term, but still plenty of time to do some interesting things. In some cultures, ‘May you lead an interesting life,’ is a curse, but I don’t live in those cultures,” said Kohan. “Here’s to keeping it interesting. Thanks Netflix! Both thanks and you’re welcome Lionsgate! And kudos and gratitude to the stellar cast and crew and writers and producers and editors and musicians and mixers and shleppers… with whom I have the pride and honor of crafting this show. Three more years! Three more years!”

    “We’re proud to continue our long-standing relationships with Netflix and the incredibly talented Jenji Kohan and delighted that one of the most acclaimed shows on television will continue on Netflix for three more seasons,” said Lionsgate Television Group chairman Kevin Beggs. “Jenji’s brilliant creative vision and a truly amazing cast have catapulted Orange is the New Black to the forefront of the platinum age of television, and we’re pleased that Orange fans around the world will be rewarded with another three seasons.”

    The hour-long series stars a diverse and award-winning ensemble of women including Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Kate Mulgrew, Laura Prepon, Laverne Cox, Dascha Polanco, Danielle Brooks, Selenis Leyva, Samira Wiley, Taryn Manning, Yael Stone, Jackie Cruz, Lea DeLaria, Adrienne C. Moore and Elizabeth Rodriguez, along with Michael Harney and Nick Sandow. The series is based on the best-selling memoir of the same name by Piper Kerman.

  • Netflix renews ‘Orange is the New Black’ for three seasons

    Netflix renews ‘Orange is the New Black’ for three seasons

    MUMBAI: Netflix has renewed Lionsgate’s original series Orange is the New Black for three additional seasons.

    Season four of the comedic drama set in a women’s prison from creator and executive producer Jenji Kohan will premiere on 17 June with additional seasons five, six and seven premiering in future years.

    Currently seasons one through three are streaming on Netflix.

    Concurrently, it was announced that series creator and executive producer Jenji Kohan has committed to continue as Orange is the New Black’s executive producer and showrunner for seasons five, six and seven.

    “Jenji and her team have produced a phenomenal and impactful series that is both funny and dramatic, outrageous and heartfelt. Audiences around the world have come to love the ladies and men of Orange is the New Black, and we are eager to see where three more seasons will take them,” said Netflix vice president of original content Cindy Holland.

    “Three more years! Not quite a political term, but still plenty of time to do some interesting things. In some cultures, ‘May you lead an interesting life,’ is a curse, but I don’t live in those cultures,” said Kohan. “Here’s to keeping it interesting. Thanks Netflix! Both thanks and you’re welcome Lionsgate! And kudos and gratitude to the stellar cast and crew and writers and producers and editors and musicians and mixers and shleppers… with whom I have the pride and honor of crafting this show. Three more years! Three more years!”

    “We’re proud to continue our long-standing relationships with Netflix and the incredibly talented Jenji Kohan and delighted that one of the most acclaimed shows on television will continue on Netflix for three more seasons,” said Lionsgate Television Group chairman Kevin Beggs. “Jenji’s brilliant creative vision and a truly amazing cast have catapulted Orange is the New Black to the forefront of the platinum age of television, and we’re pleased that Orange fans around the world will be rewarded with another three seasons.”

    The hour-long series stars a diverse and award-winning ensemble of women including Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Kate Mulgrew, Laura Prepon, Laverne Cox, Dascha Polanco, Danielle Brooks, Selenis Leyva, Samira Wiley, Taryn Manning, Yael Stone, Jackie Cruz, Lea DeLaria, Adrienne C. Moore and Elizabeth Rodriguez, along with Michael Harney and Nick Sandow. The series is based on the best-selling memoir of the same name by Piper Kerman.

  • Shemaroo gets innovative on social media with ‘Retro Talkies’

    Shemaroo gets innovative on social media with ‘Retro Talkies’

    MUMBAI: In a bid to keep old movies relevant in today’s fast paced digital world, Shemaroo Entertainment has launched an innovative initiative called ‘Shemaroo Retro Talkies’ on social media.

    Shemaroo Retro Talkies is an innovative story-telling format for Bollywood films via which the company will capture evergreen movies in a few posts. The company will make this available on its Facebook page, Twitter handle and YouTube channel. Under this, a movie will be re-released every fortnight and each movie will have its own way of story-telling that may be through short videos, GIFs or sketches.

    The first movie to re-release under this initiative is the Sunny Deol starrer Ghayal. The entire movie has been captured in five tweets / posts.

    Shemaroo Entertainment director Jai Maroo said, “With Shemaroo Retro Talkies, we want users to re-live classic Bollywood movies and also connect to the youth who’ve not watched these movies before. We will be narrating the entire story of the film but in a format that people like to consume these days like short videos, GIFs and sketches. The format will give out the entire story of the film in less than five minutes and help them decide if they want to watch the full film.”

    Ghayal in the new format is available on the links below:  

    Facebook: 

    Twitter: 

  • Shemaroo gets innovative on social media with ‘Retro Talkies’

    Shemaroo gets innovative on social media with ‘Retro Talkies’

    MUMBAI: In a bid to keep old movies relevant in today’s fast paced digital world, Shemaroo Entertainment has launched an innovative initiative called ‘Shemaroo Retro Talkies’ on social media.

    Shemaroo Retro Talkies is an innovative story-telling format for Bollywood films via which the company will capture evergreen movies in a few posts. The company will make this available on its Facebook page, Twitter handle and YouTube channel. Under this, a movie will be re-released every fortnight and each movie will have its own way of story-telling that may be through short videos, GIFs or sketches.

    The first movie to re-release under this initiative is the Sunny Deol starrer Ghayal. The entire movie has been captured in five tweets / posts.

    Shemaroo Entertainment director Jai Maroo said, “With Shemaroo Retro Talkies, we want users to re-live classic Bollywood movies and also connect to the youth who’ve not watched these movies before. We will be narrating the entire story of the film but in a format that people like to consume these days like short videos, GIFs and sketches. The format will give out the entire story of the film in less than five minutes and help them decide if they want to watch the full film.”

    Ghayal in the new format is available on the links below:  

    Facebook: 

    Twitter: 

  • Balaji Telefilms to raise Rs 150 crore for ALT Digital Media

    Balaji Telefilms to raise Rs 150 crore for ALT Digital Media

    MUMBAI: Balaji Telefilms is betting big on its new digital venture ALT Digital Media and is planning to raise Rs 150 crore for the same. 

    Balaji will raise the funds by issuing 1.07 crore preference shares at Rs 140 each to select global investors such as Atyant Capital India Fund – I, Vanderbilt University, GHI LTP Ltd, GHI HSP Ltd and GHI ERP Ltd.

    The issue price represents a 26 per cent premium over the average of the weekly high and low of the volume weighted average share price of the company during the past 26-week period. The proposed issue will result in a dilution of 14.1 per cent of the equity share capital of the company and the post-issue promoter and promoter group holding in the company will be 40.6 per cent.

    The funds will be channelled in the launch of ALT Digital Media Entertainment Ltd, which will operate as subscription video on demand (SVOD) based over the top (OTT) platform targeted towards urban Indians and the Indian diaspora.

    Leveraging the group’s position and creative abilities in both television and film content, ALT Digital Media plans to create differentiated, original digital content for the entire connected ecosystem spanning mobile devices, web, smart TVs and game stations.

    The transaction was facilitated by Axis Capital Limited, being the sole investment banker and advisor for the fund raise.

  • Balaji Telefilms to raise Rs 150 crore for ALT Digital Media

    Balaji Telefilms to raise Rs 150 crore for ALT Digital Media

    MUMBAI: Balaji Telefilms is betting big on its new digital venture ALT Digital Media and is planning to raise Rs 150 crore for the same. 

    Balaji will raise the funds by issuing 1.07 crore preference shares at Rs 140 each to select global investors such as Atyant Capital India Fund – I, Vanderbilt University, GHI LTP Ltd, GHI HSP Ltd and GHI ERP Ltd.

    The issue price represents a 26 per cent premium over the average of the weekly high and low of the volume weighted average share price of the company during the past 26-week period. The proposed issue will result in a dilution of 14.1 per cent of the equity share capital of the company and the post-issue promoter and promoter group holding in the company will be 40.6 per cent.

    The funds will be channelled in the launch of ALT Digital Media Entertainment Ltd, which will operate as subscription video on demand (SVOD) based over the top (OTT) platform targeted towards urban Indians and the Indian diaspora.

    Leveraging the group’s position and creative abilities in both television and film content, ALT Digital Media plans to create differentiated, original digital content for the entire connected ecosystem spanning mobile devices, web, smart TVs and game stations.

    The transaction was facilitated by Axis Capital Limited, being the sole investment banker and advisor for the fund raise.

  • DittoTV names Archana Anand as business head

    DittoTV names Archana Anand as business head

    MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd’s (ZEEL) OTT platform DittoTV has appointed Archana Anand as business head.

    Anand steps into the shoes of erstwhile head Manoj Padmanabhan, who put in his papers at the company last month.

    The appointment comes at a time when the OTT industry is at an influx point with competition from the likes of Netflix, Hotstar, Sony Liv, ErosNow et al hotting up. In such a scenario, Zee is looking to focus on DittoTV with renewed strategy in order to have a substantial global offering in the space. 

    Anand comes with close to 20 years of experience across domains. 

    In her previous role as Zee Digital Convergence vice president and head of global business development, Anand had under her gamut responsibilities such as business development, client relationship, product ideation and execution and all of the allied marketing campaigns.

    Prior to Zee, Anand was with OnMobile Global as director and head of information and entertainment services.

  • DittoTV names Archana Anand as business head

    DittoTV names Archana Anand as business head

    MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd’s (ZEEL) OTT platform DittoTV has appointed Archana Anand as business head.

    Anand steps into the shoes of erstwhile head Manoj Padmanabhan, who put in his papers at the company last month.

    The appointment comes at a time when the OTT industry is at an influx point with competition from the likes of Netflix, Hotstar, Sony Liv, ErosNow et al hotting up. In such a scenario, Zee is looking to focus on DittoTV with renewed strategy in order to have a substantial global offering in the space. 

    Anand comes with close to 20 years of experience across domains. 

    In her previous role as Zee Digital Convergence vice president and head of global business development, Anand had under her gamut responsibilities such as business development, client relationship, product ideation and execution and all of the allied marketing campaigns.

    Prior to Zee, Anand was with OnMobile Global as director and head of information and entertainment services.

  • LeEco extends cash back offer for the second flash sale on Flipkart

    LeEco extends cash back offer for the second flash sale on Flipkart

    MUMBAI LeEco which made a remarkable entry to the Indian market with the ground breaking flash sale record of having sold out 70,000 Le1s units in just 2 seconds, is all set to make yet another record on February 9th, the company’s next flash sale date. Overwhelmed with consumers’ response to the flagship value device- Le 1s, Le Eco has today announced that it will extend the cash back offer exclusively for the Axis Bank Credit and Debit cardholders onto its next flash sale as well. Consumers can avail a cash back of 10% on purchase of Le 1s, using their Axis Credit and Debit Cards. The decision was taken after the company received an overwhelming registrations of 6,05,000 on Flipkart for the 1st flash sale of Le 1s. The customers who had registered earlier (for the 1st flash sale) need not register again as the same has been taken as a rollover and can directly participate in the 2nd flash sale.

    LeEco’s Le 1s Superphone is a unique combination of premium design and features seamlessly integrated with the Le Ecosystem. Sporting a full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) display, beautifully encased in an aviation grade aluminium unibody design, the Le 1s exudes a stunning combination of ruggedness and beauty. This 5.5-inch multi-touch device has a 13-megapixel rear camera and 5-megapixel front camera enabling the user to capture all the beautiful moments in life. Powered by 2.2 GHz Octa-core MediaTek Helio X10 (ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit) processor and 3GB of RAM, the Le 1s allows you to work and play at the same time. The Le 1s runs on Android 5.0 with eUI for an optimal user experience. The device also features world’s first mirror-surfaced fingerprint sensor, to help protect your privacy and data as well as allowing convenient and fast device unlocking.

    The second flash sale is on 9 February at 12 noon and registration are open exclusively on Flipkart.

  • LeEco extends cash back offer for the second flash sale on Flipkart

    LeEco extends cash back offer for the second flash sale on Flipkart

    MUMBAI LeEco which made a remarkable entry to the Indian market with the ground breaking flash sale record of having sold out 70,000 Le1s units in just 2 seconds, is all set to make yet another record on February 9th, the company’s next flash sale date. Overwhelmed with consumers’ response to the flagship value device- Le 1s, Le Eco has today announced that it will extend the cash back offer exclusively for the Axis Bank Credit and Debit cardholders onto its next flash sale as well. Consumers can avail a cash back of 10% on purchase of Le 1s, using their Axis Credit and Debit Cards. The decision was taken after the company received an overwhelming registrations of 6,05,000 on Flipkart for the 1st flash sale of Le 1s. The customers who had registered earlier (for the 1st flash sale) need not register again as the same has been taken as a rollover and can directly participate in the 2nd flash sale.

    LeEco’s Le 1s Superphone is a unique combination of premium design and features seamlessly integrated with the Le Ecosystem. Sporting a full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) display, beautifully encased in an aviation grade aluminium unibody design, the Le 1s exudes a stunning combination of ruggedness and beauty. This 5.5-inch multi-touch device has a 13-megapixel rear camera and 5-megapixel front camera enabling the user to capture all the beautiful moments in life. Powered by 2.2 GHz Octa-core MediaTek Helio X10 (ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit) processor and 3GB of RAM, the Le 1s allows you to work and play at the same time. The Le 1s runs on Android 5.0 with eUI for an optimal user experience. The device also features world’s first mirror-surfaced fingerprint sensor, to help protect your privacy and data as well as allowing convenient and fast device unlocking.

    The second flash sale is on 9 February at 12 noon and registration are open exclusively on Flipkart.