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  • Komal Nahta to host Zee chat show

    Komal Nahta to host Zee chat show

    MUMBAI: Taking storytelling beyond boundaries, leading content conglomerate, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) has created yet another milestone with the launch of its new celebrity chat show ‘Starry Nights’, exclusively for international territories. Hosted by top trade analyst, Komal Nahta, the show promises to reveal his fun and witty side as he indulges in heart-warming and hilarious conversations with Bollywood celebrities.

    Produced in-house, Starry Nights premieres on ZEE’s international channels starting the first week of January 2017.

    ZEEL international broadcast business CEO Amit Goenka said, “With a presence in 171 countries and content available in 9 foreign languages, ZEE has emerged as a truly world-scale player, offering rich, innovative and engaging content to a wide cross-section of audiences. Bollywood’s popularity is growing across continents and with Starry Nights, it will be the first time that a celeb chat show of this stature has been produced. Featuring the best of Bollywood, the show aims to reach over 332 million viewers across all international territories.”

    Speaking on his association, host and popular trade analyst Komal Nahta said, “I was thrilled at the offer to host Starry Nights as it was outside my comfort zone. All these years I have spoken of box-office collections but this show has given me an opportunity to be associated with the glamour instead of the grind.”

    Sharing further details on the new property, ZEEL president – content & strategy, international business Rajeev Kheror said, “Starry Nights is about the journey of our favorite film celebrities. It is different from other chat shows where celebs talk about their films and latest releases. Here we come closer to the individual personality of the celebrity, their true character and their desires. The 40 episode series will feature the best of the industry, including global superstars like Aamir Khan, Karan Johar, Hrithik Roshan, Anushka Sharma, Kangana Ranaut, Alia Bhatt, Anil Kapoor, Sushant Singh Rajput, Vidya Balan and Manish Malhotra among others. While the show has been shot in English, to reach local audiences across the globe, it will be dubbed or sub-titled in several languages including German, Spanish and Arabic.”

    ‘Starry Nights’ has been conceptualised and produced by Zee International programming head Fatema Contractor. Speaking on the concept, she said “We are honored to be creating a celeb chat show at a global level in association with Komal Nahta. Starry Nights manages to go beyond the reel and reveal the real side of celebrities.”

    The starry line-up of guests includes Arjun Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Farah Khan, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Zoya Akhtar, Imtiaz Ali, Tiger Shroff and many more. So get ready to witness the perfect blend of comedy, drama, romance and admiration with your favorite Bollywood stars on the couch.

    Starry Nights launches worldwide in the 1st week of January 2017. To catch your favourite celebs, tune in to:

    · Zee Cinema (US) every Friday @ 1930

    · Zing (US) every Sunday @ 1930

    · Zee Bollywood every Saturday @ 1930

    · Zee TV (US) every Sunday @ 1800

    · Zee TV (Canada) every Saturday @ 1800

    · Zee TV (Caribbean) every Sunday @ 1730

    · Zee TV (APAC) every Saturday @ 1830

    · Zee TV (Africa) every Sunday @ 1530

    · Zing (Europe) every Sunday @ 1930

    Zee Entertainment is amongst the largest producers and aggregators of Hindi programming in the world, with an extensive library housing over 222,000 hours of television content. With rights to more than 3,818 movie titles from foremost studios and of iconic film stars, Zee entertains over a billion viewers across 171 countries.

  • Komal Nahta to host Zee chat show

    Komal Nahta to host Zee chat show

    MUMBAI: Taking storytelling beyond boundaries, leading content conglomerate, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) has created yet another milestone with the launch of its new celebrity chat show ‘Starry Nights’, exclusively for international territories. Hosted by top trade analyst, Komal Nahta, the show promises to reveal his fun and witty side as he indulges in heart-warming and hilarious conversations with Bollywood celebrities.

    Produced in-house, Starry Nights premieres on ZEE’s international channels starting the first week of January 2017.

    ZEEL international broadcast business CEO Amit Goenka said, “With a presence in 171 countries and content available in 9 foreign languages, ZEE has emerged as a truly world-scale player, offering rich, innovative and engaging content to a wide cross-section of audiences. Bollywood’s popularity is growing across continents and with Starry Nights, it will be the first time that a celeb chat show of this stature has been produced. Featuring the best of Bollywood, the show aims to reach over 332 million viewers across all international territories.”

    Speaking on his association, host and popular trade analyst Komal Nahta said, “I was thrilled at the offer to host Starry Nights as it was outside my comfort zone. All these years I have spoken of box-office collections but this show has given me an opportunity to be associated with the glamour instead of the grind.”

    Sharing further details on the new property, ZEEL president – content & strategy, international business Rajeev Kheror said, “Starry Nights is about the journey of our favorite film celebrities. It is different from other chat shows where celebs talk about their films and latest releases. Here we come closer to the individual personality of the celebrity, their true character and their desires. The 40 episode series will feature the best of the industry, including global superstars like Aamir Khan, Karan Johar, Hrithik Roshan, Anushka Sharma, Kangana Ranaut, Alia Bhatt, Anil Kapoor, Sushant Singh Rajput, Vidya Balan and Manish Malhotra among others. While the show has been shot in English, to reach local audiences across the globe, it will be dubbed or sub-titled in several languages including German, Spanish and Arabic.”

    ‘Starry Nights’ has been conceptualised and produced by Zee International programming head Fatema Contractor. Speaking on the concept, she said “We are honored to be creating a celeb chat show at a global level in association with Komal Nahta. Starry Nights manages to go beyond the reel and reveal the real side of celebrities.”

    The starry line-up of guests includes Arjun Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Farah Khan, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Zoya Akhtar, Imtiaz Ali, Tiger Shroff and many more. So get ready to witness the perfect blend of comedy, drama, romance and admiration with your favorite Bollywood stars on the couch.

    Starry Nights launches worldwide in the 1st week of January 2017. To catch your favourite celebs, tune in to:

    · Zee Cinema (US) every Friday @ 1930

    · Zing (US) every Sunday @ 1930

    · Zee Bollywood every Saturday @ 1930

    · Zee TV (US) every Sunday @ 1800

    · Zee TV (Canada) every Saturday @ 1800

    · Zee TV (Caribbean) every Sunday @ 1730

    · Zee TV (APAC) every Saturday @ 1830

    · Zee TV (Africa) every Sunday @ 1530

    · Zing (Europe) every Sunday @ 1930

    Zee Entertainment is amongst the largest producers and aggregators of Hindi programming in the world, with an extensive library housing over 222,000 hours of television content. With rights to more than 3,818 movie titles from foremost studios and of iconic film stars, Zee entertains over a billion viewers across 171 countries.

  • DreamWorks Animation to cease India operations early next year?

    DreamWorks Animation to cease India operations early next year?

    MUMBAI: A pall of gloom has been cast over the Indian animation industry. Late last evening,  an announcement was made in the Technicolor facilities in Whitefiled, Bengaluru which house the DreamWorks Dedicated Unit (DDU) by general manager Damien de Froberville. Sources say that de Frobeville addressed the 300-odd assembled artists and animators and regretfully announced that the DDU would be ceasing operations come early -2017. At least that’s what he had been informed by the company’s headquarters in the US.

    Shock went through those in attendance for some of the artists and animators worked on Puss in Boots, Penguins of Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda 3 and the recently released Trolls. And on some other popular TV shows which DreamWorks Animation churned out from its Bengaluru outpost.

    The highly anticipated animated feature film The Boss Baby that’s set to release on 31 March, 2017 is one of the projects being worked upon currently at DDU. It’s said that the employees have been told to wrap up the project they have been currently working on.

    It was on 22 August 2016 that the company’s acquisition by Comcast NBCUniversal was completed and the company now functions as a division of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group. Initial reports were that after the take over Jeffrey Katzenberg would cede control of the studio to Illumination Entertainment CEO Chris Melendandri and the two studios would focus on producing four animation features between them. However, that did not come to pass, and the two remained independent with Bonnie Arnold and Mireille Soria being retained as presidents of the DreamWorks Feature Animation division with Margie Cohn leading the television animation division.

    Folks have been expecting change to happen at the studio ever since Jeffrey Katzenberg exited DreamWorks Animation with the acquisition. But no one expected it to happen so suddenly. It was not too long ago that DreamWorks Animation had announced that it would be lopping off 200 jobs from its Glendale unit. And now the news has emerged that the Indian dedicated DreamWorks Animation unit would get the axe.

    The exact date of the cessation of the DDU’s operations is not known but speculation is that it could be either 31 January 2017 or 2 February 2017.

    DreamWorks Dedicated Unit, studio manager, Adi Shayan said that he was not the right person to say anything. “However all I can say is it’s not that black and white and there’s more to it,” he stated.

    We tried reaching out to de Froberville on several occasions telephonically. Late at night, he responded with a short but curt message: “DDU is not shutting down. I do not have any comments.”

    Only time and a rolling out of announcements will reveal whether this is true, but sources at the meeting, insist that the unit is being wound up. It’s possible that some of the artists could be absorbed by Technicolor, it’s “partner” in India.

    On 20 December 2007, Technicolor India partnered with DreamWorks Animation to assist in the recruitment, training and development of top-tier animation talent. From producing just animated commercials to TV specials to first full-length feature Penguins of Madagascar, DDU had come a long way.

    Portions of the financially successful movie Kung Fu Panda 3 were also worked upon by the Bengaluru artists which included work mainly on the Panda village and market sequences. Animation, character FX, FX and lighting were the key areas worked upon by them.

    Source indicated that the Indian Technicolor management was awaiting official word from Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Dreamworks’ headquarters before deciding on the way forward.

    In the past, DreamWorks Animation used to renew its contract every three years, sources told AnimationXpress.com. “So three rounds of contracts had been renewed,” says an industry veteran. “But this time DreamWorks did not reach out to Technicolor, so even the renewal of the contract is yet to be initialed by the two parties.”

    We reached out to Technicolor, country head, Biren Ghose to no avail. He chose not to comment on any queries. ”We will be making our announcement either tomorrow or next week,” is all he expressed.

    This article was first published in Indiantelevision.com’s sister publication Animationexpress.com

  • DreamWorks Animation to cease India operations early next year?

    DreamWorks Animation to cease India operations early next year?

    MUMBAI: A pall of gloom has been cast over the Indian animation industry. Late last evening,  an announcement was made in the Technicolor facilities in Whitefiled, Bengaluru which house the DreamWorks Dedicated Unit (DDU) by general manager Damien de Froberville. Sources say that de Frobeville addressed the 300-odd assembled artists and animators and regretfully announced that the DDU would be ceasing operations come early -2017. At least that’s what he had been informed by the company’s headquarters in the US.

    Shock went through those in attendance for some of the artists and animators worked on Puss in Boots, Penguins of Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda 3 and the recently released Trolls. And on some other popular TV shows which DreamWorks Animation churned out from its Bengaluru outpost.

    The highly anticipated animated feature film The Boss Baby that’s set to release on 31 March, 2017 is one of the projects being worked upon currently at DDU. It’s said that the employees have been told to wrap up the project they have been currently working on.

    It was on 22 August 2016 that the company’s acquisition by Comcast NBCUniversal was completed and the company now functions as a division of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group. Initial reports were that after the take over Jeffrey Katzenberg would cede control of the studio to Illumination Entertainment CEO Chris Melendandri and the two studios would focus on producing four animation features between them. However, that did not come to pass, and the two remained independent with Bonnie Arnold and Mireille Soria being retained as presidents of the DreamWorks Feature Animation division with Margie Cohn leading the television animation division.

    Folks have been expecting change to happen at the studio ever since Jeffrey Katzenberg exited DreamWorks Animation with the acquisition. But no one expected it to happen so suddenly. It was not too long ago that DreamWorks Animation had announced that it would be lopping off 200 jobs from its Glendale unit. And now the news has emerged that the Indian dedicated DreamWorks Animation unit would get the axe.

    The exact date of the cessation of the DDU’s operations is not known but speculation is that it could be either 31 January 2017 or 2 February 2017.

    DreamWorks Dedicated Unit, studio manager, Adi Shayan said that he was not the right person to say anything. “However all I can say is it’s not that black and white and there’s more to it,” he stated.

    We tried reaching out to de Froberville on several occasions telephonically. Late at night, he responded with a short but curt message: “DDU is not shutting down. I do not have any comments.”

    Only time and a rolling out of announcements will reveal whether this is true, but sources at the meeting, insist that the unit is being wound up. It’s possible that some of the artists could be absorbed by Technicolor, it’s “partner” in India.

    On 20 December 2007, Technicolor India partnered with DreamWorks Animation to assist in the recruitment, training and development of top-tier animation talent. From producing just animated commercials to TV specials to first full-length feature Penguins of Madagascar, DDU had come a long way.

    Portions of the financially successful movie Kung Fu Panda 3 were also worked upon by the Bengaluru artists which included work mainly on the Panda village and market sequences. Animation, character FX, FX and lighting were the key areas worked upon by them.

    Source indicated that the Indian Technicolor management was awaiting official word from Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Dreamworks’ headquarters before deciding on the way forward.

    In the past, DreamWorks Animation used to renew its contract every three years, sources told AnimationXpress.com. “So three rounds of contracts had been renewed,” says an industry veteran. “But this time DreamWorks did not reach out to Technicolor, so even the renewal of the contract is yet to be initialed by the two parties.”

    We reached out to Technicolor, country head, Biren Ghose to no avail. He chose not to comment on any queries. ”We will be making our announcement either tomorrow or next week,” is all he expressed.

    This article was first published in Indiantelevision.com’s sister publication Animationexpress.com

  • Fantastic multi-movie deal signed with India’s Bhasin Studios

    Fantastic multi-movie deal signed with India’s Bhasin Studios

    MUMBAI: It’s just Fun-tastic news for the audience, especially children. Los Angeles based, Fantastic Films International (FFI), headed by Roxane Barbat and Fred deWysocki, has announced that a multi-picture worldwide distribution and co-production deal has been signed with Bhasin Studios (BS), an animation and gaming studio based out of Bangalore, India.

    Bhasin Studios and FFI have inked a deal for worldwide sales representation for SLICK RICK and a sales and co-production deal for ALLEY OF DREAMS, slated for completion in 2017. In addition, two more features, A MOUSE’S TALE and THE WINTER PRINCE (an FFI and BS co-production) are planned for delivery in the following years.

    Bhasin Studios is one of the largest original content production studios from India’s high-tech hub state of Karnataka located in southwest India. Bhasin Studios started making waves in 2015 with the announcement of Karnataka’s first stereoscopic, 3D animated feature. Holding true to its claim, Bhasin Studios is set to complete the post production of Slick Rick, a film written and directed by Ankur Bhasin, by end of 2016. Bhasin, who is also the Director of Bhasin Studios, states that he sees “Fantastic Films International as a valuable partner to help grow our company and our brand worldwide. We have taken a long time to wrap up our first feature but with a strong open source pipeline and home grown tools, we are set to start coming out with subsequent titles in shorter turnarounds”.

    Bhasin Studios, a division of Bhasinsoft India Ltd and a part of Bhasin Group of Companies, is an animation studio and a development house based in Bangalore, India. Having been established in 1998 as a design studio, Bhasin Studios has come a long way and offers a vast array of services in the animation, mobile apps, games, social media and software development verticals. A fast growing company, Bhasin Studios firmly believes in quality and timely delivery. Their vision is to be at the creative and technological forefront by continuously evolving, improving and adding value to their offerings.

    FFI co-founder Fred deWysocki states, “We are very excited to enter into this multi-picture deal with Bhasin Studios. We see great opportunity to further develop our multi-level relationship in the years ahead. There is a high demand for quality animated family films and Bhasin Studios has shown their commitment to become a leader in creating quality animation.”

    Founded in 2002, FFI is is passionately committed to developing and promoting films that encompasses their “Fantastic” brand ensuring independent excellence. FFI works directly with producers to help improve the quality and to help maximize the value of each title.

  • Fantastic multi-movie deal signed with India’s Bhasin Studios

    Fantastic multi-movie deal signed with India’s Bhasin Studios

    MUMBAI: It’s just Fun-tastic news for the audience, especially children. Los Angeles based, Fantastic Films International (FFI), headed by Roxane Barbat and Fred deWysocki, has announced that a multi-picture worldwide distribution and co-production deal has been signed with Bhasin Studios (BS), an animation and gaming studio based out of Bangalore, India.

    Bhasin Studios and FFI have inked a deal for worldwide sales representation for SLICK RICK and a sales and co-production deal for ALLEY OF DREAMS, slated for completion in 2017. In addition, two more features, A MOUSE’S TALE and THE WINTER PRINCE (an FFI and BS co-production) are planned for delivery in the following years.

    Bhasin Studios is one of the largest original content production studios from India’s high-tech hub state of Karnataka located in southwest India. Bhasin Studios started making waves in 2015 with the announcement of Karnataka’s first stereoscopic, 3D animated feature. Holding true to its claim, Bhasin Studios is set to complete the post production of Slick Rick, a film written and directed by Ankur Bhasin, by end of 2016. Bhasin, who is also the Director of Bhasin Studios, states that he sees “Fantastic Films International as a valuable partner to help grow our company and our brand worldwide. We have taken a long time to wrap up our first feature but with a strong open source pipeline and home grown tools, we are set to start coming out with subsequent titles in shorter turnarounds”.

    Bhasin Studios, a division of Bhasinsoft India Ltd and a part of Bhasin Group of Companies, is an animation studio and a development house based in Bangalore, India. Having been established in 1998 as a design studio, Bhasin Studios has come a long way and offers a vast array of services in the animation, mobile apps, games, social media and software development verticals. A fast growing company, Bhasin Studios firmly believes in quality and timely delivery. Their vision is to be at the creative and technological forefront by continuously evolving, improving and adding value to their offerings.

    FFI co-founder Fred deWysocki states, “We are very excited to enter into this multi-picture deal with Bhasin Studios. We see great opportunity to further develop our multi-level relationship in the years ahead. There is a high demand for quality animated family films and Bhasin Studios has shown their commitment to become a leader in creating quality animation.”

    Founded in 2002, FFI is is passionately committed to developing and promoting films that encompasses their “Fantastic” brand ensuring independent excellence. FFI works directly with producers to help improve the quality and to help maximize the value of each title.

  • Rumours finally laid to rest: SRK, Alia to star in Koffee with Karan5 first episode

    Rumours finally laid to rest: SRK, Alia to star in Koffee with Karan5 first episode

    Ever since the return of a brand new season of Koffee with Karan was announced last month, fans have been eagerly waiting to know which celebrities will be gracing the Koffee couch. After months of speculation, it has finally been confirmed that the reigning Baadshah of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan and rising star, Alia Bhatt will be the first guests on Season 5 of Koffee with Karan.

    Karan Johar also shares a small glimpse showcasing that two of Bollywood favourite stars are stirring up a storm on the Koffee couch in the first episode. The video shows Alia and Shah Rukh having tons of fun answering Karan’s questions. The hilarity ensues when Karan and Shah Rukh gang up against Alia with Shah Rukh hinting that he would read the newspaper daily if he woke up as Alia one morning!

    From questioning Alia on her dating preferences to having a heart-to-heart chat with Shah Rukh about their long standing friendship – Karan puts his personal equations into play as he gets up close and candid with the two stars.

    Catch all this and more on the first episode of Koffee with Karan Season 5 starting 6th November, Sundays at 9pm only on Star World and Star World HD.

    https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10154531160111745&id=177606331744

  • Rumours finally laid to rest: SRK, Alia to star in Koffee with Karan5 first episode

    Rumours finally laid to rest: SRK, Alia to star in Koffee with Karan5 first episode

    Ever since the return of a brand new season of Koffee with Karan was announced last month, fans have been eagerly waiting to know which celebrities will be gracing the Koffee couch. After months of speculation, it has finally been confirmed that the reigning Baadshah of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan and rising star, Alia Bhatt will be the first guests on Season 5 of Koffee with Karan.

    Karan Johar also shares a small glimpse showcasing that two of Bollywood favourite stars are stirring up a storm on the Koffee couch in the first episode. The video shows Alia and Shah Rukh having tons of fun answering Karan’s questions. The hilarity ensues when Karan and Shah Rukh gang up against Alia with Shah Rukh hinting that he would read the newspaper daily if he woke up as Alia one morning!

    From questioning Alia on her dating preferences to having a heart-to-heart chat with Shah Rukh about their long standing friendship – Karan puts his personal equations into play as he gets up close and candid with the two stars.

    Catch all this and more on the first episode of Koffee with Karan Season 5 starting 6th November, Sundays at 9pm only on Star World and Star World HD.

    https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10154531160111745&id=177606331744

  • Animated ‘Ramayana’ a global Diwali gift on web, mobile

    Animated ‘Ramayana’ a global Diwali gift on web, mobile

    NEW DELHI: Thirty episodes of the animated series Ramayana will be available around the world on the nexGTv web and mobile platforms during Diwali.

    This follows acquisition by nexGTv of the digital telecast rights from HT Media. With Diwali just around the corner, the content addition highlights nexGTv focus on delivering highly-relevant India-centric entertainment solutions to viewers around the world.

    The platform also recently tied up with several reputed content developers and media firms such as Culture Machine and Inavit Digital Pvt. Ltd. in order to add more diversity to its content library, already including 150+ Live TV channels, movies, shows and videos.

    nexGTv COO Abhesh Verma said, “With the festival fast approaching, our acquisition of the global digital rights to Ramayana could not have been timed better. We are confident that our viewers will be delighted with the latest addition, as they get a chance to relive the quintessential triumph of good over evil on-the-go through nexGTv.”

    Made available for seamless viewing across multiple devices and platforms, nexGTv viewers can watch 30 episodes of Ramayana as a part of its free content catalogue. The series can be accessed be either through www.nexgtv.com or through the nexGTv mobile app, available on both Android and iOS.

    With over 25 million downloads, nexGTv is the flagship, multi award-winning application from DigiVive. Offering unlimited and compelling entertainment across multiple devices (mobile, tablets or laptops/PCs), nexGTv offers its users an unrivalled suite of 150+ Live TV channels aside from a huge content library comprising movies, TV shows & videos for every mood. The app has won numerous awards including ‘The Best Digital Experience’ at the prestigious World Communication Awards 2014, in London, and is ranked amongst the Top Entertainment applications in app stores.

    DigiVive focuses on creating offerings in line with trends, with best-in-class content. Its partners include leading telecom operators and OEMs.

    nexGTv launched nexGTv Kids to curate and deliver the most entertaining and educative content meant especially for the kids aged between two and to 10 years. The platform’s exclusive news app, nexGTv News, has been launched as the go-to destination for mobile-based video news content aimed at revolutionizing the way news is currently consumed in the country through enhanced accessibility. Through its partnership with One Network Entertainment Pvt. Ltd (ONE), nexGTv has also launched the Comedy One, a first-of-its-kind comedy app having premium original comedy content ranging from stand-up, gags and spoofs to sketches and web-series. iFaith, nexGTv’s exclusive devotional app, will enable anytime, anywhere access to devotional content for nexGTv users. nexGTv has also launched nexGTv Yoga, which enables access to a host of videos on meditation, breathing techniques and yoga postures anytime, anywhere. The nexGTv Movies n Music app has been launched specifically for movie and music buffs around the world, and boasts of a library comprising nearly 2500 movies including titles such as Singham Returns, Holiday, Ragini MMS 2, Buddha In A Traffic jam, Dirty Politics and many more. The company has rolled out My nexGTv, a wrapper/aggregator tool that allows users to manage, install and access multiple nexGTv apps such as nexGTV Kids, nexGTV Yoga, nexGTV News and nexGTV Comedy One etc through one consolidated platform.

    nexGTv has partnered with leading channels such as B4U, 9X Jalwa, Tashan, B4U Music, M Tunes and 9XM Music to showcase high-quality entertainment solutions on its platform. Meanwhile, its partnership with India’s leading digital media firm, Culture Machine, will enable access to various digital channels like Being Indian, Put Chutney, Blush, Epified, What’s Trending India, Whack, Old Delhi Films, Rascalas, Vendhar TV etc to its viewers. Moving towards international web series content, the platform has acquired the digital telecast rights to UK-based Daehan Drama’s popular comedy web series, At the Counter, as well as its French-Chinese web series, Ex-Model, in order to diversify its offerings with high-quality international content.

    SPOTLight, India’s first mobile talent discovery platform, has been introduced by nexGTv with ace director Imtiaz Ali as the creative judge, as a medium to enable both amateurs and professional video enthusiasts to not only showcase their talent pan-India, but also earn off it. nexGTv also unveiled an original 14-part mobi-series in association with Priyanka Chopra and Fluence, ‘It’s My City’, in order to provide relatable and engaging video entertainment content to the country’s new-age digital viewership. In her inimitable style, Priyanka Chopra appears in and as herself, assuming the mantle of an official landlady, unofficial guardian and protective friend to the young protagonists.

  • Animated ‘Ramayana’ a global Diwali gift on web, mobile

    Animated ‘Ramayana’ a global Diwali gift on web, mobile

    NEW DELHI: Thirty episodes of the animated series Ramayana will be available around the world on the nexGTv web and mobile platforms during Diwali.

    This follows acquisition by nexGTv of the digital telecast rights from HT Media. With Diwali just around the corner, the content addition highlights nexGTv focus on delivering highly-relevant India-centric entertainment solutions to viewers around the world.

    The platform also recently tied up with several reputed content developers and media firms such as Culture Machine and Inavit Digital Pvt. Ltd. in order to add more diversity to its content library, already including 150+ Live TV channels, movies, shows and videos.

    nexGTv COO Abhesh Verma said, “With the festival fast approaching, our acquisition of the global digital rights to Ramayana could not have been timed better. We are confident that our viewers will be delighted with the latest addition, as they get a chance to relive the quintessential triumph of good over evil on-the-go through nexGTv.”

    Made available for seamless viewing across multiple devices and platforms, nexGTv viewers can watch 30 episodes of Ramayana as a part of its free content catalogue. The series can be accessed be either through www.nexgtv.com or through the nexGTv mobile app, available on both Android and iOS.

    With over 25 million downloads, nexGTv is the flagship, multi award-winning application from DigiVive. Offering unlimited and compelling entertainment across multiple devices (mobile, tablets or laptops/PCs), nexGTv offers its users an unrivalled suite of 150+ Live TV channels aside from a huge content library comprising movies, TV shows & videos for every mood. The app has won numerous awards including ‘The Best Digital Experience’ at the prestigious World Communication Awards 2014, in London, and is ranked amongst the Top Entertainment applications in app stores.

    DigiVive focuses on creating offerings in line with trends, with best-in-class content. Its partners include leading telecom operators and OEMs.

    nexGTv launched nexGTv Kids to curate and deliver the most entertaining and educative content meant especially for the kids aged between two and to 10 years. The platform’s exclusive news app, nexGTv News, has been launched as the go-to destination for mobile-based video news content aimed at revolutionizing the way news is currently consumed in the country through enhanced accessibility. Through its partnership with One Network Entertainment Pvt. Ltd (ONE), nexGTv has also launched the Comedy One, a first-of-its-kind comedy app having premium original comedy content ranging from stand-up, gags and spoofs to sketches and web-series. iFaith, nexGTv’s exclusive devotional app, will enable anytime, anywhere access to devotional content for nexGTv users. nexGTv has also launched nexGTv Yoga, which enables access to a host of videos on meditation, breathing techniques and yoga postures anytime, anywhere. The nexGTv Movies n Music app has been launched specifically for movie and music buffs around the world, and boasts of a library comprising nearly 2500 movies including titles such as Singham Returns, Holiday, Ragini MMS 2, Buddha In A Traffic jam, Dirty Politics and many more. The company has rolled out My nexGTv, a wrapper/aggregator tool that allows users to manage, install and access multiple nexGTv apps such as nexGTV Kids, nexGTV Yoga, nexGTV News and nexGTV Comedy One etc through one consolidated platform.

    nexGTv has partnered with leading channels such as B4U, 9X Jalwa, Tashan, B4U Music, M Tunes and 9XM Music to showcase high-quality entertainment solutions on its platform. Meanwhile, its partnership with India’s leading digital media firm, Culture Machine, will enable access to various digital channels like Being Indian, Put Chutney, Blush, Epified, What’s Trending India, Whack, Old Delhi Films, Rascalas, Vendhar TV etc to its viewers. Moving towards international web series content, the platform has acquired the digital telecast rights to UK-based Daehan Drama’s popular comedy web series, At the Counter, as well as its French-Chinese web series, Ex-Model, in order to diversify its offerings with high-quality international content.

    SPOTLight, India’s first mobile talent discovery platform, has been introduced by nexGTv with ace director Imtiaz Ali as the creative judge, as a medium to enable both amateurs and professional video enthusiasts to not only showcase their talent pan-India, but also earn off it. nexGTv also unveiled an original 14-part mobi-series in association with Priyanka Chopra and Fluence, ‘It’s My City’, in order to provide relatable and engaging video entertainment content to the country’s new-age digital viewership. In her inimitable style, Priyanka Chopra appears in and as herself, assuming the mantle of an official landlady, unofficial guardian and protective friend to the young protagonists.