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  • Apple tv+ makes seven shows free

    Apple tv+ makes seven shows free

    MUMBAI: People around the world who have been going through a lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic can watch seven original TV series on Apple TV+ without a subscription.  

    Instead of giving access to the full collections of Apple TV, it has made available select shows free.

    People can watch the series through the Apple TV+ app, which has been made available on devices like iPads, iPhones, compatible smart TV sets, and select Roku and Amazon Fire TV streaming devices, etc.

    The titles available now are: spin-off series Snoopy in Space,    Wildlife documentary The Elephant Queen, historical comedy-drama Dickinson, US immigrant anthology series Little America, M. Night Shymalan’s thriller series Servant, alternative-history space drama For All Mankind, live-action preschool series Helpsters, the Ghostwriter reboot about a group of mystery-solving kids, and the new Peanuts animated.

    This month, Apple TV+ will debut five titles. Some of the prominent titles include the much-awaited Defending Jacob mini-series starring Chris Evans and the Beastie Boys Story documentary.

  • Jio-Apple strike a win-win deal as Airtel plans aggressive 4G offer

    Jio-Apple strike a win-win deal as Airtel plans aggressive 4G offer

    MUMBAI: Even as Reliance Jio is giving a tough fight to the market leader Airtel, and other leading incumbent operators Vodafone and Idea, it is making significant tie-ups with cell-phone makers to up its 4G gameplan. Substantial investments are being made in high-speed telecom networks in India, said Apple CEO Tim Cook citing Reliance Jio’s 4G roll-out although he admitted its smartphone has “not done as well” in the country.

    Airtel meantime is reportedly planning to launch aggressive 4G bundled offers to take on Reliance Jio as India’s No 1 mobile carrier struggles to boost penetration and revive its slowing data revenue growth amid competition. Bharti Airtel managing director – India & South Asia Gopal Vittal agreed that it’s difficult to compete with a free services offer as it expects Jio’s full-fledged price launch to take place in December. Vittal said it will approach the regulator to clear any confusion over interconnection points (PoIs) as it has provided more PoIs to Jio than any other telco.

    Reliance Jio was the first of its kind all-IP network in India with 4G coverage in 18,000 cities and 200,000 villages, Cook said in the company’s fourth quarter earnings call. He said Apple is partnering with Reliance Jio, which is offering a free year of service to purchasers of new iPhones, to ensure “great iPhone performance” on their network. “Our iPhone sales in India were up over 50 per cent in fiscal 2016 compared to the prior year, and we believe we’re just beginning to scratch the surface of this large and growing market opportunity,” Cook said.

    He, however, noted that Apple’s smartphone has “not done as well” in India in general and one of the key reasons for that is the “(high-speed telecom networks) infrastructure hasn’t been there”. The Apple head was optimistic on the efforts being made by the Narendra Modi-led government to create jobs and develop infrastructure.

    Whether India could in future be as big of an opportunity as China for Apple, Cook said it is important to look not only at per capita income in India but also the number of people that are or will move into the middle class over the next decade. He said this class will “really want a smartphone, and I think we can compete well for some percentage of those.

    “I think it’s clear that the population of India will exceed China sometime in probably the next decade or so. I think it will take longer for the GDP to rival it, but that’s not critical for us to have a great success there,” he said.

  • Jio-Apple strike a win-win deal as Airtel plans aggressive 4G offer

    Jio-Apple strike a win-win deal as Airtel plans aggressive 4G offer

    MUMBAI: Even as Reliance Jio is giving a tough fight to the market leader Airtel, and other leading incumbent operators Vodafone and Idea, it is making significant tie-ups with cell-phone makers to up its 4G gameplan. Substantial investments are being made in high-speed telecom networks in India, said Apple CEO Tim Cook citing Reliance Jio’s 4G roll-out although he admitted its smartphone has “not done as well” in the country.

    Airtel meantime is reportedly planning to launch aggressive 4G bundled offers to take on Reliance Jio as India’s No 1 mobile carrier struggles to boost penetration and revive its slowing data revenue growth amid competition. Bharti Airtel managing director – India & South Asia Gopal Vittal agreed that it’s difficult to compete with a free services offer as it expects Jio’s full-fledged price launch to take place in December. Vittal said it will approach the regulator to clear any confusion over interconnection points (PoIs) as it has provided more PoIs to Jio than any other telco.

    Reliance Jio was the first of its kind all-IP network in India with 4G coverage in 18,000 cities and 200,000 villages, Cook said in the company’s fourth quarter earnings call. He said Apple is partnering with Reliance Jio, which is offering a free year of service to purchasers of new iPhones, to ensure “great iPhone performance” on their network. “Our iPhone sales in India were up over 50 per cent in fiscal 2016 compared to the prior year, and we believe we’re just beginning to scratch the surface of this large and growing market opportunity,” Cook said.

    He, however, noted that Apple’s smartphone has “not done as well” in India in general and one of the key reasons for that is the “(high-speed telecom networks) infrastructure hasn’t been there”. The Apple head was optimistic on the efforts being made by the Narendra Modi-led government to create jobs and develop infrastructure.

    Whether India could in future be as big of an opportunity as China for Apple, Cook said it is important to look not only at per capita income in India but also the number of people that are or will move into the middle class over the next decade. He said this class will “really want a smartphone, and I think we can compete well for some percentage of those.

    “I think it’s clear that the population of India will exceed China sometime in probably the next decade or so. I think it will take longer for the GDP to rival it, but that’s not critical for us to have a great success there,” he said.

  • Fox starts live streaming prime time entertainment programmes

    Fox starts live streaming prime time entertainment programmes

    MUMBAI: It’s one of the major broadcast networks in the US. But the Twenty First Century Fox owned Fox is now haring into live streaming its prime time entertainment programmes on its website and apps for mobile consumers, becoming the first US major to do so.

    The snag: viewers all over the US need a valid pay TV subscription – either cable TV or satellite and have to use their TV everywhere log in from the provider to be able to watch the live streams. Fox pointed out that around 96 million Americans using pay TV will have access to this service.

    The offer started with the hit series So You Think it Can dance: The next generation which users could watch on Fox.com and on Fox Now on their PCs, their iPhones, iPads, Android devices, Rokus, Kindle Fire, Apple TV and ChromeCast, simultaneously as live broadcast television.

    Local Fox affiliates could insert local market advertising and display station branding in the live streams.

    “From the start of the on-demand and over-the-top viewing revolution, Fox has been at the forefront of providing greater access to our buzz-defining shows, like “Empire,” “Lucifer, “Scream Queens” and “Family Guy,” said Fox Television Group chairman and CEOs Diana Walden and Gary Newman. “Adding nationwide primetime live streams is just another great example of how the Fox Digital Consumer Group, under Brian Sullivan’s leadership, is innovating to give viewers the convenience and flexibility to watch our programming whenever and wherever they want.”

  • Fox starts live streaming prime time entertainment programmes

    Fox starts live streaming prime time entertainment programmes

    MUMBAI: It’s one of the major broadcast networks in the US. But the Twenty First Century Fox owned Fox is now haring into live streaming its prime time entertainment programmes on its website and apps for mobile consumers, becoming the first US major to do so.

    The snag: viewers all over the US need a valid pay TV subscription – either cable TV or satellite and have to use their TV everywhere log in from the provider to be able to watch the live streams. Fox pointed out that around 96 million Americans using pay TV will have access to this service.

    The offer started with the hit series So You Think it Can dance: The next generation which users could watch on Fox.com and on Fox Now on their PCs, their iPhones, iPads, Android devices, Rokus, Kindle Fire, Apple TV and ChromeCast, simultaneously as live broadcast television.

    Local Fox affiliates could insert local market advertising and display station branding in the live streams.

    “From the start of the on-demand and over-the-top viewing revolution, Fox has been at the forefront of providing greater access to our buzz-defining shows, like “Empire,” “Lucifer, “Scream Queens” and “Family Guy,” said Fox Television Group chairman and CEOs Diana Walden and Gary Newman. “Adding nationwide primetime live streams is just another great example of how the Fox Digital Consumer Group, under Brian Sullivan’s leadership, is innovating to give viewers the convenience and flexibility to watch our programming whenever and wherever they want.”

  • Trendspotters.tv now available on iOS

    Trendspotters.tv now available on iOS

    MUMBAI: Trendspotters.tv is now available on the iOS platform. The addition will help consumers stay in the know of all that is trending around them on their Apple devices.

    The iOS app allows one to catch up with all the action in the world of fashion, entertainment and lifestyle. One can also share interesting news and trends that appeals to them with their networks on popular social networking sites like Facebook, twitter etc. through this app.

    www.trendspotters.tv founder Kunal Kishore Sinha elaborated, “While our Android app has been successfully able to penetrate the tablet, smartphone and online platforms, our iOS app will now enable users of Mac devices like iPads, iPods and iPhones to easily access our content. With this app, we are now confident of reaching out to the mobile generation of today more comprehensively. The app ensures that they can follow all the micro trends that are becoming the talk of the town easily and stay updated always.”

    The app also promotes enhanced user engagement as it allows the viewer to connect with Facebook and Twitter friends via the Trendspotters.tv page. The app is push notification enabled so as to alert the consumer with new content, as soon as it hits the page online.

    With Trendspotters.tv gaining favourable traction since its launch so far, this app goes a step further in empowering users to stay on top of what’s hot and in vogue around them, through a platform that is quick, convenient and extremely user-friendly.

  • TiVo enables viewing of recordings outside home

    TiVo enables viewing of recordings outside home

    MUMBAI: TiVo is enabling a feature that lets people watch recorded movies and shows while they’re away from home.

    The feature comes with higher-end models of TiVo’s Roamio digital video recorders, but wasn’t working when the devices launched in August.

    TiVo faces more competition than it did when its first DVRs came out in 1999. Among other things, cable and satellite TV companies are improving their own DVR offerings, while devices such as Roku, Apple TV and Google’s Chromecast seek to simplify internet streaming on TV.

    TiVo touts its DVRs as gadgets that offer both streaming services and recorded shows on the same device. The ability to watch recorded shows remotely helps TiVo differentiate its machines from generic cable company DVRs.

    TiVo said that starting Thursday, users will be able to download a free app for iPhones, iPads and iPod touch devices.

    With it, people can stream shows from their DVRs while on a wi-fi network away from home, such as at a hotel or coffee shop. Over cellular connections, people must download the show first. It’s possible to start watching before the download is completed, but there’s a delay of several minutes. Instant streaming over 4G LTE cellular networks is coming in 2014.

    Support for Android devices is also coming next year.

    The new feature is available with the $400 Roamio Plus and the $600 Roamio Pro. Owners of the basic, $200 Roamio model and older TiVos will need a separate TiVo stream unit, which costs about $130. Out-of-home streaming through the separate device won’t start until November.

  • Amazon is gung-ho for digital music giveaway

    Amazon is gung-ho for digital music giveaway

    MUMBAI: Online retailer Amazon has stepped up the battle for music sales by announcing it will give away digital versions when customers buy CDs and vinyl records – and they will be backdated for any past purchases.

    The free MP3 service, called AutoRip, will enable music fans to have instant access to music they have bought – several days before their purchases arrive in the post.

    The company has already lined up in excess of 350,000 albums for AutoRip with more to be added, and said there will be no knock-on effect on prices.

    Tracks will be added to their AmazonCloud Player account and can be either streamed or downloaded to devices such as iPhones, iPads, Kindles and smartphones.

    AutoRip – which gives consumers their purchases in two formats – will be seen as a new weapon in the fight for dominance in the music sector against rivals such as iTunes which specialises in only digital versions.

    The Amazon site will show whether AutoRip versions are available when consumers check out information about potential purchases, although it will not work if items were bought as gifts for other people. And it does not apply to items bought from private sellers in the Amazon Marketplace – only those bought directly from Amazon.

    Latest figures for the UK market show Amazon became the leading music retailer in 2012, accounting for 25.6 per cent of expenditure (15.3 per cent for home delivery and 10.3 per cent downloads) and taking over from troubled HMV, which had been in front the previous year.

    But iTunes is way out in front for digital sales, and represents 22.5 per cent of the entire music market – up from 17.9 per cent the previous year – according to data from Kantar Worldpanel, which is used by the British Phonographic Industry. Both companies will be keen to push up their share, particularly after HMV went into administration earlier this year and is now operating on a smaller scale after formerly being the market leader for physical sales.

    Amazon‘s AutoRip will be backdated to purchases of CDs, vinyl or cassettes since its music store was established in 1999, if a digital version is available.