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  • Viu partners Morris Street to launch Hollywood Squares India adaptation

    Viu partners Morris Street to launch Hollywood Squares India adaptation

    MUMBAI: Viu has collaborated with Morris Street Advisors to bring successful global format Hollywood Squares to India. Morris Street Advisors has acquired the format rights to Hollywood Squares from CBS Studios International for India. This collaboration will present the Indian version, titled Tollywood Squares, of the multiple Emmy-award-winning and internationally successful CBS show format for the Telugu audience. Viu has joined hands with Star Maa and GroupM’s Motion Content Group to deliver the content cross-platform as the show will be available on a digital platform and a television channel simultaneously.

    The 26-episode weekend show, created in Telugu, is set to go live on 27 January 2018 on the Viu app website and Star Maa simultaneously. One episode will release every Saturday and Sunday at 9:30pm. Hosted by television personality Navdeep Pallapolu, the series will be based on Tic-Tac-Toe, a universally popular game and will showcase nine new celebrities and two new contestants in each episode. Hollywood Squares is the first major game show format from CBS to be produced in India.

    Elaborating on the show and partnership, Viu India country head Vishal Maheshwari said, “We are thrilled to bring the most sought-after celebrity game show of Hollywood Squares regionalised for our Telugu audience. Our insights gave us the belief that a format like this, which is iconic in its own right globally, would be a timely new addition to our bouquet of differentiated content. We are happy to partner with StarMaa and Motion Content group to bring this internationally recognised show format for our audiences. The content can be viewed on the digital platform and main screen television.”

    Morris Street Advisors CEO Rohit Tiwari said, “This is a milestone moment for Morris Street Advisors. As an entertainment content provider, we are now placing more focus on producing popular programming that captivates Indian viewers. We are super excited to team up with CBS Studios International and our Indian partners to produce the show in India.”

    The launch of Tollywood Squares is aligned to Star Maa’s promise of delivering compelling content that appeals to the masses by breaking conventional boundaries of language. This show is in line with Viu’s continued focus on original regional content since launching in 2016.

    Commenting on this occasion Star Maa business head Alok Jain said, “We are pleased to now bring Hollywood Squares in India for the Telugu people. I am confident that this show will take our viewers across all age groups back to the memory lanes and the concept of this show will transform the TV viewers’ experience. We are extremely pleased to partner with Viu and together this show will entertain our viewers.”

    “Hollywood Squares has had success in many countries around the world, and we’re convinced it will appeal to viewers in India,” CBS Studios International VP (international sales and production) Roxanne Lettman Pompa said.

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  • repaireasy.in gets funded by MSA, plans to launch 10-12 hubs pan India

    repaireasy.in gets funded by MSA, plans to launch 10-12 hubs pan India

    MUMBAI: repaireasy.in, one of the most organized gadget and mobile phone repair platforms, recently announced a pre-series a fund raise of 275,000 USD from a stellar consortium of international and domestic investors. This pre series round of funding was backed by prominent investors like Morris Street Advisors (MSA) and P. Krishnamurthy. Subject to the quantum of additional cash requirements the current investors can be tapped for additional capital.

    “The Indian Smart phone and gadget repair market size is roughly pegged at $2-$3 bn and there is substantial demand for professional workmanship and trustworthy platforms to service and repair gadgets. We have a vision of organizing the work processes in the sector, which is the need of the hour, and provide our customers with a reliable, seamless and stress-free door to door experience,” said repaireasy.in founder Rishi Wahi. “Receiving financial support from our new investors is the first major step towards achieving our goals. We are carefully and systemically expanding our reach and scope of services across India. It is our goal to service customers across the broad breadth of India and make their life’s simpler by providing a trustworthy facility and a professional repair option; which might not be available to them.”

    Commenting on the announcement, repaireasy.in lead board member Rohit Tiwari (Morris Street Advisors CEO) added, “We are excited and optimistic about the direction in which repaireasy.in and the sector is progressing. The repair space, in general, lacks an organized working model and with repaireasy.in we plan to bring in a new paradigm shift in India and provide a platform that can be the preferred electronic repair destination for consumers. We are confident that Rishi and Naveen will deliver.”

    repaireasy.in is one of the earliest platforms that offers the easiest and most convenient way to repair handheld gadgets like smart phones, laptops and tablets. With unique propositions like free pick up and drop across India, added advantage of extended warranties and stand by phones reapairesy.in, today, has 15000+ happy customers which include individuals and corporates across India.

    The brand caters to 10,000 pin codes. Since its inception in 2013 repaireasy.in has witnessed a steady monthly growth of approximately 20%. Presently repaireasy.in has appointed 30 convenience pick up points across Maharashtra to reach out to the tier 2 and tier 3 cities. The next big and strategic expansion is expected to start in Delhi (NCR) within 30 days.

    The funds will be utilized to further develop technology, strengthen customer support, develop new value added services, and fuel expansion. As a next stage of development repaireasy.in plans to launch 10 to 12 hubs pan India to cater to the length and breadth of the country. In addition to this the brand plans to offer a value add like standby device.

  • repaireasy.in gets funded by MSA, plans to launch 10-12 hubs pan India

    repaireasy.in gets funded by MSA, plans to launch 10-12 hubs pan India

    MUMBAI: repaireasy.in, one of the most organized gadget and mobile phone repair platforms, recently announced a pre-series a fund raise of 275,000 USD from a stellar consortium of international and domestic investors. This pre series round of funding was backed by prominent investors like Morris Street Advisors (MSA) and P. Krishnamurthy. Subject to the quantum of additional cash requirements the current investors can be tapped for additional capital.

    “The Indian Smart phone and gadget repair market size is roughly pegged at $2-$3 bn and there is substantial demand for professional workmanship and trustworthy platforms to service and repair gadgets. We have a vision of organizing the work processes in the sector, which is the need of the hour, and provide our customers with a reliable, seamless and stress-free door to door experience,” said repaireasy.in founder Rishi Wahi. “Receiving financial support from our new investors is the first major step towards achieving our goals. We are carefully and systemically expanding our reach and scope of services across India. It is our goal to service customers across the broad breadth of India and make their life’s simpler by providing a trustworthy facility and a professional repair option; which might not be available to them.”

    Commenting on the announcement, repaireasy.in lead board member Rohit Tiwari (Morris Street Advisors CEO) added, “We are excited and optimistic about the direction in which repaireasy.in and the sector is progressing. The repair space, in general, lacks an organized working model and with repaireasy.in we plan to bring in a new paradigm shift in India and provide a platform that can be the preferred electronic repair destination for consumers. We are confident that Rishi and Naveen will deliver.”

    repaireasy.in is one of the earliest platforms that offers the easiest and most convenient way to repair handheld gadgets like smart phones, laptops and tablets. With unique propositions like free pick up and drop across India, added advantage of extended warranties and stand by phones reapairesy.in, today, has 15000+ happy customers which include individuals and corporates across India.

    The brand caters to 10,000 pin codes. Since its inception in 2013 repaireasy.in has witnessed a steady monthly growth of approximately 20%. Presently repaireasy.in has appointed 30 convenience pick up points across Maharashtra to reach out to the tier 2 and tier 3 cities. The next big and strategic expansion is expected to start in Delhi (NCR) within 30 days.

    The funds will be utilized to further develop technology, strengthen customer support, develop new value added services, and fuel expansion. As a next stage of development repaireasy.in plans to launch 10 to 12 hubs pan India to cater to the length and breadth of the country. In addition to this the brand plans to offer a value add like standby device.