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  • Sony Pictures Networks secures exclusive television & digital rights for DFB-Pokal

    Sony Pictures Networks secures exclusive television & digital rights for DFB-Pokal

    Mumbai: Sony Pictures Networks (SPN) has secured the exclusive media rights to broadcast the DFB-Pokal season 2022-23. The broadcaster will have exclusive rights to televise the league in India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The agreement also grants SPN the exclusive right to live-stream all matches on its premium OTT platform, SonyLIV.

    The second round began on 18 October and SPN’s sports channels are broadcasting the majority of this year’s DFB-Pokal season. The competition features 64 teams from various German leagues, including the Bundesliga, Bundesliga 2, and 3rd Division, as well as lower tier regional leagues. The DFB-Pokal title is significant at the European conference level, as the winner secures qualification for the UEFA Europa League group stage.

    The reigning champions RB Leipzig will defend their first-ever DFB-Pokal title against some of Germany’s best teams in the 80th edition. Fans will also have the opportunity to see one of Spain’s most revered footballing legends, Xabi Alonso, take over as manager of Bayer Leverkusen.

  • Mipcom Online Plus attracts sizeable Indian presence

    Mipcom Online Plus attracts sizeable Indian presence

    MUMBAI: Mipcom began its virtual edition of the annual content syndication get together on 12 October. Titled Mipcom Online+, it is based on a high end artificial intelligence driven platform called Grip, developed by a sister tech firm under Relx group, of which organiser Reed Midem is a part.

    The virtual exhibition has proved to be a smash hit with more than 6,000 professionals – including 800 virtual exhibitors and 26 country pavilions – and 2,200 buyers participating virtually from 100 countries.

    Reed Midem was initially considering to run both digital and physical versions in Cannes like it has done for decades, but dropped the idea because of the continuing Covid2019 menace. It pivoted quickly and, over a month, attracted sizable participation – probably the most by a trading market in its online avatar in 2020.

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    “We are very pleased to be receiving strong support from the industry which is quite excited about meeting online in the current international environment when meeting in person from around the world is not yet possible,” said Reed Midem TV division director Laurine Garaude. “We are, of course, sad not to be meeting in Cannes for the 36th Mipcom. But we are also excited about the new Mipcom experience that we are creating online.”

    Mipcom Online Plus has attracted several initiatives and partners such as Korea Country of Honour, A&E Networks, Nippon TV, Sony and Televisa.

    The highlight of this year’s edition is the continued presence from the Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC) virtual pavilion, with more than 12 companies coming under its umbrella and taking advantage of the cost benefits it offers.

    “Mipcom is one of the important markets we have identified to help push Indian entertainment exports,” says SEPC chairman Manek Dawar. “We wanted to be aggressive, but we will wait for next year’s edition in Cannes and really fire on all cylinders.”

    SEPC has roped in content export veteran Hirachand Dand to spearhead its entertainment division. The online SEPC initiative is being headed by SEPC deputy director general Abhay Sinha.

    Overall, more than 70 executives from India’s media and entertainment sector – covering TV, TV production, animation, distributors of TV shows and films, dubbing services – are taking part in Mipcom Week which is slated to end on 16 October. However, the platform will be open for screenings, virtual meetings, networking and matchmaking till 17 November.

    “I am really delighted with the India presence at Mipcom Online Plus,” says India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh representative Anil Wanvari. “Content syndication and trading has been at a low because of Covid2019. For many companies it is a crucial revenue stream. I am really hoping the next few days and weeks will help kickstart this engine for India’s content folks.”

  • ZEE5 gallops to the top in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan

    ZEE5 gallops to the top in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan

    MUMBAI: Just a month after launching its campaign #Sharethelove for Pakistan and Bangladesh, ZEE5 summits the charts to become the No. 1 entertainment platform in both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, and No.2. in Pakistan*. With this quick climb up the charts, ZEE5 becomes the fastest growing OTT platform across these markets, and as Amit Goenka, CEO, ZEE International and Z5 Global puts it “We intend to replicate this winning streak across the globe.”

    ZEE5 offers 1,00,000 hours of Indian Movies, TV Shows, News, Videos and a slew of exclusive Originals, across 12 languages – English, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali, Oriya, Bhojpuri, Gujarati and Punjabi, along with 60+ Live TV channels. It offers audiences in Pakistan and Bangladesh a range of relevant content including Hindi and Bengali originals like Rangbaaz, Kaali and the upcoming Sharate Aaj, original movies like Aranyadeb and Tigers and digital premieres like Namaste England.

    ZEE5 also offers a range of Tamil content to Sri Lanka, including popular shows from ZEE Tamil like Sembaruthi, Yaaradi Nee Mohini, Poove Poochoodava etc. and ZEE5 Originals like Sigai, Kallachirupu and America Mapillai. Also available is the upcoming Tamil Original movie – D7, along with a range of content dubbed in Tamil, including recently launched Original, Rangbaaz. 

    Amit Goenka, CEO, ZEE International and Z5 Global said, “Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are high priority markets for us as we start our phased rollout globally, given the huge affinity for our content in these markets. Becoming the No.1. platform in these markets in such a short period of time is great news, and we’re extremely happy to see such a strong response for ZEE5 here”

    Archana Anand, Chief Business Officer- ZEE5 Global said, “We are beyond excited to get to this leadership position so soon into our launch. This only reaffirms our decision to prioritize these markets. We’ve also closed out some huge business partnerships which we will shortly announce. It’s heartening to see ZEE5 win over hearts, one country at a time.”

    The ZEE5 App can be downloaded from Google Play Store or iOS App Store and can be accessed by visiting www.ZEE5.com. ZEE5 is also available on Samsung Smart TV, Apple TV Android TV and Amazon Fire TV.

  • ZEE5 bridges boundaries to #ShareTheLove with Pakistan, Bangladesh

    ZEE5 bridges boundaries to #ShareTheLove with Pakistan, Bangladesh

    MUMBAI: Three months after its soft launch across 190+ countries, digital entertainment platform ZEE5 is now zooming in on specific priority markets. Close on the heels of the launch of its brand campaign Dil Se Desi in APAC, MENA and Africa targeting the Indian and South Asian diaspora, ZEE5 today rolled out a customized campaign, aptly titled ‘Share the Love’ for two important neighboring markets, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

    Exuding the same playfulness and pep as #DilSeDesi and crafted by ZEE5 with Publicis Capital, the campaign #ShareTheLove is themed around the similarities that we share with Pakistan and Bangladesh in terms of our culture, food and of course our entertainment. Bringing in a strong bouquet of content which resonates with audiences in these markets, including Hindi and Bengali original shows like Rangbaaz, Kaali and the upcoming Sharate Aaj, original movies like Aranyadeb and Tigers as well as digital premieres like Namaste England and Praktan; ZEE5 ‘shares the love’.

    Amit Goenka, CEO, ZEE International and Z5 Global said, “Indian content, especially our TV shows, movies and music gets tremendous love across the globe, and especially so from the sub-continent due to the relatability. We are glad to announce our availability in Bangladesh and Pakistan vide our new campaign #ShareTheLove and we look forward to getting a tremendous response from these markets’.

    “Good content transcends borders and especially so with Pakistan and Bangladesh where there is so much shared context of culture and language.  This high energy TVC captures our innate similarities and showcases the content that we all love to watch, which is now available on ZEE5. With this message at its core, #ShareTheLove is sure to resonate beautifully with audiences in these markets.” adds Archana Anand, Chief Business Officer, ZEE5 Global

    ZEE5 offers 1,00,000 hours of Indian Movies, TV Shows, Cine plays, Music, Videos and a slew of exclusive Originals, across 12 languages – English, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali, Oriya, Bhojpuri, Gujarati and Punjabi. It also offers 60+ popular Live TV channels.

    The ZEE5 App can be downloaded from Google Play Store or the iOS App Store. ZEE5 is also available on www.ZEE5.com.  The app is also available on Samsung Smart TV, Apple TV, Android TV and Amazon Fire TV.

  • Indian pay TV revenue to touch $16 bn by 2023: MPA

    Indian pay TV revenue to touch $16 bn by 2023: MPA

    MUMBAI: As per a new report by Media Partners Asia (MPA), the pay TV revenue in Asia will top $56 billion in 2018. This will continue to grow at 3 per cent CAGR till 2023 and likely to exceed $66 billion by then. Pay TV revenue consists of subscription fees and local and regional advertising sales.

    Over the next five years, the biggest gains will come from China, where pay-TV revenues are projected to grow at a 3 per cent CAGR to reach $25 billion by 2023, and the more accessible and commercial India market, where pay-TV revenue is set for a whopping 8 per cent CAGR to reach $16 billion by 2023. That makes India the highest growing and most scalable pay-TV market in Asia Pacific. At the same time, South Korea will grow at a 3 per cent CAGR to reach $7.4 billion in revenue by 2023, according to MPA forecasts, while pay-TV revenue in Japan will climb at a meagre 1 per cent CAGR to touch $7.1 billion over the same time-frame.


     
    Elsewhere, pay-TV momentum will moderate in Indonesia and the Philippines, two of Southeast Asia’s biggest growth economies, according to MPA, while Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand will register revenue declines ranging between a -1 per cent to a -6 per cent CAGR over 2018-23.

    Commenting on the findings from the Asia Pacific Pay-TV Distribution report, MPA executive director Vivek Couto said, “Pay-TV stakeholders are adjusting to new realities as the industry shifts to IP-based distribution. The growth of high-speed broadband and online video is driving fundamental changes in content consumption and investment across key markets. This, together with piracy, will continue to adversely impact pay-TV industry growth. There will be more fixed broadband subs than pay-TV subs across much of Asia Pacific by 2021, while the gap between the mobile broadband subs base and pay-TV & fixed broadband subs will further widen as mobile networks emerge as a major means for mass content distribution, accelerating the shift in content consumption from households to individuals. M&A activity for the Asia Pacific broadcasting and pay-TV sectors for 2017 and the first half of 2018 reached $10.5 billion in aggregate, with the biggest deals taking place in Australia, India and Korea. More M&A and consolidation is likely in these markets with Southeast Asia likely to join the action over 2019-20.”

    MPA analysis indicates that the pay-TV subscriber base in Asia Pacific will grow by 3 per cent in 2018 to reach 645 million subs, representing 57 per cent of TV homes with at least one pay-TV service. The Asia Pacific pay-TV subs base will grow at a 2 per cent CAGR between 2018-23 to reach ~696 million by 2023, according to MPA projections. Pay-TV penetration by 2023 will fall to 55 per cent of TV homes when adjusted for multiple subscriptions, largely due to an acceleration in cable cord cutting in China.

    Ex-China, net customer additions across Asia Pacific will significantly slow from 10.4 million in 2017 to 6.5 million in 2018. India will account for 47 per cent of the growth in 2018, followed by Indonesia (12 per cent), the Philippines (12 per cent), Korea (10 per cent), Pakistan (7 per cent) and Sri Lanka (3 per cent). The pay-TV base ex-China will grow from 267 million subs in 2018 to 288 million subs by 2023, representing a 2 per cent CAGR, with adjusted pay-TV penetration remaining flat at 57 per cent of TV homes.
     

  • Unimoni is title sponsor of Asia Cup 2018

    Unimoni is title sponsor of Asia Cup 2018

    MUMBAI: Unimoni, a global financial services brand, has taken over the title sponsorship for this year’s Asia Cup tournament which will commence from 15 September 2018 in the UAE.

    Unimoni is a non banking financial company (NBFC) in India with offerings across credit solutions, foreign exchange, payments and wealth management.

    Speaking on the partnership, Unimoni India MD and CEO Amit Saxena said, “Unimoni is delighted to gain the title sponsorship rights for this year’s Asia Cup conducted by ACC. Cricket is worshipped by a billion fans in India and it is a perfect platform for Unimoni to connect with them. We are confident, this will mark a beginning of a long-term association with the sport and its many forms.”

    The 14 days cricketing extravaganza will see heavy weights like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, rising stars Afghanistan and a qualifier compete with each other to be crowned champions of the Indian sub-continent and Middle-East Asia.

    Going by previous editions, the tournament is expected to generate great excitement among fans. The last edition had a viewership of nearly 300 million, which is expected to be easily surpassed this time.

    The tournament promises many exciting memories to the fans with the highlight being the much-awaited India versus Pakistan clash on 19 September. This edition also marks a return to the favourite ODI format for the bi-annual tournament.

  • Aamir Khan becomes Vivo Pakistan’s official brand ambassador

    Aamir Khan becomes Vivo Pakistan’s official brand ambassador

    MUMBAI: Chinese handset manufacturer Vivo Mobiles recently ended its contract with Bollywoood actor Ranveer Singh and appointed Aamir Khan as its new India brand ambassador. 

    Interestingly Khan has also been named as Vivo Pakistan’s brand ambassador, becoming the company’s first to hold the title in India’s neighbouring country. Although the company did leverage Singh for promotions and TVCs in Pakistan, he was never the official brand ambassador there. 

    The association is in line with Vivo’s recent launch of its new handset model, V9. The product has already launched in Thailand, Malaysia and India and is scheduled to go live in Pakistan sometime in April.

    The company is likely to use the same campaigns in Pakistan as in India but will have a stronger digital and television push for marketing the new product. 

    Khan’s popularity in the Pakistani market could help the brand in creating a deeper personal connect with consumers in the country as he is widely acclaimed and followed. His recent movies like Daangal, 3 Idiots and Secret Superstar worked magic which even Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan or Ranveer Singh could not manage. Surprisingly he is also a name to reckon with in Vivo’s home country of China where Dangal was a hit and helped the movie hit a collection of Rs 300 crore worldwide.

    Vivo has always maintained that after China and Thailand, India is where it sees green.

    In 2017, Vivo officially entered the Pakistani mobile phone market with its model Vivo V7 Plus and currently it is one of the fastest growing smartphone brands in the country. The company invested a start-up capital of $30 million in 2017 to boost the distribution and marketing and today competes directly with other Chinese mobile brands including Oppo, Xiaomi, and Huawei in the Pakistani market.

  • Turkish TV series in India rise to 12, target $1 bn by ’23

    MUMBAI: Acclaimed Turkish TV series have begun telecast in the middle-east and south American countries as well as in India. Turkey consul-general to Mumbai Erdal Sabri Ergen told Anadolu Agency that, in October 2015, Turkish TV series entered India with “I Named Her Feriha”. Turkey’s total television series exports amounted to $350 billion at the end of 2016, and targets $1 billion by 2023.

    Besides Turkey, India has imported a number of series from Pakistan, Australia, and South Korea, Ergen added. He said that the number of Turkish series sold to India has risen to 12, the Daily Sabah reported.

    Indian broadcasters had seen Turkish television series on Pakistani TVs and then telecast them in India. After “Adını Feriha Koydum” was appreciated in India, the country eventually brought in a number of Turkish television series and movies under the auspices of the ministry of culture and tourism.

    Touching upon the logic as to why Turkish TV series were loved in India, Ergen said that one of the factors was the similarity between the family lives of Indians and Turks. As the Turkish TV stories address the goings-on in routine life, Ergen observed that Indians could related with the series’ characters. Turks are both, Asian and European, as per the Indian perspective. Also, the landscapes in Turkey shown in the series had the ear of Indians, the consul added.

    Calinos Entertainment director Aslı Serim Guliyev said, following “Feriha”, they sold the TV series (translated/ renamed as) “Relationship Status: Complicated), “Emergency Love” and “A Love Story” in India as also the movies “Miracle”,” “Wings of Night)” and “Long Story”. Ranking second in terms of TV series sales in the world after the U.S, Guliyev informed that that Turkey has already exported over 70 TV series to the world.

    Jointly with Turkey, movies would be produced too. Pana Film, the production company of “Valley of the Wolves” recently agreed to jointly shoot two movies with Eros International.

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  • J&K operators in a quandary, claim banned channels have GEC & all-religion content

    MUMBAI: The Indian Government’s directive to the Jammu and Kashmir Government to stop the transmission of 34 television channels from Muslim countries including Iran, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia has put the cable operators in a quandary. Several foreign channels went off air in most parts of the Valley on Sunday after the Indian government order.

    Most of these channels broadcast programmes about sports, religion and lifestyle and none incites violence, Kashmir Cable Operators Association stated. The ban comes around a month after the state blocked social media web sites throughout the Valley.

    The Indian government had asked the J&K administration to take stern action against private cable operators airing illegal Pakistani and Saudi Arabian channels. Union minister M. Venkaiah Naidu has reportedly directed the J&K government to submit a report at the earliest. www.indiantelevision.com could not speak to the director (BP& L) in the ministry on the concrete plan of action in spite of several attempts.

    Operators reportedly broadcast around 34 channels illegally such as Peace TV, Ary QTV, Saudi Sunnah, Karbala, Saudi Quran, Al Arabia, Paigham, Hidayat, Sehar, Hadi TV, Sehar, Noor, Madani, Bethat, Ahlibat, Falak, Dawn News, Geo News, Ary News, TV One, ARY Masala, PTV Sports, A TV, Abb Tak News, 92 News, Duniya News, Waseb TV, Samaa News and Express News.

    According to the operators, they could neither defy the ban order nor could they afford to stop telecasting channels which are highly popular among the masses in the Valley. Kashmir Cable Association stated that there were around 300 channels in the Valley which include 22 channels for the Sikh community, 15 for Hindu and 25 Islamic.

    The Cable Operators Association stated that it has decided to defy the order as their business heavily depends on these channels. Asked about the consequence, it stated that they were prepared if the authorities seize their equipment and close down their business.

    Channels such as ARY Musik telecasts Sufi music, ARY Zauq or Ham Masala are cooking channels from Pakistan while Saudi 1 airs live feed from Haram Sharif in Makkah 24×7 as does Karbala TV from the shrine of Imam Hussain, a TV viewer said.

    An order issued by the principal secretary, home department, R K Goyal, to all the deputy magistrates (deputy commissioners) of the state said. “It needs being noted that transmission of non-permitted TV channels apart from attracting the violation (of the law), has the potential to encourage or incite violence and create law and order disturbances in the Kashmir Valley.”

    Some cable operators alleged that the Delhi-based communal media, motivated by anti-Islam and anti-Pakistan politics of Hindutva, is behind the closure of Pakistani and religious channels in the territory. The operators said that they were showing all the religious channels belonging to every faith, which includes Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism and others.

    Meanwhile, prominent Islamic scholars on Monday expressed serious concern over the ban, saying the curbs on religious teachings would have repercussions. They said that channels such as Saudi Al-Quran and Saudi Sunnah only telecast Islamic teachings.

    While Delhi has banned the channels, operators in Kashmir cite the Ranbir Penal Code, a separate law in Kashmir, according to which the ban is not applicable.

  • ARY News asked to pay INR 1.58 cr to Geo TV as compensation

    ARY News asked to pay INR 1.58 cr to Geo TV as compensation

    MUMBAI: A legal rift raging between two big media groups in Pakistan — ARY News and Geo TV — settled recently in a British Court. ARY News lost the legal battle and will have to pay approximately INR 1.58 crore compensation to Geo.

    Pakistani newspapers reported that ARY News had been asked by the court to pay the amount to Geo TV chairman Mir Shakeelur Rehman. As per the media reports, the case was filed by Rehman in London’s High Court of Justice against ARY News for defaming and threatening him.

    The court, after reviewing the legal aspects of the case, gave its verdict and ordered the chairman of ARY News to pay the fine for defaming Rehman. The court, however, rejected the charges of heartening the applicant.

    The court mentioned in its decision that, even after giving time to ARY News, it neither withdrew the charges levelled against Geo TV chairman nor sought pardon. The case was heard by Justice Sir David Eddy of the Queen’s Bench of High Court of Justice from 1 November to 7 November. On 2 December, the court released its comprehensive verdict.

    Rehman filed the case on the basis of ARY’s programme ‘Khara Sach’, in which anchorperson Mubasher Luqman had levelled serious allegations against him (Rehman) damaging the credibility of Geo media group’s chairman. He said in his petition that a series of 24 episodes of the said programme was telecast in the UK and other countries.