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  • One Life Studios brings world class content to India

    One Life Studios brings world class content to India

    MUMBAI: One Life Studios becomes the exclusive distributor of the award-winning American series “Breakers”, a Deo Tv original.

    One Life Studios, a subsidiary of Swastik Productions, thrives on telling Indian stories to the world. Now with the changing trends, One life Studios has decided to bring award winning series to India & SAARC countries. 

    Taking a new step forward, they have signed an exclusive distribution deal for the hit show “Breakers- Saving Harper Ross” which is a 10-episode nail-biting thriller about Jack who is reliving the same day over and over again. A Crime series wrapped around mystery and mind-boggling events, Breakers has won numerous awards, including Platinum Remi Winner for Best TV Series at the 51st Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival 2018.

    Speaking on this development, Managing director, Rahul Kumar Tewary shares his excitement : 

    'As we continue to grow our footprint worldwide we are seeking to partner with storytellers who share our passion of crafting strong narratives for broad audiences. We are very excited to collaborate with award-winning storytellers. This is just the beginning.'

    Chason Lang, COO of DEOTV says 'We are thrilled and proud to be working with One Life Studios who has already brought such tremendous programming like Porus to Indian television, and to see our content entertain audiences across India.'

  • Warner Bros. named character licensor of the year

    Warner Bros. named character licensor of the year

    MUMBAI: Warner Bros., represented by Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) in India, emerged as a big winner at the recent Labels Awards 2019 organised by License India.

    The team was awarded ‘Character Licensor of the Year – Gold’ for its work on Warner Bros. franchises including Harry Potter, Superman, Batman and Tom and Jerry. The ceremony took place at the India Licensing Expo 2019 (on July 8 and 9), the country’s largest brand licensing event.

    Commenting on the win, Anand Singh, Senior Director – Cartoon Network Enterprises, South Asia, said, “We are thrilled to have won this prestigious award. We have amazing licensing partners throughout India, and the award is testament to the way they have taken our characters and created something that fans truly love.”

    CNE represents a rich and continuously evolving portfolio of Cartoon Network and Adult Swim originals such as The Powerpuff Girls, Johnny Bravo and We Bare Bears, and Rick and Morty, as well as Warner Bros. Consumer Products’ IPs such as Batman, Superman, Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, The Wizarding World and Tom and Jerry.

  • Building brands From idea to legacy

    Building brands From idea to legacy

    MUMBAI: Rohit Vaid, Co Founder & CCO, explains, the youth today is exposed to 5000+ messages per day.

    Their attention spans are low, itʼs only when a message strikes an emotional chord that they invest the most precious commodity– which is mind space. This is what Phoenix will assist brands in capturing through engaging story telling.

    Rajesh Pavithran, Co Founder & Director says, with over 75 years of collective creative and production experience, what we bring to the table is effective creative backed by price points. This will give the brands the best bang for their buck. All our arsenal is in place already as we have a roster of talented directors & writers on board.

    This is talent that has crafted some of the most impressive youthcampaigns for brands and publishers across platforms.

    Rohit Tugnait Co-Founder & CEO, sums up, as we all know the digital content space is exploding thanks to low mobile internet costs brought about by the Jio revolution add to this the smart phone penetration across the country. This will fuel the growth of the digital video business from $300 million as of 2018 to
    $1.5 billion by 2021. So the opportunities for specialists like us, who have the experience in creating engaging story telling via formats ranging from 3 seconds to 3 hours (and everything in between) will be huge.

    Our initial focus is alliances, we are in talks with a select few leading agencies and OTT platforms to become preferred partners addressing their production needs and creation of joint IPʼs. We will have announcements coming in this space soon.

  • Eros International Joins hands with Leading Korean production Companies Say On Media and B&C Group LLC

    Eros International Joins hands with Leading Korean production Companies Say On Media and B&C Group LLC

    MUMBAI: Eros International Media Limited, a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry, announced today that it has signed a significant deal with renowned Korean production company Say On Media and B&C Group LLC to co-produce the classic ancient story based on ‘Heo Hwang-Ok, Embrace of Gaya’ as a film and series. It is an adventure and love story of an Indian Princess travelling across the sea around 30 AD to an ancient kingdom in South Korea.

    Say On Media is a leading Korean production company specializing in global co-production. It’s been front runner in Korean web-drama market when web-drama industry was fledgling in Korea. The production company have successfully co-produced seven TV series with China and are known for producing “Doctor Stranger” a popular TV series in Korea. B&C Group LLC (Bold & Courageous) is a fully integrated Seoul and LA-based talent management, Film/TV production and finance company.

    The co-production is scheduled to go on floor soon and will be bilingual. With proposed A-list actors from India and Korea. It will be collaborative with shoot venues and crews from both the countries. Original story will have blend of Indian and Korean cultures and conceptualized by talented Indian and Korean writers.

    The human drama is based on an interesting premise of adventure and love story of an Indian princess travelling to Gimhae of South Gyeongsang province in Korea. Once there, she falls in love with the founder of Gaya kingdom, King Kim Soo-Ro, and becomes the queen. The legendary story of Princess Heo also known as Indian Princess Ratna of Ayuta kingdom and fleeing alliance of the conquering Prince Arun of Yeuzhi, a true tale of Love, political intrigue and trade rivalry form the crux of this epic saga.

    Commenting on the Indo-Korean strategic alliance, Ridhima Lulla, Chief Content Officer, Eros Group said, “Eros International greatly values this exciting partnership with Say On Media and B&C Group LLC. We are honored to associate with a powerhouse entity to build bridge between both regions. With our similar cultures, we want to tell stories with a mainstream appeal that transcend language and geographical boundaries. We consider this only the beginning of a new era and cannot wait for our fans to see the result of this successful partnership as it opens new doors and provides endless opportunities for everyone involved with filmmaking.”

    Lim Sung-Gyeoun, the CEO of Say On Media, added “We are very delighted to associate with leading studio like Eros International, our ideology resonates of backing content driven cinema. The production of the movie based on Heo Hwang-Ok would shed new light on Indian influence in Korean culture and activity. Also, it would have a huge impact both in India and pan-Indian markets.”

  • Shemaroo reports improved numbers for Q3 2019

    Shemaroo reports improved numbers for Q3 2019

    BENGALURU: Indian media and entertainment content house Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd (Shemaroo) reported 12.3 per cent y-o-y increase in consolidated revenue from operations and 9 per cent y-o-y increase in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) for the quarter ended 31 December 2018 (Q3 2019, quarter or period under review) as compared to the corresponding year ago quarter. Consolidated Total Comprehensive Income (TCI) for the quarter also increased 10 per cent y-o-y as compared to the previous year ago quarter.

    Operating revenue for Q3 2019 was Rs 148.95 crore as compared to Rs 132.63 crore in Q3 2018. Total revenue for the period at Rs 149.64 crore was 12.6 per cent higher y-o-y than Rs 132.85 crore. PAT and TCI for Q3-2019 were Rs 19.56 crore and Rs 19.57 crore respectively as compared to Rs 17.95 crore and Rs 17.79 crore respectively for the corresponding year ago quarter. Operating profit (EBITDA) for the quarter at Rs 35.29 crore was almost flat (declined 1.5 per cent) y-o-y as compared to Rs 35.81 crore in Q3 2018.

    Let us look at the other numbers reported by Shemaroo

    Total Expenditure in Q3 2019 increased 15.6 per cent y-o-y to Rs 121.82 crore as compared to Rs 105.22 crore. Cost of raw materials consumed in the period under review increased 11.5 per cent y-o-y to Rs 90.14 crore from Rs 80.33 crore.

    Employee benefit expense for Q3 2019 increased 47.2 per cent y-o-y to Rs 15.09 crore from Rs 10.25 crore. Finance costs for Q3 2019 reduced 8.2 per cent y-o-y to Rs 6.52 crore from Rs 7.1 crore. Other expenses for the quarter under review increased 46.9 per cent y-o-y to Rs 8.43 crore from Rs 5.74 crore.

  • Banijay Asia joins hands with MS Dhoni

    Banijay Asia joins hands with MS Dhoni

    MUMBAI: Banijay Asia, the production house, helmed by Deepak Dhar has partnered with Dhoni Entertainment Pvt Ltd which is led by cricketer— Mahendra Singh Dhoni, with an aim to create engaging and exciting content across various genres.  

    The vision of this partnership is to create premium content that will be distributed across multiple platforms in Indian and South East Asian markets. Banijay founder and CEO Deepak Dhar said, “In this partnership, I am excited and looking forward to work with Suraj Singh, Mihir Diwakar, and Seemant Lohani to build the collaboration between Dhoni Entertainment Pvt Ltd and Banijay Asia.”

    Dhar is bringing a plethora of content across different subjects. Credited with over two decades of expansive experience, he has also contributed greatly in changing the landscape of content across platforms and ruled the world of TRPs with some of the most talked about shows in the history of Indian Television like ‘Bigg Boss’, ‘The Great Indian Laughter Challenge’, ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’ amongst the others.

    Mahendra Singh Dhoni said, “The Bigg Boss, Mr. Deepak Dhar has been introducing disruptive content to the audiences since more than two decades. I am really excited to join hands with Banijay Asia, I am overwhelmed and looking forward to creating exciting content for my audiences. I hope with this partnership I keep up to the expectations of my fans who have been supporting me and looking up to me. In 2019, we promise to create energising, exciting and enthralling content for the audiences across platforms.”

  • Rajshri’s YouTube channel crosses 10 million subscribers

    Rajshri’s YouTube channel crosses 10 million subscribers

    mumbai: Rajshri Entertainment’s flagship YouTube channel ‘Rajshri’ has crossed milestone of 10 million subscribers. Rajshri was one of the first Indian partners of YouTube in early 2008.

    The Rajshri YouTube channel has a large catalog of blockbuster Bollywood movies, popular movie scenes and songs, making of the movies, and much more. The channel gets a massive reach of around 300+ millions views a month from India and various countries including US, UK, Canada, Australia and Pakistan.  

    “This is a significant milestone for us. The Rajshri channel has grown steadily through the years. Rajshri’s early mover advantage combined with its focus on quality content has helped build a strong and loyal subscriber base,” said Neha Barjatya, CEO of Rajshri Entertainment. 

    Rajshri Entertainment is India’s leading digital entertainment studio. Its other channels — Rajshri Marathi, Rajshri Kids and Rajshri Food — have more than million subscribers each on YouTube. Rajshri also syndicates content to digital platforms in India and globally.

  • Balaji Telefilms reports higher programming hours and better realisation

    Balaji Telefilms reports higher programming hours and better realisation

    BENGALURU: The Ektaa Kapoor-led Balaji Telefilms Ltd reported a consolidated profit from continuing operations of Rs 7.1 crore for the quarter ended 30 September 2018 (Q2 2019, quarter or period under review) as compared to a loss of Rs 22 crore for Q2 2018 and a loss of Rs 0.6 crore in the immediate trailing quarter. The company reported 13 percent higher quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) television content production hours or (commissioned programs segment) and a 17 percent improvement in realisation per hour for the period under review as compared to the immediate trailing quarter Q1 2019. The company produced 193 hours of commissioned television content in Q2 2019 as compared to 170.5 hours in Q1 2019. The company had produced 240 hours of commissioned television content in Q1 2018.

    Balaji Telefilms said that realisation per hour of commissioned television content during the quarter under review was almost Rs 0.4 crore as compared to about Rs 0.34 crore in Q1 2019 and Rs 0.32 crore in Q2 2018.

    Segment numbers

    The company has three segments – commissioned programs, films and digital.

    Revenue from the commissioned programs segment increased 7.4 percent y-o-y to Rs 88.41 crore during the quarter under review from Rs 82.31 crore in Q2 2018 and 26.3 percent q-o-q from Rs 70.01 crore in the immediate trailing quarter. Operating profit from the commissioned programs segment was Rs 13.25 crore in Q2 2019 as compared to Rs 10.53 crore in Q2 2018 and an operating loss of Rs 2.10 crore in Q1 2019.

    Revenue from Balaji Telefilms' films segment in Q2 2019 reduced 17 percent y-o-y to Rs 25.33 crore from Rs 30.76 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter and reduced 62.5 percent q-o-q from Rs 68.04 crore in Q1 2019. Operating profit from the films segment was Rs 1.03 crore in Q2 2019 as compared to an operating profit of Rs 6.02 crore in Q2 2018 and an operating profit of Rs 9.56 crore in Q1 2019. The company had released one film in Q1 2019 and hence the increased numbers.

    Balaji Telefilms' OTT platform ALTBalaji or digital segment reported more than ten-fold increase in revenue at Rs 14.28 crore as compared to Rs 1.23 crore in Q2 2018 and Rs 5.78 crore in Q1 2019. The segment’s operating loss reduced to Rs 11.16 crore during the period under review as compared to an operating loss of Rs 20.29 crore in Q2 2018 and an operating loss of Rs 16.28 crore in the immediate trailing quarter.

    Balaji Telefilms' consolidated revenue from operations in Q1 2019 increased 8.5 percent y-o-y to Rs 119.07 crore as compared to Rs 109.78 crore in Q2 2018, but reduced 3.5 percent q-o-q from Rs 123.44 crore in Q1 2019. Consolidated total revenue in Q2 2019 increased 9.8 percent y-o-y to Rs 128.02 crore from Rs 116.57 crore, but reduced marginally by 0.7 percent q-o-q from Rs 128.86 crore. Consolidated loss in Q2 2019 was slightly higher at Rs 15.44 crore as compared to a loss of Rs 13.84 crore, but was far lower than the Rs 27.03 crore in Q1 2019.

    Let us look at the other numbers reported by Balaji Telefilms

    Balaji Telefilms reported 13.8 percent y-o-y increase in total expenditure in Q2 2019 at Rs 142.48 crore from Rs 125.19 crore in Q2 2018. Cost of production/ acquisition and telecast fees increased 1.5 percent y-o-y to Rs 98.57 crore from Rs 97.11 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal but was 13.6 percent lower q-o-q than the Rs 114.09 crore in Q1 2019. Employee benefits expense in Q2 2019 increased 55.3 percent y-o-y to Rs 13.08 crore from Rs 8.42 crore in Q2 2018 and increased 45 percent q-o-q from Rs 9.02 crore in Q1 2019.

    Other expenses reduced 11.2 percent y-o-y in Q2 2019 to Rs 12.74 crore from Rs 13.76 crore in Q2 2018 and reduced 7.4 percent q-o-q from Rs 13.76 crore in Q1 2019. Marketing and distribution expense in Q2 2019 increased 43.8 percent y-o-y to Rs 11.16 crore from Rs 7.76 crore in Q2 2018, but reduced 13.4 percent q-o-q from Rs 12.88 crore in Q1 2019.

  • SPN appoints Indranil Chakravorty to head StudioNEXT

    SPN appoints Indranil Chakravorty to head StudioNEXT

    MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has roped in Indranil Chakravorty as the head of StudioNEXT, its independent production venture, who will be reporting to Danish Khan.

    Chakravorty is an engineer from IIT Kharagpur and has completed his Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM, Lucknow. He has rich and wide experience of around 30 years, working with organisations across sectors, handling varied job functions across business verticals such as marketing and sales. His most recent stint was as the CEO of Big Synergy where over a period of eight years he spearheaded its expansion in different geographies while creating high impact properties.

    StudioNEXT has been mandated to create original content and IPs for TV and digital media. An independent business unit of SPN, StudioNEXT will function as a content creator for SPN media business as well as for other channels, networks and OTT players within India and globally. This newly formed venture began its journey with co-producing Season 10 of KBC in partnership with Big Synergy. Going forward, StudioNEXT will produce new IPs whilst leveraging the existing ones under SPN media.

    Sony Entertainment Television (SET) business head Danish Khan said, “I am excited to have Indranil spearhead StudioNEXT. I am confident that Indranil, with his excellent understanding of the entertainment ecosystem, along with his abilities to nurture creative talent and build a creative culture, will make StudioNEXT a cutting-edge content creator.”

  • Shemaroo Entertainment now brings Live Ganga Aarti on Shemaroo Bhakti app for the Devotees straight from Assi Ghat at Varanasi

    Shemaroo Entertainment now brings Live Ganga Aarti on Shemaroo Bhakti app for the Devotees straight from Assi Ghat at Varanasi

    National, October 1, 2018: In a bid to offer services to the Ganga devotees from the comfort of their homes, Shemaroo Entertainment Limited, one of India’s leading integrated media content houses brings Live Aarti and online Ganga Pooja for its consumers through the Shemaroo Bhakti app. After receiving an overwhelming response during the live streaming services offered from Lalbaugcha Raja pandal in Mumbai, Shemaroo Entertainment takes a step ahead by bringing the devotees closer to holy Ganga.
    Assi Ghat at Varanasi is one of the sacred places for Hindus and derives its name from Lord Shiva. Given the fast-paced lives, Shemaroo is helping the devotees across the globe to connect with spirituality through technology. In addition to the existing services like Live darshan, online mannat, Prasad booking, astrology & panchang, devotional e-commerce products, online poojas, horoscope, users will now be able to offer online pooja services like Ganga Pooja, Brahman Bhoj, Pind Daan etc. through Shemaroo Bhakti app. Keeping in mind the ongoing Pitru Paksh period, Shemaroo is offering a unique facility to the followers of Hinduism where in they can offer Pind Daan and Brahman Bhoj directly from their mobile phones till 8th Oct through Shemaroo Bhakti app.

    Mr. Hiren Gada, CEO, Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd., shared his thoughts on the association, “The use of technology and Smart phones in India has grown by leaps and bounds. Taking the advantage of increase in the usage of mobile phones, we at Shemaroo always offer our audiences with the best of services. Shemaroo has been in the devotional space for more than a decade now. Devotion is the most under rated category in India and we think India has got a huge potential to grow under this segment. Holy Ganga has been a part of our divine land for more than 80,000 years now and is an integral part of every Hindu’s spiritual journey. We are glad that we can provide services to the devotees of Holy Ganga through our Shemaroo Bhakti app and make their lives simpler and actually take them closer to their beliefs.”
    With the help of Shemaroo’s Bhakti app, Ganga devotees will also be able to enjoy LIVE Ganga Aarti from Assi Ghat Varanasi on their mobile and TV sets. Devotees will also be able to book devotional services directly on their phones. Shemaroo Bhakti is the latest offering in the devotion category by Shemaroo and it is a one stop destination for all the devotional needs.

    Devotees can download the app by giving a missed call on 8824022011. Contacts Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd: Shubhi Grover | Mobile: +91 9769331787 | shubhi.grover@shemaroo.com Avian Media: Udita Lal | Mobile: +91 7045644970 | udita@avian-media.com