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  • Lukup Media receives unified license, commercial dual play services to start from Jan

    Lukup Media receives unified license, commercial dual play services to start from Jan

    MUMBAI: India’s first on-demand and multi-screen TV service provider Lukup Media has received the unified license to launch data services across the country. This will enable the company to offer internet access along with television, video on demand and other services through a single connection to consumers.

     

    Lukup Media is also running field trials on a new Gigabit wireless platform that operates outside the licensed spectrum and can be used to offer 1Gbps network connections to buildings and apartment complexes.

     

    According to the company, this is also expected to significantly reduce the cost of creating network infrastructure and thus lower the cost of internet access.

     

    “While we use optic fiber on the last mile managed by cable networks to reach homes now, the new Gigabit wireless platform will enable us to reach consumers where we do not have partnerships with local networks and will enable us to operate in semi-urban and rural areas where telecom network infrastructure is poor,” said Lukup founder and CEO Kallol Borah.

  • OTT player Lukup applies for MSO licence

    OTT player Lukup applies for MSO licence

    NEW DELHI: Bangalore-based over-the-top (OTT) player Lukup Media has applied for a Multi system Operator (MSO) licence primarily to encourage consumers having a digital set top box to use OTT services.

     

    At present there is lower-than-expected demand for OTT service but the company expects that after acquiring MSO and Internet Service Provider (ISP) licences, it will be able to expand its OTT services.  The main reason for lower demand of OTT service is that customers who already own a digital TV STB do not wish to pay extra for OTT services.

     

    Last year, the company had started signing contracts with local cable operators and has signed with 200 operators with a total base of 1.8 million homes. 

     

    Lukup Media founder CEO Kallol Bora said that the company was looking at investing a sum of Rs 100 – 120 crore to roll out its services in first eight cities.

     

    The company will launch its bundled services in three phases. While the first phase will cover Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad and Bengaluru, the second phase will cover Delhi NCR and Gujarat. In the third phase, the company will cover 47 cities with over one million population. 

     

    Lukup Media has also signed a deal with Widevine for integrating DRM solution. Widevine’s DRM solution provides the capability to license, distribute and protect playback of content on any consumer device. 

     

    Lukup can provide now access of protected content to its customers. The content including movies, music and television shows can be accessed to any device even in congested networks.

     

  • Oscar Frenzy on Lukup’s Hollywood ON Channel

    Oscar Frenzy on Lukup’s Hollywood ON Channel

    MUMBAI: The Oscar red carpet was recently rolled out to honour the best of cinema in the year 2014. Celebrating the spirit of Oscar, Lukup’s premier movie channel Hollywood ON brings to its viewers a special line-up of some of the best movies nominated for the Oscars in 2015. Starting March, viewers can catch these select Academy award winning movies exclusively on Lukup’s Hollywood ON channel.

     

    The exclusive selection includes The Judge, premiering 15th March on Hollywood ON. The critically acclaimed American courtroom drama hit the box office in September 2014 with a powerful star cast of Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall. The duo’s fiery on-screen chemistry portraying a troubled father-son relationship, fetched an Oscar nomination for Best Performance in a Supporting Role, for Duvall.

     

    Interstellar, premiering on 1st April is an enthralling science fiction adventure which was nominated by the Oscars for Best Original Score, Production Design, Sound Mixing and Sound Editing and won the award for Best Visual Effects.

     

    The Hobbit, Battle of the Five Armies, nominated for Best Sound Editing, will also premier towards the end of April

     

    American Sniper, premiering mid-June received 6 nominations, including Adapted Screenplay, Best Picture, Best Actor, Film Editing, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing and won for Best Editing.

     

    Hollywood ON has been constantly setting benchmarks in on-demand entertainment by screening the best blockbusters, an advantage of having unrivalled library strength. Entertaining viewers across India, the channel aims to bring the best of cinema closer to its viewers, available at the click of their remote controls!

  • Lukup Media introduces on-demand TV service

    Lukup Media introduces on-demand TV service

    MUMBAI: Lukup Media has launched on-demand TV service powered by the Lukup Player, a hybrid set top box that delivers both mainstream TV channels and a large catalogue of content that can be viewed on demand.

    The on-demand service is exclusively available on the Lukup Play.

    Lukup Media Director Kallol Borah said, “The Lukup Player is designed to empower the viewer to personalize and take control of their media experience. They get to choose the time, place and device to view the content of their choice.”

    The Lukup Player can be used as an extension to existing set top boxes from DTH and cable operators. It will enable subscribers to view content on multiple TV screens in their homes using a single connection. The Lukup Player will also serve as a wireless hub inside homes, making it capable of streaming content to laptops, tablets and mobile phones. Subscribers can choose to view content on their devices outside home as well.

    According to the company, the Lukup Player’s touch screen based remote control personalises content search, enables personalised channels by importing content from cloud based services, social media sharing, intelligent alerts and recommendations, and multi-touch gaming.

    The product is expected to start shipping from June and will charge users a subscription fee for content that is bundled along with it. It is also available for pre-ordering. Some salient technical features of the product are- HD 1080p and 3D display, support for existing satellite, cable and terrestrial TV connections, WiFi, Ethernet based IP connectivity, unlimited recording and capacitive multi-touch remote control.