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  • Jio offers: TDSAT gives TRAI time to explain

    Jio offers: TDSAT gives TRAI time to explain

    MUMBAI: The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to clarify whether Reliance Jio Infocomm’s offers — Happy New Year offer and Welcome offer — are aligned with the letter and spirit of the tariff order.

    TDSAT asked TRAI to provide an explanation on whether the provision of the two Jio offers as well as their implementation follow Telecom Consumers Protection Regulation. TRAI is expected to file its response by 15 February before TDSAT takes a decision possibly on next hearing on 20 February.

    The tribunal has asked TRAI to explain whether Jio’s two offers are at variance. TRAI has also been been told to explain whether Jio had informed its subscribers that the two offers were non-similar and whether it took the ‘subscriber’s approval’. 

    TRAI had stated that Jio’s New Year offer was not violative of the principles of non-discrimination, interlinked rule compliance and was non-predatory. TRAI recently gave a go-ahead to Jio’s free mobile voice calling and data plan on the condition that the scheme is not a violation of the guidelines on promotional offers.

    On 4 December 2016, Jio launched Happy New Year offer which was distinct from its earlier Welcome Offer and could not be treated as an extension of the earlier promotional offer as the benefits were different. Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular had petitioned TDSAT for allowing Jio to continue its promotional offer for over 90 days.

    Jio spokesperson however said that Airtel’s intention was to divert attention from its own violation of licensing conditions by denying PoIs to Jio. Airtel was also acting against consumer interest by opposing Jio’s ‘free voice’ benefit. All Jio plans had been found to be non-predatory by TRAI, Jio stated.

    Also Read:

    TRAI allowing Jio to contravene rules, Airtel files affidavit in TDSAT

    Idea petitions TDSAT against TRAI; price war set to escalate

  • Best of SRK movies now available on Netflix

    Best of SRK movies now available on Netflix

    MUMBAI: What happens when the world’s leading internet TV network becomes the new home for one of India’s biggest film star? In one such deal of providing premium quality entertainment, Netflix and Red Chillies Entertainment (RCE) have announced a tie-up. All the new films starring Indian movie superstar Shah Rukh Khan will be exclusively available to more than 86 million members globally on Netlix.

    This association marks the beginning of a long-term relationship between both companies and the first of its kind with any Indian film production company. 

    “Shah Rukh Khan is the most sought-after actor in the Indian film industry, and has played a huge role in bringing Indian cinema to the world stage,” said Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos. “His monicker “King Khan” speaks to his status as a cultural icon and to the incredible popularity of his films among audiences worldwide”.

    The partnership will also give Netflix members both in India and around the world exclusive subscription video-on-demand access to dozens of RCE films as well as new films that will hit Indian theaters within the next three years.

    “Red Chillies is surging ahead in global entertainment and for the first time, our great stories are going global on Netflix all at once and crossing all geographical barriers, waiting to be discovered over the world. No more waiting for our fans wherever they are,” said Khan.

    The first title that will come on Netflix is Dear Zindagi which was released theatrically on 25 November. The highly-anticipated film directed by Gauri Shinde stars Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt.

    Among other Red Chillies titles available on Netflix will be box office hits including Happy New Year, Dilwale and Om Shanti Om.

  • Best of SRK movies now available on Netflix

    Best of SRK movies now available on Netflix

    MUMBAI: What happens when the world’s leading internet TV network becomes the new home for one of India’s biggest film star? In one such deal of providing premium quality entertainment, Netflix and Red Chillies Entertainment (RCE) have announced a tie-up. All the new films starring Indian movie superstar Shah Rukh Khan will be exclusively available to more than 86 million members globally on Netlix.

    This association marks the beginning of a long-term relationship between both companies and the first of its kind with any Indian film production company. 

    “Shah Rukh Khan is the most sought-after actor in the Indian film industry, and has played a huge role in bringing Indian cinema to the world stage,” said Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos. “His monicker “King Khan” speaks to his status as a cultural icon and to the incredible popularity of his films among audiences worldwide”.

    The partnership will also give Netflix members both in India and around the world exclusive subscription video-on-demand access to dozens of RCE films as well as new films that will hit Indian theaters within the next three years.

    “Red Chillies is surging ahead in global entertainment and for the first time, our great stories are going global on Netflix all at once and crossing all geographical barriers, waiting to be discovered over the world. No more waiting for our fans wherever they are,” said Khan.

    The first title that will come on Netflix is Dear Zindagi which was released theatrically on 25 November. The highly-anticipated film directed by Gauri Shinde stars Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt.

    Among other Red Chillies titles available on Netflix will be box office hits including Happy New Year, Dilwale and Om Shanti Om.

  • Jio Money Merchant app helps transition to cashless economy

    Jio Money Merchant app helps transition to cashless economy

    MUMBAI: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani today, while unveiling Jio’s Happy New year offer, lauded the prime minister Narendra Modi for his bold and historic decision to demonetise some currency.

    Ambani said that, by doing this, Modi has given the strongest possible push to the growth of a digitally-enabled, optimal-cash economy in India. He believes that digitally-enabling transactions will help create a fair, transparent and strong India and Indian economy.

    “It will bring unprecedented accountability at every level. I believe that the common people will be the biggest beneficiaries of this change. Every Indian will have a Digital ATM in their hands, which they can operate whenever and wherever they want,” said Ambani.

    With the Jio Money application, every Indian has access to a digital money wallet that is linked to their bank account. In order to make this possible, JioMoney is rapidly expanding its reach to millions of touch points where Aadhar based micro-ATMs will be deployed, informed Ambani.

    Jio is committed to support the growth of a digital economy in India. One of the key drivers for adoption of digital money and cashless way of living is people’s ability to convert physical cash into digital cash and vice-versa. In order to make this possible, Jio Money is rapidly expanding its reach to millions of touch points where Aadhar-based micro-ATMs will be deployed.

    Jio also announced the launch of the Jio Money Merchant Solution. Starting 5 December, every merchant can download the Jio Merchant money application. This solution provides access to Jio’s suite of services, including customised offerings such as digital money, for an important segment of the Indian economy. This will enable digital transactions of all types, whether at mandis, small shops, restaurants, railway ticket counters, for bus and mass transit and even for person-to-person money transfers.

    Jio believes that this offering will contribute significantly in realising the PM’s vision of transitioning to a cashless economy.

  • Jio Money Merchant app helps transition to cashless economy

    Jio Money Merchant app helps transition to cashless economy

    MUMBAI: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani today, while unveiling Jio’s Happy New year offer, lauded the prime minister Narendra Modi for his bold and historic decision to demonetise some currency.

    Ambani said that, by doing this, Modi has given the strongest possible push to the growth of a digitally-enabled, optimal-cash economy in India. He believes that digitally-enabling transactions will help create a fair, transparent and strong India and Indian economy.

    “It will bring unprecedented accountability at every level. I believe that the common people will be the biggest beneficiaries of this change. Every Indian will have a Digital ATM in their hands, which they can operate whenever and wherever they want,” said Ambani.

    With the Jio Money application, every Indian has access to a digital money wallet that is linked to their bank account. In order to make this possible, JioMoney is rapidly expanding its reach to millions of touch points where Aadhar based micro-ATMs will be deployed, informed Ambani.

    Jio is committed to support the growth of a digital economy in India. One of the key drivers for adoption of digital money and cashless way of living is people’s ability to convert physical cash into digital cash and vice-versa. In order to make this possible, Jio Money is rapidly expanding its reach to millions of touch points where Aadhar-based micro-ATMs will be deployed.

    Jio also announced the launch of the Jio Money Merchant Solution. Starting 5 December, every merchant can download the Jio Merchant money application. This solution provides access to Jio’s suite of services, including customised offerings such as digital money, for an important segment of the Indian economy. This will enable digital transactions of all types, whether at mandis, small shops, restaurants, railway ticket counters, for bus and mass transit and even for person-to-person money transfers.

    Jio believes that this offering will contribute significantly in realising the PM’s vision of transitioning to a cashless economy.

  • Cinekorn acquires Asia distribution rights of ‘Airlift’ from B4U

    Cinekorn acquires Asia distribution rights of ‘Airlift’ from B4U

    MUMBAI: Cinekorn Entertainment has acquired the Asian distribution rights of Akshay Kumar’s new film Airlift from B4U Television, which is the official international distributor of the film.

     

    Produced by Emmay Entertainment, Airlift is based on the true events of the world’s biggest evacuation from Kuwait in 1990. The film released on 22 January, 2016 and Cinekorn Entertainment is distributing the film in all major areas of the continent.

     

    Cinekorn Entertainment’s Kalapi Nagada said, “Asia has always been a splurging market for Hindi Films and the numbers are increasing day by day as more of non ethnic audiences have been getting glued to Hindi films. We have acquired the film from B4U Television, who is the official international distributor of the film Airlift. We are very positive and confident on the film since in the past Akshay Kumar with Singh is Bliing and Baby has become very popular among local audiences. In fact, we plan to go all out in terms of release spread for Airlift from the growing popularity of the past Akshay Kumar films.”

     

    Prior to this, Cinekorn acquired distribution rights for films like Jazbaa, Singh is Bliing, Happy New Year and Haider. These movies were screened in theatres in Sri Lanka, UAE, Malaysia and Singapore.

     

    Directed by Raja Menon, Airlift stars Nimrat Kaur opposite Kumar.

  • Cinekorn acquires Asia distribution rights of ‘Airlift’ from B4U

    Cinekorn acquires Asia distribution rights of ‘Airlift’ from B4U

    MUMBAI: Cinekorn Entertainment has acquired the Asian distribution rights of Akshay Kumar’s new film Airlift from B4U Television, which is the official international distributor of the film.

     

    Produced by Emmay Entertainment, Airlift is based on the true events of the world’s biggest evacuation from Kuwait in 1990. The film released on 22 January, 2016 and Cinekorn Entertainment is distributing the film in all major areas of the continent.

     

    Cinekorn Entertainment’s Kalapi Nagada said, “Asia has always been a splurging market for Hindi Films and the numbers are increasing day by day as more of non ethnic audiences have been getting glued to Hindi films. We have acquired the film from B4U Television, who is the official international distributor of the film Airlift. We are very positive and confident on the film since in the past Akshay Kumar with Singh is Bliing and Baby has become very popular among local audiences. In fact, we plan to go all out in terms of release spread for Airlift from the growing popularity of the past Akshay Kumar films.”

     

    Prior to this, Cinekorn acquired distribution rights for films like Jazbaa, Singh is Bliing, Happy New Year and Haider. These movies were screened in theatres in Sri Lanka, UAE, Malaysia and Singapore.

     

    Directed by Raja Menon, Airlift stars Nimrat Kaur opposite Kumar.

  • ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ on Star Gold sixth most watched movie premiere on TV

    ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ on Star Gold sixth most watched movie premiere on TV

    MUMBAI: Even as Star Gold emerged as the number one channel in Hindi movie genre with the premiere of Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan, the movie has popped up in the sixth spot on the elite list of the Top 10 world television premieres from 2010 – 2015 as per TAM Media Research.

     

    Going by the Top 10 world television premieres, it is clear that the Khans indeed rule the roost… be it on the big screen or the small. Aamir Khan’s 3 Idiots with 10.88 TVR leads the top ten list followed by yet another Salman movie – Bodyguard with 9.95 TVR in the second spot. Shah Rukh Khan’s Chennai Express with 9.50 TVR stands in the third spot, while Salman’sDabangg is on fourth spot with 9.19 TVR. In the fifth position is the Ajay Devgn starrer Singham with 8.72 TVR.

     

    As per TAM, Bajrangi Bhaijaan received 6.8 TVR, which is 0.2 TVR above the blockbuster hit movie – PK starring Aamir Khan, which premiered on Sony with 6.6 TVR and is in the eight spot, just behind Ra.One’s television premiere on Star Gold, which garnered 6.72 TVR. PKshone as the best world television premiere for 2015… up until this week before it was dethroned by Bajrangi Bhaijaan. Akshay Kumar’s Entertainment movie premiere raked in 5.49 TVR on Zee Cinema and was in the ninth spot. In tenth place was the premiere of R… Rajkumar on Colors with TVR of 5.45.

     

    In comparison, SRK’s Happy New Year premiere on Zee Cinema received 4.4 TVR, while Devgn’s Action Jackson on Star Gold bagged 3.1 TVR. ABCD 2, which aired on Sony grabbed 2.8 TVR.

     

    What’s more, Star India is also planning to telecast Bajrangi Bhaijaan on its general entertainment channels (GECs) in the near future. “The movie will go from Star Gold to Star Plus as part of our strategy,” Star India Hindi movie business executive vice president and general manger Hemal Jhaveri tells Indiantelevision.com.

     

    In week 42 of TAM Media Research data, Bajrangi Bhaijaan received approximately 14.6 million TVTs and the entire movie was sampled by nearly 40 million audiences that account to approximately 18.4 per cent of the entire TV owning audiences in the Hindi Speaking Market (HSM). It received a heavy time spent by viewers of 78 mins.

     

    While as per BARC India data, the film garnered a whopping 25 million TVTs (HSM CS 4+ Urban and Rural), and 74.5 million people, across the country, tuned into the premiere, which is close to three times the number that watched it in the theatres.

     

    Star Gold gained a massive 40 GRPs in this week, which is 53 per cent of the average of last four weeks, majorly owing to Bajrangi Bhaijaan according to TAM ratings.

     

    Jhaveri said, “We are very happy by the responses we have received from Bajrangi Bhaijaan. The film’s ratings are a strong validation that our strategy is aligned with the viewers’ demands. It was completely a 360 degree marketing plan and the content that worked for us. Salman Khan is clearly a star loved across the nation and the movie itself is iconic in every possible manner. The content was awesome and I am very confident that we will do better for years.”

     

    In most cases, channels acquire rights for 10 years from the production house for every film. Talking about the criteria of acquiring telecast rights of films, Jhaveri informed that the selection process is complex as it contains a lot of things while finalising the movie for the world television premiere. “It’s a combination of everything including actors, stories, performance and timing. It entails understanding of the content, some degree of popularity of actors and the production house. So it’s complex as it’s unpredictable whether a particular film will work or not. Over the past two years, we have become very selective in our acquisition process and are not as aggressive as we were earlier. And that is the trend that we will be following,” he said.

     

    After the world premiere television of Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Star Gold is now prepping up to telecast other recent releases in the coming days. “We have many films in the pipeline. Our next deliverable will be Drishyam followed by Hero,” Jhaveri said.

     

    As a part of its content strategy, after its premiere on television, Star also made availableBajrangi Bhaijaan exclusively on its over the top (OTT) platform Hotstar.

     

  • ‘2 States’ leads IIFA 2015 nominations

    ‘2 States’ leads IIFA 2015 nominations

    MUMBAI: The 16th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards has announced the list of nominations in the popular category. The Videocon d2h IIFA Weekend & Awards will take place at Stadium Putra in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 5-7 June, 2015.

     
    Leading the polls is 2 States with nine nominations followed closely by Vishal Bhardwaj’s hard-hitting Haider, which garnered eight nominations. Rajkumar Hirani’sPK achieved six nominations and the naively stirring Kangana Ranaut starrer Queenreceived five nominations. Some of the other noteworthy mentions this year are Imtiaz Ali’s Highway and Ek Villain.

     

    Wizcraft International Entertainment director Andre Timmins said, “It is amazing how Indian cinema is growing strength by strength every year. It has been a spectacular year for Indian cinema across genres of films and a multitude of talent on and off screen. Some of the biggest films are contending for awards this year and the nominations reflect the talent and achievements of our Indian film industry.”

     

    Contenders for the Leading Role Male this year are Shah Rukh Khan (Happy New Year), Aamir Khan (PK), Hrithik Roshan (Bang Bang), Arjun Kapoor (2 States), Shahid Kapoor (Haider) and Randeep Hooda (Highway). The Leading Role Female category will see Deepika Padukone (Happy New Year), Priyanka Chopra (Mary Kom), Rani Mukherji (Mardaani), Anushka Sharma (PK), Kangana Ranaut (Queen) and Alia Bhatt (2 States) vying for the award this year.

     

    The best director category sees a host of nominees like Vikas Bahl (Queen), Vishal Bhardwaj (Haider), Rajkumar Hirani (PK), Abhishek Varman (2 States) and Imtiaz Ali’s (Highway).

  • ‘Happy New Year’ reaches Gulf & Latin American audience via iTunes

    ‘Happy New Year’ reaches Gulf & Latin American audience via iTunes

    MUMBAI: After reaching out to millions of fans across the globe, Red Chillies Entertainments’ (RCE) film Happy New Year (HNY) has added another feather to its cap. The film has got the widest release ever on iTunes, which is a first for any Indian film. Directed by Farah Khan, HNY has become the first Bollywood film to premiere in iTunes Gulf region and in 16 Latin American countries.

     

    RCE chief revenue officer Gaurav Verma said, “Technology has always helped in overcoming barriers, sometimes they are economical and sometime language. Riding on the reach of iTunes, we have been able to cater to audience in over 100 countries with regional subtitles who can now consume our movies on a swipe at their convenience. Theatrically, we reach out to 50-55 countries for a big film and digital platforms help us in expanding our reach as was the case with our earlier initiative Direct-To-Fan, which made the film available to a global audience.” 

     

    An action-packed musical heist, HNY was worldwide distributed by Yash Raj Films and stars Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood and Vivaan Shah. HNY was released in India on 24 October, 2014 and has been released theatrically, on D2F and on home video in many traditional and non-traditional markets since then. HNY also got the biggest release in China on their New Year weekend recently and will be available in German from 20 March on home video as well.