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  • BBC Worldwide secures new digital deals in India with Hungama and Vuclip

    BBC Worldwide secures new digital deals in India with Hungama and Vuclip

    MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide announced on the second day of MipTV, two new licensing deals with India’s digital services providers, Hungama, and Vuclip. With these SVOD deals, India viewers will have access to award-winning and popular BBC drama series never before seen in India.

    From end April 2016, viewers of Hungama will be able to watch BBC programmes premiering in India for the first time including crime drama Prey (Series 1) – in which John Simm (Life on Mars, State of Play) stars as a man on the run, desperate to clear his name for the sake of his family; Not Safe For Work– a comedy drama which follows Katherine (played by Zawe Ashton) who is reluctantly relocated from London to Northampton as part of public spending cuts and she meets a disparate yet similarly disillusioned group of workmates; and sci-fi, comedy and horror drama Save Our Skins –  in which protagonists  Ben and Stephen wake up one morning to realise the human race has disappeared and they are the only two humans left on Earth. These programmes, and more will be available on demand for viewers to watch at their own convenience.

    Subscribers of Vuclip’s OTT service, Viu can now catch blockbusting BBC dramas including the modern reworking of Tolstoy’s epic masterpiece, War and Peace, starring Paul Dano, Lily James and James Norton; and BAFTA-nominated Doctor Foster in which Doctor Gemma Foster, a loving wife and trusted doctor’s seemingly perfect world is shattered when she suspects her husband of having an affair.

    “Over the last few months, we have seen an upward trend where BBC’s dramas are being increasingly snapped up by Indian clients for their linear TV and digital TV platforms. A study commissioned by BBC Worldwide last year showed that international audiences, including India, love original British drama,” said BBC Worldwide (India) SVP & GM Myleeta Aga.  “With more and more Indians going online to watch their favourite dramas, we are excited to work with Hungama and Viu to satisfy viewers’ demands by bring critically acclaimed and highly rated BBC programmes to their subscribers.”

  • Hungama raises $25 MN in funding round led by Xiaomi along with 3 investors

    Hungama raises $25 MN in funding round led by Xiaomi along with 3 investors

    MUMBAI:  Hungama has raised an investment of US$25M, led by smartphone company Xiaomi, along with existing investors Intel Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners and ace financial investor and Indian billionaire, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala.

    The company has constantly innovated and delivered differentiated, premium audio and video content to its consumers across web and mobile platforms, fuellng the company’s growth to becoming the largest overall digital platform in India. Hungama has over 65 million (6.5 crore) monthly active users across all its platforms, consuming a content base of over 3.5mn premium digital units across audio and video. 

    With this round of funding, Hungama will expand its content library and further invest in world class technology on its mobile app platforms Hungama Music for music and Hungama Play for premium video including movies, television and original series. Hungama will soon add over 1,500 hours of television content along with original content to its current Hungama Play offering of over 8,000 movies in English and 12 Indian languages.

    Speaking about the funding round,  Hungama Digital Media Entertainment founder and CEO Neeraj Roy said,  “India is adding 8 million (80 lakh) new consumers to the Internet each month with 90 per cent of digital consumption being driven by mobile. Young Indians love their music and movies and the mobile will be the most used screen for this generation. Content will drive the next phase of Digital India and we are delighted to partner with Xiaomi as we prepare to bring premium and original digital entertainment to a 100 million (10 crore) Indians before the end of this year.”

    Xiaomi vice president Hugo Barra said, “We think of smartphones as a platform for us to deliver Internet services, and this includes content. We are investing in Hungama not only to start integrating content into our smartphones, but also to grow together with them and deepen our understanding of the content sector in India. We have carefully selected Hungama because of what they are doing in terms of aggregating large amounts of content and delivering an amazing user experience.”

    Hungama Digital Media Entertainment chairman Rakesh Jhunjhunwala said, “I have been invested into Hungama for several years and participated in this new capital raise as I believe they have built an unique leadership position with the most compelling music and movie OTT service for South Asians globally that is ripe for growth as India will embrace broadband and 4G. We welcome Xiaomi as one of our partners.”

    Bessemer Venture Partners managing director Vishal Gupta said,  “We are excited about the leadership position that Hungama has built as being the one stop OTT platform across music, videos and movies. We are delighted to have Xiaomi as our partners and will accelerate our growth and leadership.”

  • Hungama raises $25 MN in funding round led by Xiaomi along with 3 investors

    Hungama raises $25 MN in funding round led by Xiaomi along with 3 investors

    MUMBAI:  Hungama has raised an investment of US$25M, led by smartphone company Xiaomi, along with existing investors Intel Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners and ace financial investor and Indian billionaire, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala.

    The company has constantly innovated and delivered differentiated, premium audio and video content to its consumers across web and mobile platforms, fuellng the company’s growth to becoming the largest overall digital platform in India. Hungama has over 65 million (6.5 crore) monthly active users across all its platforms, consuming a content base of over 3.5mn premium digital units across audio and video. 

    With this round of funding, Hungama will expand its content library and further invest in world class technology on its mobile app platforms Hungama Music for music and Hungama Play for premium video including movies, television and original series. Hungama will soon add over 1,500 hours of television content along with original content to its current Hungama Play offering of over 8,000 movies in English and 12 Indian languages.

    Speaking about the funding round,  Hungama Digital Media Entertainment founder and CEO Neeraj Roy said,  “India is adding 8 million (80 lakh) new consumers to the Internet each month with 90 per cent of digital consumption being driven by mobile. Young Indians love their music and movies and the mobile will be the most used screen for this generation. Content will drive the next phase of Digital India and we are delighted to partner with Xiaomi as we prepare to bring premium and original digital entertainment to a 100 million (10 crore) Indians before the end of this year.”

    Xiaomi vice president Hugo Barra said, “We think of smartphones as a platform for us to deliver Internet services, and this includes content. We are investing in Hungama not only to start integrating content into our smartphones, but also to grow together with them and deepen our understanding of the content sector in India. We have carefully selected Hungama because of what they are doing in terms of aggregating large amounts of content and delivering an amazing user experience.”

    Hungama Digital Media Entertainment chairman Rakesh Jhunjhunwala said, “I have been invested into Hungama for several years and participated in this new capital raise as I believe they have built an unique leadership position with the most compelling music and movie OTT service for South Asians globally that is ripe for growth as India will embrace broadband and 4G. We welcome Xiaomi as one of our partners.”

    Bessemer Venture Partners managing director Vishal Gupta said,  “We are excited about the leadership position that Hungama has built as being the one stop OTT platform across music, videos and movies. We are delighted to have Xiaomi as our partners and will accelerate our growth and leadership.”

  • BARC Week 11: Nick continues to dominate genre, while Doraemon on top of program list

    BARC Week 11: Nick continues to dominate genre, while Doraemon on top of program list

    MUMBAI: Viacom 18’s Nick held firm to the top position in week 11 as per Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India’s all India (U+R) data in NCCS All 4-14 Individuals category. Two of Doraemon shows climbed to the top two positions in the top five program list.

    Nick bagged 81322 (000s sums) ratings, which is a considerable jump from the previous week’s 77946(000s sums). Nick was followed by Turner International’s Pogo TV with 78603 (000s sums). Disney Channel came third in the list with a viewership rating of 64638 (000s sums) ratings.

    Turner’s Cartoon Network maintained its fourth spot with a viewership rating of 56542 (000s sums), while Hungama continued to be the fifth in the list of most watched channels in the genre with a rating of 54574 (000s sums).

    Program wise, it was Disney Channel’s Doraemon Movie: Galaxy Super Express [1996 – Animated] that took up the lead spot with a viewership rating of 803(000s sums), followed by the same channel’s Doraemon The Movie : Toofani Adventure [2003 – Animated] with 799 (000s sums). The usual genre lead, Motu Patlu, more specifically Motu Patlu Mission Moon (2013) took the third spot in the list with 779(000s sums) while Pogo TV’s Chhota Bheem: Dholakpur Ka Bodyguard was fourth in the list with 721(000s sums) ratings.

    Last among the top five most watched shows in week 11 was Motu Patlu in Wonderland [2013 – Animated] with 671(000s sums). Overall the week saw improvement in terms of viewership in the genre.

  • BARC Week 11: Nick continues to dominate genre, while Doraemon on top of program list

    BARC Week 11: Nick continues to dominate genre, while Doraemon on top of program list

    MUMBAI: Viacom 18’s Nick held firm to the top position in week 11 as per Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India’s all India (U+R) data in NCCS All 4-14 Individuals category. Two of Doraemon shows climbed to the top two positions in the top five program list.

    Nick bagged 81322 (000s sums) ratings, which is a considerable jump from the previous week’s 77946(000s sums). Nick was followed by Turner International’s Pogo TV with 78603 (000s sums). Disney Channel came third in the list with a viewership rating of 64638 (000s sums) ratings.

    Turner’s Cartoon Network maintained its fourth spot with a viewership rating of 56542 (000s sums), while Hungama continued to be the fifth in the list of most watched channels in the genre with a rating of 54574 (000s sums).

    Program wise, it was Disney Channel’s Doraemon Movie: Galaxy Super Express [1996 – Animated] that took up the lead spot with a viewership rating of 803(000s sums), followed by the same channel’s Doraemon The Movie : Toofani Adventure [2003 – Animated] with 799 (000s sums). The usual genre lead, Motu Patlu, more specifically Motu Patlu Mission Moon (2013) took the third spot in the list with 779(000s sums) while Pogo TV’s Chhota Bheem: Dholakpur Ka Bodyguard was fourth in the list with 721(000s sums) ratings.

    Last among the top five most watched shows in week 11 was Motu Patlu in Wonderland [2013 – Animated] with 671(000s sums). Overall the week saw improvement in terms of viewership in the genre.

  • Kids television viewership up; Nick leads with Motu Patlu: BARC Week 8

    Kids television viewership up; Nick leads with Motu Patlu: BARC Week 8

    MUMBAI: With an overall increase in the Kids genre, Viacom 18’s Nick stayed strong in its top position in week 8 according to the  Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India’s all India (U+R) data in NCCS All 4-14 Individuals category.

    The channel has bagged 81897 (000s sums) ratings, followed by Pogo TV with 66609 (000s sums) on the second spot in the ratings list.

    Hungama took the third spot with a viewership rating of 57121 (000s sums), while Cartoon network, which was at the last position, secured the fourth spot with a viewership ratings of 53108(00s sums). Disney Channel on the other hand dropped to the fifth spot, although its viewership ratings showed increase from 51470 (000s sums) in week 7 to 52110 (000s sums) in week 8. 

    When it comes to the top five programmes in the kids genre, Nick’s Motu Patlu Kungfu King Returns stole the show with a rating of 766 (000s sums) closely followed by Disney Channel’s Doraemon The Movie : Toofani Adventure in second position with  673 (000s sums) ratings.

    Nick’s Motu Patlu returns as the third most watched programming in kids genre with Motu Patlu  Aur Khazaane Ki Race, which got a viewership ratings of 651 (000s sums). It is followed by  Pogo TV’s Chhota Bheem & Krishna vs Zimbaraat in fourth position andChhota Bheem Himalayan Adventure at fifth spot with viewership ratings of 514 (000s sums) and 500 (000s sums) respectively.

  • Kids television viewership up; Nick leads with Motu Patlu: BARC Week 8

    Kids television viewership up; Nick leads with Motu Patlu: BARC Week 8

    MUMBAI: With an overall increase in the Kids genre, Viacom 18’s Nick stayed strong in its top position in week 8 according to the  Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India’s all India (U+R) data in NCCS All 4-14 Individuals category.

    The channel has bagged 81897 (000s sums) ratings, followed by Pogo TV with 66609 (000s sums) on the second spot in the ratings list.

    Hungama took the third spot with a viewership rating of 57121 (000s sums), while Cartoon network, which was at the last position, secured the fourth spot with a viewership ratings of 53108(00s sums). Disney Channel on the other hand dropped to the fifth spot, although its viewership ratings showed increase from 51470 (000s sums) in week 7 to 52110 (000s sums) in week 8. 

    When it comes to the top five programmes in the kids genre, Nick’s Motu Patlu Kungfu King Returns stole the show with a rating of 766 (000s sums) closely followed by Disney Channel’s Doraemon The Movie : Toofani Adventure in second position with  673 (000s sums) ratings.

    Nick’s Motu Patlu returns as the third most watched programming in kids genre with Motu Patlu  Aur Khazaane Ki Race, which got a viewership ratings of 651 (000s sums). It is followed by  Pogo TV’s Chhota Bheem & Krishna vs Zimbaraat in fourth position andChhota Bheem Himalayan Adventure at fifth spot with viewership ratings of 514 (000s sums) and 500 (000s sums) respectively.

  • Cartoon Network drops to 5th spot; ‘Motu Patlu’ dominates programming: BARC week 7

    Cartoon Network drops to 5th spot; ‘Motu Patlu’ dominates programming: BARC week 7

    MUMBAI: Week 7 sees Turner International Inc’s Cartoon Network’s viewership taking a considerable dip from 54735 (000s sums) in week six to 51400 (000s sums). The channel has dropped to the fifth position in the list.

    Staying strong at the top spot is Viacom 18’s Nickelodeon with 79007 (000s sums), which is less compared to the channel’s viewership last week.

    Turner’s other kids channel, Pogo TV has maintained its second position in the list with 55453 (000s sums) and is closely followed by Hungama with 55043 (000s sums) viewership ratings. On the other hand, Disney Channel secured the fourth spot with 51470 (000s sums) ratings.

    On the programming front, Nick’s Motu Patlu in Alien World bagged the title of the most watched programming in the kids genre with 918 (000s sums), followed Hungama’s My Friend Ganesha with 879 (000s sums).

    Nick’s Motu Patlu Kungfu Kings with 781 (000s sums) and Shiva with 516 (000s sums) were at the third and fourth spots respectively. The fifth most watched programming in kids channels was Pogo TV’s Chhota Bheem And The Sky Dragon with 504 (000s sums). Overall, a dip in the viewership ratings of kids genre was observed in week 7.

  • Cartoon Network drops to 5th spot; ‘Motu Patlu’ dominates programming: BARC week 7

    Cartoon Network drops to 5th spot; ‘Motu Patlu’ dominates programming: BARC week 7

    MUMBAI: Week 7 sees Turner International Inc’s Cartoon Network’s viewership taking a considerable dip from 54735 (000s sums) in week six to 51400 (000s sums). The channel has dropped to the fifth position in the list.

    Staying strong at the top spot is Viacom 18’s Nickelodeon with 79007 (000s sums), which is less compared to the channel’s viewership last week.

    Turner’s other kids channel, Pogo TV has maintained its second position in the list with 55453 (000s sums) and is closely followed by Hungama with 55043 (000s sums) viewership ratings. On the other hand, Disney Channel secured the fourth spot with 51470 (000s sums) ratings.

    On the programming front, Nick’s Motu Patlu in Alien World bagged the title of the most watched programming in the kids genre with 918 (000s sums), followed Hungama’s My Friend Ganesha with 879 (000s sums).

    Nick’s Motu Patlu Kungfu Kings with 781 (000s sums) and Shiva with 516 (000s sums) were at the third and fourth spots respectively. The fifth most watched programming in kids channels was Pogo TV’s Chhota Bheem And The Sky Dragon with 504 (000s sums). Overall, a dip in the viewership ratings of kids genre was observed in week 7.

  • Red Chillies’ Manish Kumar turns entrepreneur with Digi Osmosis

    Red Chillies’ Manish Kumar turns entrepreneur with Digi Osmosis

    MUMBAI: Former Red Chillies Entertainment head of marketing and digital Manish Kumar has turned entrepreneur with the launch of a marketing and advertising outfit called Digi Osmosis.

    The agency will help brands be future-ready in the digital ecosystem as well as capitalise on this new and ever-growing community. 

    Digi Osmosis founder Manish Kumar said, “It’s simple… we understand digital and technology. We are constantly exploring new ways to exploit the digital landscape and simplify it for both the clients and the consumers. Through this company, we aim to create content that engages the fans and appeals to them and marry innovation through technology by partnering with the best tech gurus in the business. We are young, passionate and think new! We don’t just dream, but we back it up with numbers. Our backbone is analytics, and we tailor solutions according to the figures. Digital is in our blood. And we bleed ones and zeroes.”

    Through digital innovations, content, engaging fans and followers and helping connect influencers via their preferred platform and technologies in the space of sports and entertainment, Digi Osmosis aims to provide a complete digital solutions package, not only driving content but become creators.

    Kumar has over eight years of experience in being a frontrunner in driving innovations and creating never-before-seen business opportunities for the Indian entertainment and sports industry in the digital space.

    Exuding knowledge in technology, marketing and digital industry and also acting as the nucleus connecting the arms of sports, entertainment and technology brands, the agency uses simple strategies and easy communication options to create digital assets for their clients through multiple ways. It integrates with systems and digital assets like media buying, viral marketing, social media marketing and using analytics efficiently to predict trends and create content in an organic manner.