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  • Disney Media Distribution & Lionsgate join first pre-LA screening

    MUMBAI: MIPTV has announced that, for the first time, Hollywood studios will give a sneak peek in Cannes of the new shows to bow ahead of this year’s May Screenings. Disney Media Distribution and Lionsgate will join as first presenting partners of the inaugural MIPDrama Pre-LA Screenings Showcase on Tuesday, 4 April, from 08.45-10.00am in the Grand Auditorium of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes.

    MIPTV, the world’s leading entertainment content market takes place in Cannes, France, 3-6 April 2017.

    The focus on new American series rounds out the second annual MIPDrama Screenings at MIPTV 2017. A spotlight on Latin America will take place on Monday April 3 and will include a first-look at top new dramas from Telefe, Azteca, Caracol, Telemundo, RCN and TV Record, among others.

    Together, these screening blocks offer more than 1,700 drama buyers attending MIPTV the opportunity to prepare their spring acquisition slate ahead of the LA Screenings.

    “We are delighted to showcase for the first time at MIPTV a sneak preview of dramas from the US studios prior to the LA Screenings. This will follow the MIPDrama Screenings Official Selection featuring new dramas from around the world, which will be viewed by top buyers on the Sunday before MIPTV,” commented MIPTV organiser Reed MIDEM director – TV division Laurine Garaude.

    Reed MIDEM is an organiser of professional, international markets that are essential business platforms for key players in the sectors concerned. Reed MIDEM is a division of Reed Exhibitions, the world’s leading event organiser, with over 500 events in 43 countries.

  • NXT Digital inks deal with Disney Media for two years

    NXT Digital inks deal with Disney Media for two years

    MUMBAI: Headend In The Sky (HITS) platform NXT Digital, which rolled out its services in September 2015, has added one more broadcaster to its kitty. Disney Media Distribution, which recently separated from the IndiaCast distribution platform, has signed a two year deal with the Hinduja-owned HITS company.

    The deal allows both active and passive distribution of the eight Disney channels.

    “This is a partnership deal for two years, we see HITS progressing thick and fast and hence when they reached out to us, we decided to move ahead and sign the deal,” a senior Disney official tells Indiantelevision.com.

    The deal has been signed on a cost per subscriber (CPS) model, and the channels are already available for NXT Digital’s subscribers.

  • NXT Digital inks deal with Disney Media for two years

    NXT Digital inks deal with Disney Media for two years

    MUMBAI: Headend In The Sky (HITS) platform NXT Digital, which rolled out its services in September 2015, has added one more broadcaster to its kitty. Disney Media Distribution, which recently separated from the IndiaCast distribution platform, has signed a two year deal with the Hinduja-owned HITS company.

    The deal allows both active and passive distribution of the eight Disney channels.

    “This is a partnership deal for two years, we see HITS progressing thick and fast and hence when they reached out to us, we decided to move ahead and sign the deal,” a senior Disney official tells Indiantelevision.com.

    The deal has been signed on a cost per subscriber (CPS) model, and the channels are already available for NXT Digital’s subscribers.

  • You On Demand expands to IPTV platform for VoD service in China

    You On Demand expands to IPTV platform for VoD service in China

    MUMBAI: Pay-Per-View (PPV) and Video On Demand (VOD) platform service in China YOU On Demand, has signed a distribution agreement with Tianjin IPTV (Internet Protocol Television), which covers households across 16 major districts and counties in the greater Tianjin metropolitan area.

    You On Demand will officially launch with Tianjin IPTV immediately following the completion of the Chinese New Year celebration which began on 10 February, 2013.

    IPTV is a system through which television services are delivered using the Internet protocol suite over a packet-switched network such as the Internet, instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal and cable television formats.
    The signing with Tianjin IPTV represents an expansion of YOU On Demand‘s services from cable to the IPTV platform, thus increasing the number of customers who can view the wide variety of films YOU On Demand delivers each month through its Transactional Video On Demand (TVOD) and Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) packages.

    You On Demand chairman, CEO Shane McMahon said, “You On Demand is always seeking to partner with new and exciting distribution platforms in order to deliver the highest quality entertainment experience to the broadest reach of existing and potential new customers.

    “We are honored to partner with Tianjin IPTV and are looking forward to reaching this new consumer base.”

    You On Demand currently has content deals in place with studios including Disney Media Distribution, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. and Miramax Films as well as a selection of content from Chinese filmmakers.