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  • Club Mahindra spreads christmas cheer with #MeetTheRealSanta campaign

    Club Mahindra spreads christmas cheer with #MeetTheRealSanta campaign

    Mumbai: Club Mahindra, the brand of Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited, is offering a chance to holiday at Santa Village in Finland through its AI-powered #MeetTheRealSanta campaign. The initiative is designed to spread joy particularly among children and provide them with memories to cherish for a lifetime.

    Club Mahindra’s #MeetTheRealSanta campaign encourages both children and adults to connect with Santa Claus in a unique and engaging way. All kids need to do is write a letter or upload a video with heartfelt Christmas wishes on Club Mahindra’s #MeetTheRealSanta campaign page.

    Upon sending their messages, participants will receive a personalized video message from Santa himself. Moreover, the most creative entries stand a chance to win a free family holiday to Santa Village in Finland. This exclusive experience ensures that families are immersed in the magical world of Christmas, creating unforgettable memories that will last a lifetime.

    Sharing his thoughts on the campaign, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited chief marketing officer Pratik Mazumder says, “Embracing the timeless magic of Santa, our #MeetTheRealSanta initiative aims to provide magical holidays to children and their families. It also taps into the enchanting world of AI technology to illuminate the faces of the little ones with a personalised message from Santa Claus. At Club Mahindra, we are dedicated to crafting enchanting moments for children and families alike. This campaign is a testament to our unwavering commitment to creating truly magical experiences.”

    The micro site is open and accepting entries until 25 December 2023.

  • Netflix to acquire Finnish mobile game developer Next Games

    Netflix to acquire Finnish mobile game developer Next Games

    Mumbai: Streaming giant Netflix has entered into an agreement to acquire mobile games developer and publisher Next Games based in Helsinki, Finland. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions.

    “Next Games has a seasoned management team, strong track record with mobile games based on entertainment franchises, and solid operational capabilities,” stated Netflix vice president games Mike Verdu. “We are excited for Next Games to join Netflix as a core studio in a strategic region and key talent market, expanding our internal game studio capabilities. While we’re just getting started in games, I am confident that together with Next Games we will be able to build a portfolio of world class games that will delight our members around the world.”

    Founded in 2013 and led by Teemu Huuhtanen, Next Games creates and operates engaging mobile games with an authentic and social fan experience at the heart. The company’s strategy is to develop games on popular entertainment IP with fans across the globe, including “Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales,” a story-driven puzzle role playing game (RPG) inspired by one of Netflix’s most watched series. The company had approximately 120 employees at the end of 2021 and reported sales of approximately €27.2 million in 2020, with 95 per cent of revenues generated from in-game purchases in 2020.

    “We have had an unwavering focus to execute on our vision: to become the partner of choice for global entertainment businesses and craft authentic and long-lasting interactive entertainment based on the world’s most beloved franchises,” said Next Games chief executive officer Teemu Huuhtanen. “Joining forces with the world’s largest streaming service, Netflix, presents an opportunity for a logical and exciting continuation of our strategy to craft interactive experiences for the world to enjoy. Our close collaboration with Netflix on ‘Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales’ has already proven that together we create a strong partnership. This is a unique opportunity to level-up the studio on all fronts and continue on our mission together.”

  • Netflix expands in Europe, brings in two originals, hires 400

    MUMBAI: Netflix, the world’s leading global internet TV service, has announced the creation of 400 jobs at its new European customer service hub which opened this week in Amsterdam. Supporting customers across 11 European countries (Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden and the UK), the multilingual hub will employ initially a workforce of 170, growing to 345 by the end of 2017 and surpassing 400 by the end of 2018.*

    Amsterdam is the location also of Netflix’s recently expanded European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters, which has doubled its workforce since the beginning of 2016.** More than 120 employees from 18 countries work at the EMEA HQ in business development, marketing, PR, public policy and corporate functions such as finance, legal and recruiting.

    The ongoing expansion of Netflix’s workforce in Europe complements the company’s ever-growing investment in European productions (licensed, original and co-productions). Marking the global launch last month of Las Chicas del Cable, Netflix’s first original series from Spain, the company confirmed plans to announce at least six new European original projects before the end of 2017. The first of these, Dogs of Berlin, was announced on 28 April and will be written, produced and shot in Germany before launching in 2018. The second, a new French original called Osmosis, was announced today and is expected to begin production in France in 2018. Netflix has committed more than $1.75 billion to European productions since entering Europe in 2012, including to date more than 90 original productions in various stages of development.

    “We are delighted to announce the creation of jobs in Europe and the opening of our new customer service hub in Amsterdam, as well as two new European original series. Europe is a creative centre for great storytelling that resonates around the world and we continue to invest in European content,” said Reed Hastings, Netflix co-founder and CEO.

    “The decision by Netflix to add a customer support centre along with its EMEA headquarters in Amsterdam illustrates that our business climate is exactly what leading companies are seeking when investing in their future,” said Jeroen Nijland, Commissioner for Foreign Investment, Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA). “The Netherlands’ fast internet speeds, e-commerce strengths and multilingual talent pool make our country a great match for the Netflix expansion to support its rapidly growing European market.”

    *Netflix’s new European customer service hub in Amsterdam is the latest addition to the company’s growing portfolio of internal service centers, the others being located in the USA (Salt Lake City and Utah) and Yokohama, Japan.

    Netflix’s European original series are available to Netflix’s more than 100 million members around the world and include:

    Marseille, Netflix’s first original series from France, now in production for a second season;
    the Golden Globe-winning The Crown set in the UK, now in production for a second season;
    Las Chicas del Cable, Netflix’s first original series from Spain, launched 28 April and already in production for a second season;
    Dark, Netflix’s first original series from Germany, due to launch late 2017;
    Suburra, Netflix’s first original series from Italy, due to launch late 2017;
    Dogs of Berlin, Netflix’s second original series from Germany, due to launch in 2018; and
    Osmosis, Netflix’s second original series from France, due to begin production in 2018.

  • Microsoft streamlines its smart-phone hardware business impacting 1,850 jobs

    Microsoft streamlines its smart-phone hardware business impacting 1,850 jobs

    MUMBAI: Microsoft Corp has announced plans to streamline the company’s smart-phone hardware business, which will impact up to 1,850 jobs. As a result, the company will record impairment and restructuring charge of approximately $950 million, of which approximately $200 million will relate to severance payments.

    “We are focusing our phone efforts where we have differentiation — with enterprises that value security, manageability and our Continuum capability, and consumers who value the same,” said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. “We will continue to innovate across devices and on our cloud services across all mobile platforms.”

    Microsoft anticipates this will result in the reduction of up to 1,350 jobs at Microsoft Mobile Oy in Finland, as well as up to 500 additional jobs globally. Employees working for Microsoft Oy, a separate Microsoft sales subsidiary based in Espoo, are not in scope for the planned reductions.

    As a result of the action, Microsoft will record a charge in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 for the impairment of assets in its More Personal Computing segment, related to these phone decisions.

    The actions associated with today’s announcement are expected to be substantially complete by the end of the calendar year and fully completed by July 2017, the end of the company’s next fiscal year.

    More information about these charges will be provided in Microsoft’s fourth-quarter earnings announcement on July 19, 2016, and in the company’s 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

    Microsoft is the leading platform and productivity company for the mobile-first, cloud-first world, and its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

  • Microsoft streamlines its smart-phone hardware business impacting 1,850 jobs

    Microsoft streamlines its smart-phone hardware business impacting 1,850 jobs

    MUMBAI: Microsoft Corp has announced plans to streamline the company’s smart-phone hardware business, which will impact up to 1,850 jobs. As a result, the company will record impairment and restructuring charge of approximately $950 million, of which approximately $200 million will relate to severance payments.

    “We are focusing our phone efforts where we have differentiation — with enterprises that value security, manageability and our Continuum capability, and consumers who value the same,” said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. “We will continue to innovate across devices and on our cloud services across all mobile platforms.”

    Microsoft anticipates this will result in the reduction of up to 1,350 jobs at Microsoft Mobile Oy in Finland, as well as up to 500 additional jobs globally. Employees working for Microsoft Oy, a separate Microsoft sales subsidiary based in Espoo, are not in scope for the planned reductions.

    As a result of the action, Microsoft will record a charge in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 for the impairment of assets in its More Personal Computing segment, related to these phone decisions.

    The actions associated with today’s announcement are expected to be substantially complete by the end of the calendar year and fully completed by July 2017, the end of the company’s next fiscal year.

    More information about these charges will be provided in Microsoft’s fourth-quarter earnings announcement on July 19, 2016, and in the company’s 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

    Microsoft is the leading platform and productivity company for the mobile-first, cloud-first world, and its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

  • Tata Sky Kids’ Showcase service launched; features films from across globe

    Tata Sky Kids’ Showcase service launched; features films from across globe

    MUMBAI: Tata Sky, pioneer of innovative services in the DTH industry, will be launching an exclusive array of kids-based cinema from multiple countries with the launch of Tata Sky Kids’ Showcase service.

    Launched on 21 May, Kids’ Showcase features films from across the globe; including Denmark, Norway, France, Japan, Russia, Czech Republic, Finland, United Kingdom and United States of America apart from Indian movies. The bouquet of over 40 kids film on Kids’ Showcase will feature Indian, English, foreign feature & short films. 

    Tata Sky chief content and business development officer Paolo Agostinelli said, “With Kids’ Showcase, Tata Sky aims to create an opportunity for our kids to enjoy some unique, mostly unseen, high quality content, coming with different perspectives from India and around the world. Not just as some fun times, this could be an opportunity for them to share some quality time with their parents, hopefully stimulating reflections and discussions around a broad range of beautiful, diverse and meaningful stories.”

    Children can look forward to an exciting mix of award winning and nominated films, features and shorts from renowned studios such as Celluloid Dreams, Ghibli, Trust Nordisk, Folimage, Entertainment One and many more. Some of the movies acquired for the platform are The Nut Job, Labrinthus, Giraffada, Secret of Kells, Gattu, Jalpari, La Cage and many more.

    This new showcase service will air children’s films selected with the help of eminent children’s content curator, Monica Wahi, who is the founder of South Asian Children’s Cinema Forum and curated kids content at festivals such as The Mumbai Film Festival.

    Kids Showcase will run movies all day back-to-back and children can watch what they like on both the television and the Tata Sky Mobile App. With a bouquet of 21 kids channels, and 4 unique interactive services, Tata Sky has been continuously bolstering offerings for children.

     

  • Tata Sky Kids’ Showcase service launched; features films from across globe

    Tata Sky Kids’ Showcase service launched; features films from across globe

    MUMBAI: Tata Sky, pioneer of innovative services in the DTH industry, will be launching an exclusive array of kids-based cinema from multiple countries with the launch of Tata Sky Kids’ Showcase service.

    Launched on 21 May, Kids’ Showcase features films from across the globe; including Denmark, Norway, France, Japan, Russia, Czech Republic, Finland, United Kingdom and United States of America apart from Indian movies. The bouquet of over 40 kids film on Kids’ Showcase will feature Indian, English, foreign feature & short films. 

    Tata Sky chief content and business development officer Paolo Agostinelli said, “With Kids’ Showcase, Tata Sky aims to create an opportunity for our kids to enjoy some unique, mostly unseen, high quality content, coming with different perspectives from India and around the world. Not just as some fun times, this could be an opportunity for them to share some quality time with their parents, hopefully stimulating reflections and discussions around a broad range of beautiful, diverse and meaningful stories.”

    Children can look forward to an exciting mix of award winning and nominated films, features and shorts from renowned studios such as Celluloid Dreams, Ghibli, Trust Nordisk, Folimage, Entertainment One and many more. Some of the movies acquired for the platform are The Nut Job, Labrinthus, Giraffada, Secret of Kells, Gattu, Jalpari, La Cage and many more.

    This new showcase service will air children’s films selected with the help of eminent children’s content curator, Monica Wahi, who is the founder of South Asian Children’s Cinema Forum and curated kids content at festivals such as The Mumbai Film Festival.

    Kids Showcase will run movies all day back-to-back and children can watch what they like on both the television and the Tata Sky Mobile App. With a bouquet of 21 kids channels, and 4 unique interactive services, Tata Sky has been continuously bolstering offerings for children.

     

  • Zee Studio to hold Indian TV premiere of Big Game on 15 May

    Zee Studio to hold Indian TV premiere of Big Game on 15 May

    MUMBAI: Zee Studio is all geared up to air the TV premier of Big Game in its official property Studio Xclusive. The film will premiere on 15 May at 1 pm with a repeat telecast at 11 pm.

    The movie is directed by Jalmari Helander and stars Samuel Jackson.  It revolves around the turning tales of power politics in the oldest democracy in the world. A deadly conspiracy suddenly lands the US president amidst the distant shores of Finland. Away from his top notch security protocols, he is saved by a 13 year old brave heart who vows to guide him to safety.

    Touted as one of the most high budgeted Finnish films ever, it boasts of jaw-dropping action sequences, enhanced by awesome special effects and staggering cinematography.

  • Zee Studio to hold Indian TV premiere of Big Game on 15 May

    Zee Studio to hold Indian TV premiere of Big Game on 15 May

    MUMBAI: Zee Studio is all geared up to air the TV premier of Big Game in its official property Studio Xclusive. The film will premiere on 15 May at 1 pm with a repeat telecast at 11 pm.

    The movie is directed by Jalmari Helander and stars Samuel Jackson.  It revolves around the turning tales of power politics in the oldest democracy in the world. A deadly conspiracy suddenly lands the US president amidst the distant shores of Finland. Away from his top notch security protocols, he is saved by a 13 year old brave heart who vows to guide him to safety.

    Touted as one of the most high budgeted Finnish films ever, it boasts of jaw-dropping action sequences, enhanced by awesome special effects and staggering cinematography.