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  • Big Magic to air season finale of ‘Akbar Birbal’

    Big Magic to air season finale of ‘Akbar Birbal’

    MUMBAI: Big Magic ‘s flagship show Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal, which thrives on its innovative content, has always been the front-runner in terms of viewership numbers. For years, the show has been at the top of its game, ruling the comedy space on Indian television. The show, which is inspired by the childhood folk tales of Akbar and Birbal, is all set to take viewers on yet another laughter ride in its season finale on August 20 at 8 pm, before they announce the return of the next season soon.

    A Big Magic spokesperson said, “This has been one of BIG Magic’s most successful shows, both in terms of the ratings as well as the outpour of love and appreciation we have received from viewers. It is a property that we can proudly call the most unique adaptation of the childhood folk tales of Akbar and Birbal, and it is all a result of the talented cast and crew. The season finale episode will leave viewers longing for more, and it will only be a matter of time that we bring our most loved show back on BIG Magic with yet another exciting season.”

    An hour long finale episode will provide a double dose of entertainment with talented artists Kiku Sharda and Vishal Kotian. The finale episode marks Vishal Kotian’s (who portrays the astute Birbal) 500th episodic appearance, which includes his role as Birbal in Birbal aur Viraat, an extension of Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal.

    Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal has seen tremendous success and outperformed other popular shows in its genre. Going by the love received from its viewers, it won’t be very long that the popular show comes out with yet another season to rule again.

    Big Magic is available across all DTH players such as Tata Sky, Airtel, Videocon, Dish TV, Reliance DigitalTV along with all cable operators as Hathway, DD Free Dish, Incable, Digicable, DEN, 7 Star, ABS, Siticable, Star Broadband and GTPL amongst others.

  • Big Magic to air season finale of ‘Akbar Birbal’

    Big Magic to air season finale of ‘Akbar Birbal’

    MUMBAI: Big Magic ‘s flagship show Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal, which thrives on its innovative content, has always been the front-runner in terms of viewership numbers. For years, the show has been at the top of its game, ruling the comedy space on Indian television. The show, which is inspired by the childhood folk tales of Akbar and Birbal, is all set to take viewers on yet another laughter ride in its season finale on August 20 at 8 pm, before they announce the return of the next season soon.

    A Big Magic spokesperson said, “This has been one of BIG Magic’s most successful shows, both in terms of the ratings as well as the outpour of love and appreciation we have received from viewers. It is a property that we can proudly call the most unique adaptation of the childhood folk tales of Akbar and Birbal, and it is all a result of the talented cast and crew. The season finale episode will leave viewers longing for more, and it will only be a matter of time that we bring our most loved show back on BIG Magic with yet another exciting season.”

    An hour long finale episode will provide a double dose of entertainment with talented artists Kiku Sharda and Vishal Kotian. The finale episode marks Vishal Kotian’s (who portrays the astute Birbal) 500th episodic appearance, which includes his role as Birbal in Birbal aur Viraat, an extension of Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal.

    Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal has seen tremendous success and outperformed other popular shows in its genre. Going by the love received from its viewers, it won’t be very long that the popular show comes out with yet another season to rule again.

    Big Magic is available across all DTH players such as Tata Sky, Airtel, Videocon, Dish TV, Reliance DigitalTV along with all cable operators as Hathway, DD Free Dish, Incable, Digicable, DEN, 7 Star, ABS, Siticable, Star Broadband and GTPL amongst others.

  • ItzCash gets bullish on DTH, cable, movie and mobile bookings

    ItzCash gets bullish on DTH, cable, movie and mobile bookings

    MUMBAI: Essel group company and digital payments facilitator ItzCash generates around 20 per cent to 22 per cent of its Rs 3,000 crore business from satellite cable / DTH recharge by subscribers for Dish TV. Now the company has set itself a scorching growth target of 42 per cent per annum as it bids to notch up business worth Rs 5,000 crore by 2018.

    It is banking on the rapid growth in pay TV subscriptions, its new strategic partnerships with India’s largest online ticketing entertainment brand Bookmyshow, mobile bookings and Zee TV group’s on the go OTT platform dittoTV to help it get to that target.

    BookMyShow has added a new Cash Top-Up feature to its ‘MyWallet’ to make it even easier for everyone to transact on the app or website. The partnership allows users to recharge their MyWallet by paying cash at the nearest ItzCash World outlet. While in its partnership with dittoTV, the company aims to capitalise on its offline network to offer revolutionary Rs 20 easy-recharge for monthly subscription.

    Says ItzCash chief growth officer Bhavik Vasa, “Our partnership with BookMyShow and dittoTV will benefit the larger sections of the society while enhancing customer experience. While with these tie-ups, our partners will leverage our deep entrenched retail network, we plan to aggressively build on our customer base in the online entertainment industry.”

    ItzCash has a presence across various segments serving 35 million consumers having 110 million accounts and over 75,000 franchisees branded as “ItzCash World” in 3000 plus cities and towns.

    To be fair, the company has been growing at 40 per cent per annum year on year in the entertainment sector. And that’s what’s making Vasa that much more confident.

    Says he: “ India is fast becoming a digital country and will soon be the world’s second largest market with 650 million internet users and 520 million smart phone users by 2020 as per a recent Google-BGC Digital Payments report. The food and entertainment sector tops the list of adoption and growth of digital payments.”

    Adds BookmyShow vice-president business intelligence and marketing Marzdi Kalianiwala: “At BookMyShow, we believe in customising our offerings to address the needs of our consumers. While acceptance for online payments is on the rise, a significant set of users still remain to be apprehensive about it, either due to lack of proper internet infrastructure facilities or security concerns, which prevents them from actively using BookMyShow to meet their entertainment demands. By introducing Cash Top-Up to our ‘MyWallet’, we are eliminating these barriers and extending our services to those who prefer cash as their preferred mode of payment. We are delighted to partner with ItzCash, which will enable users book tickets on the BMS app and website without having to use their credit/debit cards or net banking.”

  • ItzCash gets bullish on DTH, cable, movie and mobile bookings

    ItzCash gets bullish on DTH, cable, movie and mobile bookings

    MUMBAI: Essel group company and digital payments facilitator ItzCash generates around 20 per cent to 22 per cent of its Rs 3,000 crore business from satellite cable / DTH recharge by subscribers for Dish TV. Now the company has set itself a scorching growth target of 42 per cent per annum as it bids to notch up business worth Rs 5,000 crore by 2018.

    It is banking on the rapid growth in pay TV subscriptions, its new strategic partnerships with India’s largest online ticketing entertainment brand Bookmyshow, mobile bookings and Zee TV group’s on the go OTT platform dittoTV to help it get to that target.

    BookMyShow has added a new Cash Top-Up feature to its ‘MyWallet’ to make it even easier for everyone to transact on the app or website. The partnership allows users to recharge their MyWallet by paying cash at the nearest ItzCash World outlet. While in its partnership with dittoTV, the company aims to capitalise on its offline network to offer revolutionary Rs 20 easy-recharge for monthly subscription.

    Says ItzCash chief growth officer Bhavik Vasa, “Our partnership with BookMyShow and dittoTV will benefit the larger sections of the society while enhancing customer experience. While with these tie-ups, our partners will leverage our deep entrenched retail network, we plan to aggressively build on our customer base in the online entertainment industry.”

    ItzCash has a presence across various segments serving 35 million consumers having 110 million accounts and over 75,000 franchisees branded as “ItzCash World” in 3000 plus cities and towns.

    To be fair, the company has been growing at 40 per cent per annum year on year in the entertainment sector. And that’s what’s making Vasa that much more confident.

    Says he: “ India is fast becoming a digital country and will soon be the world’s second largest market with 650 million internet users and 520 million smart phone users by 2020 as per a recent Google-BGC Digital Payments report. The food and entertainment sector tops the list of adoption and growth of digital payments.”

    Adds BookmyShow vice-president business intelligence and marketing Marzdi Kalianiwala: “At BookMyShow, we believe in customising our offerings to address the needs of our consumers. While acceptance for online payments is on the rise, a significant set of users still remain to be apprehensive about it, either due to lack of proper internet infrastructure facilities or security concerns, which prevents them from actively using BookMyShow to meet their entertainment demands. By introducing Cash Top-Up to our ‘MyWallet’, we are eliminating these barriers and extending our services to those who prefer cash as their preferred mode of payment. We are delighted to partner with ItzCash, which will enable users book tickets on the BMS app and website without having to use their credit/debit cards or net banking.”

  • CNBCTV18 says Dish TV India-Videocon d2h deal nearing closure

    CNBCTV18 says Dish TV India-Videocon d2h deal nearing closure

    MUMBAI: The two companies reportedly involved have denied that they are in any talks for a merger.

    But the news that they are courting each other keeps resurfacing again and again.

    And it has done once more.

    This time it’s CNBCTV18 which yesterday reported that Dish TV India is in the final stages of acquiring Videocon d2h to create India’s largest direct to home (DTH) television company with a humungous 45 per cent market share.

    The financial news channel, quoting sources, stated that the swap ratio is expected to be 4:5; that Videocon d2h shareholders will get four shares of Dish TV India for every five shares of Videoncon d2h. Quoting sources it further said that the deal is likely to be a cash and share-swap one which will be used by the promoter Dhoot family to pay off the lenders of the debt-laden Videocon group, who have been questioning its ability to service its debt.

    The deal values Videocon d2h at Rs 8,000 crore (more than its current valuation of Rs 6,500 crore), even as Dish TV value is valued at Rs 10,000 crore, reported both CNBCTV18 and moneycontrol.com.

    Again no denial or confirmation of the merger conversation was available to indiantelevision.com at the time of writing.

  • CNBCTV18 says Dish TV India-Videocon d2h deal nearing closure

    CNBCTV18 says Dish TV India-Videocon d2h deal nearing closure

    MUMBAI: The two companies reportedly involved have denied that they are in any talks for a merger.

    But the news that they are courting each other keeps resurfacing again and again.

    And it has done once more.

    This time it’s CNBCTV18 which yesterday reported that Dish TV India is in the final stages of acquiring Videocon d2h to create India’s largest direct to home (DTH) television company with a humungous 45 per cent market share.

    The financial news channel, quoting sources, stated that the swap ratio is expected to be 4:5; that Videocon d2h shareholders will get four shares of Dish TV India for every five shares of Videoncon d2h. Quoting sources it further said that the deal is likely to be a cash and share-swap one which will be used by the promoter Dhoot family to pay off the lenders of the debt-laden Videocon group, who have been questioning its ability to service its debt.

    The deal values Videocon d2h at Rs 8,000 crore (more than its current valuation of Rs 6,500 crore), even as Dish TV value is valued at Rs 10,000 crore, reported both CNBCTV18 and moneycontrol.com.

    Again no denial or confirmation of the merger conversation was available to indiantelevision.com at the time of writing.

  • Zee Media launches global English news channel Wion

    Zee Media launches global English news channel Wion

    MUMBAI: It is pretty significant that Zee TV group promoter Subhash Chandra used 15 August, India’s 70th Independence Day to launch Zee Media’s global English news channel World is One News (WION) on TV screens. Wion launched as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries and is available in India on Dish TV (#605), Reliance (#459), Tata Sky (#628), Siti – Mumbai (#419) Delhi (#419 ) Bangalore (#319) Indore (#419) Kolkata (#430) and on Den Supreme Mumbai (#371) Kolkata (#371).

    Chandra has for long been advocating that the world needs to see south Asia, and more specifically India, through a pair of local unfiltered glasses, not colored by Western or any other perspective. He had announced last year that Zee Media would launch WION and had appointed a former CNN and CNBC journalist Rohit Gandhi to head the news channel as its editor in chief.

    For the past couple of months, it has been putting out news on various online platforms, right from YouTube to Facebook and has been focused on presenting global news developments from a south Asian perspective.

    Said Gandhi in an opinion piece on the Wion website announcing the launch today: “For decades, media has been pushing the agenda of a country or a group of countries. Primarily Western news outlets have occupied that space and they push their viewpoint. They try and come as close possible to an “unbiased” approach. But they are far removed from reality as they are unable to decipher the intricacies involved… The stories were myopic and many times their selection was biased. The only stories that made to the forefront were about poverty, manual scavenging or the monkeys. I knew that I couldn’t work in a myopic news environment; I had to tell the stories that were nuanced and looked at all sides of a society or societies. “

    He added that WION will be “working to deliver an unbiased news network where people will be able to take pride in the phenomenal world that they live in and are able to learn from the successes and failures in general. As we launch the ‘World Is One News’ Network, we hope to share the stories and our journey with you.”

    Zee Media has set up bureaus or hired journalists in the major regions including Europe, west Asia and the US.

    The channel says it will also have a strong focus on participatory journalism from viewers. “We encourage people to submit their stories, photos, opinions, comments and videos,” says its website.

  • Zee Media launches global English news channel Wion

    Zee Media launches global English news channel Wion

    MUMBAI: It is pretty significant that Zee TV group promoter Subhash Chandra used 15 August, India’s 70th Independence Day to launch Zee Media’s global English news channel World is One News (WION) on TV screens. Wion launched as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries and is available in India on Dish TV (#605), Reliance (#459), Tata Sky (#628), Siti – Mumbai (#419) Delhi (#419 ) Bangalore (#319) Indore (#419) Kolkata (#430) and on Den Supreme Mumbai (#371) Kolkata (#371).

    Chandra has for long been advocating that the world needs to see south Asia, and more specifically India, through a pair of local unfiltered glasses, not colored by Western or any other perspective. He had announced last year that Zee Media would launch WION and had appointed a former CNN and CNBC journalist Rohit Gandhi to head the news channel as its editor in chief.

    For the past couple of months, it has been putting out news on various online platforms, right from YouTube to Facebook and has been focused on presenting global news developments from a south Asian perspective.

    Said Gandhi in an opinion piece on the Wion website announcing the launch today: “For decades, media has been pushing the agenda of a country or a group of countries. Primarily Western news outlets have occupied that space and they push their viewpoint. They try and come as close possible to an “unbiased” approach. But they are far removed from reality as they are unable to decipher the intricacies involved… The stories were myopic and many times their selection was biased. The only stories that made to the forefront were about poverty, manual scavenging or the monkeys. I knew that I couldn’t work in a myopic news environment; I had to tell the stories that were nuanced and looked at all sides of a society or societies. “

    He added that WION will be “working to deliver an unbiased news network where people will be able to take pride in the phenomenal world that they live in and are able to learn from the successes and failures in general. As we launch the ‘World Is One News’ Network, we hope to share the stories and our journey with you.”

    Zee Media has set up bureaus or hired journalists in the major regions including Europe, west Asia and the US.

    The channel says it will also have a strong focus on participatory journalism from viewers. “We encourage people to submit their stories, photos, opinions, comments and videos,” says its website.

  • Tata Sky gets favorable court order against YouTube

    Tata Sky gets favorable court order against YouTube

    MUMBAI: An Indian court has provided relief to Indian DTH TV operator Tata Sky. It had approached the Delhi high court last month with a plea that the video sharing site YouTube should take down user generated videos which taught viewers how to hack the encryption of its set top boxes. Tata Sky had also demanded that the latter should respond promptly to complaints about illegal videos. YouTube had responded that it could have responded to the DTH operators complaint had it been less vague.

    The court ruled in its favour, according to a report in the Times of India. “In terms of Rule 3(1)(e) of the Information Technology Intermediaries Guidelines, YouTube is obliged not to host content that violates any law for the time being in force,” Justice S Muralidhar said.

    The court also said that in cases where YouTube would be required to act immediately, it should not insist upon the complainant to demonstrate that the complaint falls in the categories identified by it for taking action.

    Even as YouTube told the court that it had pulled down the offending Tata Sky videos, others continue to be present on the video platform. One describes how users can hack Airtel and Dish TV India STBs by using software on a pen drive.Another one talks about hacking into a Dish TV box by using a code.

  • Tata Sky gets favorable court order against YouTube

    Tata Sky gets favorable court order against YouTube

    MUMBAI: An Indian court has provided relief to Indian DTH TV operator Tata Sky. It had approached the Delhi high court last month with a plea that the video sharing site YouTube should take down user generated videos which taught viewers how to hack the encryption of its set top boxes. Tata Sky had also demanded that the latter should respond promptly to complaints about illegal videos. YouTube had responded that it could have responded to the DTH operators complaint had it been less vague.

    The court ruled in its favour, according to a report in the Times of India. “In terms of Rule 3(1)(e) of the Information Technology Intermediaries Guidelines, YouTube is obliged not to host content that violates any law for the time being in force,” Justice S Muralidhar said.

    The court also said that in cases where YouTube would be required to act immediately, it should not insist upon the complainant to demonstrate that the complaint falls in the categories identified by it for taking action.

    Even as YouTube told the court that it had pulled down the offending Tata Sky videos, others continue to be present on the video platform. One describes how users can hack Airtel and Dish TV India STBs by using software on a pen drive.Another one talks about hacking into a Dish TV box by using a code.