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  • BBC Studios inks content partnership with BookMyShow Stream

    BBC Studios inks content partnership with BookMyShow Stream

    Mumbai: BookMyShow Stream, the video on-demand (TVoD) service, announced an exclusive content partnership with BBC Studios India. This inaugural partnership will see the launch of a BBC first: a dedicated branded space in the form of a widget on BookMyShow Stream, enhancing its portfolio with a dose of premium, bold, and British drama. Pre-bookings for these coveted titles are now live on BookMyShow Stream.

    Sherwood: It was launched to over six million viewers on the BBC (seven-day consolidated) and has been hailed by critics as one of television’s greatest dramas of recent years. The drama, which follows a tense and heart-wrenching investigation into two shocking and unexpected killings that shatter an already fractured community, is award-winning playwright and dramatist James Graham’s most personal work, having been inspired, in part, by real events that occurred in the Nottinghamshire mining village in which he grew up.

    Ragdoll: A gruesomely imaginative serial killer thriller, Ragdoll captures the fascinating but flawed friends struggling with the consequences of institutionalisation and trauma. Starring Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Thalissa Teixeira, and Lucy Hale, Ragdoll is executive produced and commissioned by AMC and UKTV’s Alibi, and executive produced by Sid Gentle Films with Freddy Syborn as lead writer and executive producer.

    Unforgotten Season 1: This crime drama focuses on a cold case reopened after 39 years. When the body of a young man is discovered in a derelict building, DCI Cassie Stuart-one of the Met’s smartest detectives-is called in to investigate. There are four suspects, each with a secret to hide. As their lies unravel, the people they love most begin to wonder what else they might be capable of. Unforgotten brings together one of the most accomplished acting ensembles seen on British television in years. The multi-award-winning cast includes Nicola Walker, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Bernard Hill, Trevor Eve, Ruth Sheen, Golden Globe and Bafta-winner Tom Courtenay, and Bafta-winner Gemma Jones.

    BookMyShow Stream will feature other titles, including Smother (seasons 1-2), Traces (seasons 1-2), The Chelsea Detective, Happy Valley (seasons 1-2) and Unforgotten (seasons 1-4) on its platform over the next two quarters.

    BBC Studios’ VP for distribution in South Asia Stanley Fernandes said, “BBC Studios is known for its premium content that is backed by powerful storytelling and the ability to connect with a global audience. We are constantly looking at innovative ways to complement the evolving consumption habits of our audiences and are delighted to embark on this new partnership with BookMyShow Stream to reach new audiences in the dynamic and vibrant streaming landscape of India.”

    BookMyShow COO-cinemas Ashish Saksena said, “The TVOD space is gaining traction as more and more entertainment enthusiasts are imbibing the culture of ‘Pay for what you want to watch’, rather than having multiple subscriptions. With BBC Studios taking cognizance of the mammoth opportunity this category holds, we are excited to see this exclusive partnership scale it further. We are thrilled to bring coveted BBC Studios titles into the BookMyShow Stream fold, furthering our aspiration to bring compelling international content to Indian audiences. The BBC First widget on our platform will attract audiences gunning for purposeful content, bringing the best of British content to India. Through this strategic partnership, we aim to take our entertainment quotient a notch higher and offer an unmatched viewing experience to our consumers.”

    Fans can ‘rent’ or ‘buy’ on the BBC First dedicated branded space in the form of a widget on BookMyShow Stream. Entertainment enthusiasts can avail a 50 per cent discount offer on Sherwood, Ragdoll, and Unforgotten (season 1) for a limited two-week period on the platform.

    With over 2,000 titles available since its launch in February 2021, BookMyShow Stream features a handpicked, specially curated library of content from around the world and India that users can rent or buy and watch. The platform uses over two decades of BookMyShow’s user understanding and data insights to focus on personalised content discovery with access to a selection of on-demand content from across the world.

  • PVR hopes for Rs 300 crore ticket sales through PayTM in first year

    PVR hopes for Rs 300 crore ticket sales through PayTM in first year

    NEW DELHI: PVR Theatres, which had entered into a strategic tie-up with PayTM  few days ago, hopes to sell tickets worth Rs 300 crore on PayTM’s e-commerce platforms in the first year, besides selling tickets from ticket counters and other channels.

    PVR Joint Managing Director Sanjeev Kumar Bijli told  indiantelevision.com  in an exclusive chat that this was a strategic business tie–up and therefore refused to comment about the monetary portion of the deal.

    The deal was part of PVR’s nationwide foray in the on-line movie ticket segment. There will be a complete 360 effort to publicize the deal on all PVR’s 501 screens. The tie up would be visible on all PVR screens. PayTM is also launching a 360 degree campaign to publiclise the new deal.

    PayTM founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma, while declining to give any specific figures for the campaign on his company’s deal with PVR  told indiantelevision.com that PayTM had spent Rs 1,670 crore on marketing in the previous year. He said that PVR would itself handle the marketing on its screens and PayTM would handle it outside.

    Asked how PayTM would be different from the PVR App or bookmyshow.com,Sharma said that there would be less clicks for booking a ticket and there wouldbe cash backs on every booking along with loyalty premiums. At a later stage, snacks during intervial could also come through PayTM, thus reducing huge queues.

    He also said that PayTM had 125 million (12.5 crore) registered users andhandled 90 million  (9 crore) orders per month and it would benefit from this tie-up, with PVR getting a different clientele than that normally queues online or offline for cinema tickets.

    Earlier this week at a press meet during which the tieup was announced,Sharma had described the PVR chain as the most marquee brand to tie-up with PayTM.

    Answering a question, Sharma had said that around 3.5 million (35 lakh) tickets are sold online daily in China, and there should be no reason for Indians not following suit.

    PVR’s Bijli said the new tie-up also included trailers of the films to be released in two or three months on the PayTM app, thus covering films that were running and those still to be released. This would help the viewer to decide on the film that should be seen.

    PVR chief of strategy Kamal Gianchandani said that the aim was to take online bookings up to sixty per cent. At present, around one-third of the buyers take their tickets online. When asked about whether any seats were kept out of the ambit of online bookings, he said these number was less than ten for any last minute bookings and are opened half hour before the show.

    PayTM is the first e-commerce site to add cinema booking as a category,Gianchandani said, adding that this would add to the user experience for the ease in booking tickets.

  • PVR hopes for Rs 300 crore ticket sales through PayTM in first year

    PVR hopes for Rs 300 crore ticket sales through PayTM in first year

    NEW DELHI: PVR Theatres, which had entered into a strategic tie-up with PayTM  few days ago, hopes to sell tickets worth Rs 300 crore on PayTM’s e-commerce platforms in the first year, besides selling tickets from ticket counters and other channels.

    PVR Joint Managing Director Sanjeev Kumar Bijli told  indiantelevision.com  in an exclusive chat that this was a strategic business tie–up and therefore refused to comment about the monetary portion of the deal.

    The deal was part of PVR’s nationwide foray in the on-line movie ticket segment. There will be a complete 360 effort to publicize the deal on all PVR’s 501 screens. The tie up would be visible on all PVR screens. PayTM is also launching a 360 degree campaign to publiclise the new deal.

    PayTM founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma, while declining to give any specific figures for the campaign on his company’s deal with PVR  told indiantelevision.com that PayTM had spent Rs 1,670 crore on marketing in the previous year. He said that PVR would itself handle the marketing on its screens and PayTM would handle it outside.

    Asked how PayTM would be different from the PVR App or bookmyshow.com,Sharma said that there would be less clicks for booking a ticket and there wouldbe cash backs on every booking along with loyalty premiums. At a later stage, snacks during intervial could also come through PayTM, thus reducing huge queues.

    He also said that PayTM had 125 million (12.5 crore) registered users andhandled 90 million  (9 crore) orders per month and it would benefit from this tie-up, with PVR getting a different clientele than that normally queues online or offline for cinema tickets.

    Earlier this week at a press meet during which the tieup was announced,Sharma had described the PVR chain as the most marquee brand to tie-up with PayTM.

    Answering a question, Sharma had said that around 3.5 million (35 lakh) tickets are sold online daily in China, and there should be no reason for Indians not following suit.

    PVR’s Bijli said the new tie-up also included trailers of the films to be released in two or three months on the PayTM app, thus covering films that were running and those still to be released. This would help the viewer to decide on the film that should be seen.

    PVR chief of strategy Kamal Gianchandani said that the aim was to take online bookings up to sixty per cent. At present, around one-third of the buyers take their tickets online. When asked about whether any seats were kept out of the ambit of online bookings, he said these number was less than ten for any last minute bookings and are opened half hour before the show.

    PayTM is the first e-commerce site to add cinema booking as a category,Gianchandani said, adding that this would add to the user experience for the ease in booking tickets.

  • Seventymm launches online movie ticketing

    Seventymm launches online movie ticketing

    MUMBAI: The movie rental site Seventymm has introduced a movie ticket booking feature on its portal called as ‘Seventymm Ticket Counter’. Powered by bookmyshow.com, the service will enable users to book their ticket through Seventymm and get latest updates about the movies and show timings in the theaters.
     

    The ‘Seventymm Ticket Counter’ is a 24×7 online ticket booking facility where users have options like movie, show time, theaters.

     

    Seventymm COO Subhanker Sarker said, “This is a value added feature that our customers are sure to appreciate and is another step towards offering a complete and well rounded movie viewing experience to them.”
     
    BookMyShow head of marketing Rajesh Shah said, “BookMyShow is happy to partner with Seventymm. Common endeavors in entertainment only made us natural partners. We are certain that this will pave way for an unparalleled experience for Seventymm users.”
  • Big Tree Entertainment expands South India footprint with Ticketgreen.com acquisition

    Big Tree Entertainment expands South India footprint with Ticketgreen.com acquisition

    MUMBAI: Big Tree Entertainment, the holding company of ticketing portal BookMyShow.com, has expanded its footprint in South India by snapping up Ticketgreen.com, a leading entertainment ticketing portal of South India and the flagship brand of Ticketgreen Solutions.

    The acquisition includes transfer of all key assets to BookMyShow.com along with all the existing cinema partnerships under the Ticketgreen brand.

    Ticketgreen.com enjoys a strong partnership with over 100 cinemas in South India and sells over 100,000 tickets per month. With this acquisition, BookMyShow.com aims to strengthen its presence in the South Indian market.

    BookMyShow.com currently tickets for over 350 cinemas in more than 150 cities across India and manages more than 1000 events a year as exclusive ticketing partners.

    Speaking on the acquisition, BookMyShow.com Founder and CEO Ashish Hemrajani said, “Acquiring Ticketgreen.com is a part of our expansion strategy to grow our footprint in the South Indian Market. This region being one of the most tech savvy markets in India, offers a huge potential for e-commerce. The acquisition has strengthened our market presence and provided the requisite local resources and talent pool to expand our presence further into Tier II & Tier III cities in South India.”

    Commenting on this development, Ticketgreen Director Vetri Selvan & Nagaraj Ruthirakotty said, “With this development, we hope to reach out to a larger online consumer base. The combined forces of our talent pool, local knowledge, BookMyShow.com’s wide reach and brand equity will help gain greater heights.”

    As part of this acquisition, the current employee base of Ticketgreen will be folded into BookMyShow.com and will contribute towards strengthening BookMyShow.com’s portfolio in South India.

    BookMyShow.com will also work on renewing the technological focus of the company (Ticketgreen) to improve its brand positioning in the market. Future innovations and enhancements under the brand will be in line with BookMyShow.com.

    BookMyShow.com recently raised funds worth Rs 1 billion from Accel Partners.

  • TV18 news biz turns net positive in FY’11

    TV18 news biz turns net positive in FY’11

    MUMBAI: The news business of Television 18 India (TV18), showing signs of recovery, has turned positive at the net profit level for the fiscal ended 31 March 2011.

    The company, which runs the news channels CNBC TV18 and CNBC Awaaz, has posted a standalone net profit of Rs 390 million for the fiscal compared to a net loss of Rs 600 million in the year-ago period.

    Revenue from news operations has gone up 12.1 per cent to Rs 3.06 billion, as against Rs 2.73 billion in the previous fiscal. Expenditure at Rs 2.19 billion was marginally down compared to Rs 2.23 billion that the company had incurred in FY’10.

    Meanwhile, operating profit rose to Rs 870 million, from Rs 500 million a year ago.

    For the three-month period ended 31 March, the company has, however, seen a dip in the net profit. The standalone net profit for the quarter stood at Rs 170 million, down from Rs 240 million it had reported in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.

    Revenue rose 13 per cent to Rs 950 million (from Rs 840 million), while expenses grew marginally to Rs 670 million (from Rs 620 million).

    The firm’s operating profit for the quarter was Rs 280 million, up from Rs 220 million in the previous fiscal quarter.

    On a consolidated basis, TV18 reduced its full fiscal net loss to Rs 210 million, from a net loss of Rs 1.17 billion in FY’10. The revenue of the company rose to Rs 5.90 billion from Rs 5.53 billion (FY’10), while operating expenses stood stagnant at Rs 5.27 billion.

    The consolidated result also includes financials of Web18, Newswire18 and Infomedia18.

    Web18:

    Web18, which houses the web properties of the group including in.com, Moneycontrol.com and bookmyshow.com, turned profitable on operational level for the full fiscal. It reported an operating profit of Rs 10 million, as against an operating loss of Rs 90 million a year ago.

    Revenue generated from operations increased by 16.44 per cent to Rs 850 million, as against Rs 730 million (FY’10). Expenses were at Rs 840 million, up from Rs 820 million.

    For the fiscal fourth-quarter, Web18 posted operating profit of Rs 30 million (Rs 20 million in Q4FY10). Revenue stood at Rs 250 million (from Rs 230 million), while expenses were at Rs 220 million (from Rs 200 million).

    Newswire18:

    Newswire18 also posted operating profit for the full fiscal as well as the fourth-quarter. Revenue stood at Rs 390 million (from Rs 330 million in previous fiscal) while operating profit remained constant at Rs 20 million. For the quarter, revenue and expenses stood at Rs 100 million each.

    Infomedia18:

    Infomedia18, meanwhile, saw net loss widening to Rs 420 million for the fiscal (from Rs 40 million in FY’10). Revenue fell to Rs 1.60 billion, from Rs 1.74 billion in FY10. Expenses, meanwhile, were at Rs 1.87 million, from Rs 1.91 billion in FY’10.

    Operating losses increased to Rs 270 million, from Rs 170 million.

    Even in Q4, the company posted net loss of Rs 100 million, as against a net profit of Rs 100 million. Income from operations fell to Rs 480 million, from Rs 760 million. Operating expenses fell to Rs 540 million, from Rs 800 million.

    Operating profit, meanwhile, rose to Rs 60 million, from Rs 40 million in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.

    Shares of TV18 closed Monday at Rs 75.25 on the BSE, down 0.99 per cent.