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  • AMC Networks launches streaming service AMC+ in India

    AMC Networks launches streaming service AMC+ in India

    Mumbai: Global media and entertainment company AMC Networks on Tuesday announced the launch of its streaming service AMC+ in India. The service will be available on Apple TV channels and via Apple TV app at Rs 199 per month.

    AMC Networks is known for its hit series “Breaking Bad,” “Better Call Saul,” “The Walking Dead,” “Mad Men” and more. The programming on the service will be subtitled in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, said the statement.

    AMC+ will feature original exclusive series such as “Firebite” featuring Yael Stone and Rob Collins, animation comedy “Ultra City Smiths” featuring Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard, John C Reilly, and Debra Winger. There are also series in the pipeline including “That Dirty Black Bag” starring Dominic Cooper and “61st Street” starring Emmy winner Courtney B Vance. AMC+ will also premiere the eight-time Australian Academy award-winning film “Nitram” from director Justin Kurzel on 30 March.  

    Later this year, AMC+ will introduce new content from ‘The Walking Dead Universe’ and premium original dramas from top US producers including a new franchise based on Anne Rice’s best-selling novels.  

    AMC+ also offers access to AMC Network’s targeted streaming service Acorn TV at no additional cost. Acorn TV offers ad-free shows from Britain including exclusive original productions such as Queens of Mystery, Under the Vines and The Madame Blanc Mysteries, fan favourites such as Line of Duty and Doc Martin, and acclaimed series 19-2 and East West 101, among others.

    “AMC+ offers viewers a premium line-up of celebrated and award- winning series including our signature dramas, wildly original comedies, and compelling true crime series, along with a curated collection of new and independent films,” said AMC+ general manager Courtney Thomasma. “With our pipeline of highly anticipated new series from the U.S. and the beloved international mysteries and dramas from Acorn TV, the AMC+ bundle brings epic, thrilling stories and iconic characters together with one subscription. We are excited to offer our slate of original programming directly to audiences in India for the first time through Apple TV channels.”

  • FX India to launch ‘Doctor Who’ series in May

    FX India to launch ‘Doctor Who’ series in May

    MUMBAI: Even as the leaked emails from Sony Pictures Entertainment have revealed the studio is planning a Hollywood movie on the cult sci-fi series Doctor Who, FX India is all set to air the series this May. 

     

    FX India will launch the series on 15 May and will air it from Monday to Friday at 9 pm.

     

    Doctor Who series first aired in 1963 and has become a cult favorite among many. Over the years, 13 actors have featured in the series as the Doctor.

     

  • OTT video service HOOQ to launch in India soon

    OTT video service HOOQ to launch in India soon

    MUMBAI: Digital platforms are making giant strides across the globe and its ripples are being felt across India too. Even as Star India’s recently launched all-encompassing over-the-top (OTT) video service Hotstar takes a steady lead in India, a new player is soon slated to enter the market.

     

    HOOQ – the new over-the-top (OTT) service in Asia from Singtel, Sony Pictures Television and Warner Bros. Television will soon launch in India.

     

    HOOQ, now launched in the Philippines, delivers Hollywood blockbusters and television series, as well as popular local movies and programmes, to customers anytime, anywhere by enabling viewers to stream and download their favourite shows on their device of choice.

     

    Apart from India, HOOQ will start off by rolling out progressively in the Singtel Group’s Asian footprint, including the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand.

     

    Additionally, HOOQ has joined hands with Quickplay’s managed video platform to power its services. Quickplay is providing HOOQ with a comprehensive multi-partner turn-key solution that enables service and content providers to deliver a superior unified viewing experience in the home and on the go.

     

    HOOQ has selected Quickplay’s managed services to operate the largest subscription based OTT service in Asia, leveraging Quickplay’s advanced virtual head-end, cloud economics and decade of experience in providing complex, multiscreen services for leading providers such as AT&T, Bell, and Verizon.

     

    HOOQ viewers across Asia will enjoy personalized experiences across all devices, platforms, mobile and WI-FI networks. 

     

    Quickplay will deliver the fully hosted premium OTT video solution, providing the largest library of multi-language content in Asia. The solution initially includes the secure streaming of over 10,000 movies and TV series of encoded and optimized Video-on-Demand (VOD) content and adaptive streaming.

     

    In addition, Quickplay’s managed services include DRM solutions by Microsoft PlayReady and Verimatrix, managed user entitlements by Evergent Technologies, and enriched content from premium content providers from North America (Hollywood) and Asia. QuickPlay, in partnership with Evergent, is providing a distinct feature that enables HOOQ to leverage Singtel Group’s extensive telco billing relationships across Asia, enabling consumers to employ a range of payments including mobile post-pay contracts and pre-paid credits. In emerging markets where credit card ownership is limited, this feature is a critical enabler to overall adoption and accessibility.

     

    “We are proud to enable this ground-breaking premium OTT video service for HOOQ. This is the largest OTT deployment of its kind in Asia – this level of scale and complexity is unmatched and is a service that Quickplay is uniquely positioned to deliver on. The HOOQ vision of securely bringing premium global and local content to Asian viewers – in the home or on the go – is truly disruptive and well aligned to Quickplay’s goal of enabling superior viewing experiences and providing the greatest choice of premium content to the most viewers, anytime, anywhere,” said Quickplay CEO and founder Wayne Purboo.

     

    “Quickplay was a clear choice for HOOQ when you are building a business that needs to scale up to a footprint covering over a billion people. Their proven market leadership and experience in powering premium video allows us to provide quality viewing experiences and seamless integration especially when working across emerging markets and multiple partners,” added HOOQ CEO Peter G. Bithos.