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  • Disney+ Hotstar launches ‘Follow On’ for the T20 World Cup’s freemium users

    Disney+ Hotstar launches ‘Follow On’ for the T20 World Cup’s freemium users

    Mumbai: Amidst the on-going ICC Men’s T20 World Cup fever, Disney+ Hotstar elevates the cricketainment experience with the launch of Follow On. This is a special video feed that gives a real-time account of the cricket match – complete with stats, expert opinions, and insights into the game. Disney+ Hotstar makes Follow On available for all users—subscribers as well as freemium users. Freemium users on Disney+ Hotstar will be switched to Follow On after the free live cricket timer (a free sampling of live cricket offered to freemium users) expires, to be able to follow the game seamlessly.

    Follow On’s viewers can get analysis with graphics and visuals in Hindi by cricket commentators such as Sunil Vaidya, Sanjay Banerjee, Raman Bhanot, Vineet Garg, Naveen Srivastava, Reema Malhotra, Ajay Mehra, Padmajeet Sehrawat, and Manoj Sharma.

    A Disney+ Hotstar spokesperson said, “Disney+ Hotstar has always delivered the best-in-class live sports experience in India. With Follow On, we’re raising the bar by democratising access to premium cricket entertainment by providing a real-time account of the cricket action to all users—including our freemium viewers.

    “Every Disney+ Hotstar user is valuable to us, and we constantly strive to deliver innovation that helps users engage deeper with our platform. We look forward to rolling out Follow On to users, which will further bolster Disney+ Hotstar’s position as the one-stop-shop for cricketainment.”

  • SPSN launches new digital miniseries ‘The Medal of Glory’

    SPSN launches new digital miniseries ‘The Medal of Glory’

    MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Sports Network (SPSN) will bring fans closer to some of the biggest names in Indian Olympic history with the launch of the new digital series called Sony Ten presents The Medal of Glory.

    The 15-episode digital miniseries fills the void of live sports for viewers and will be streamed exclusively on the sports network’s digital assets. The series will be hosted by the commentator, anchor, and sports presenter Raman Bhanot from 1 May 2020 at 5 pm.

    Raman Bhanot, a veteran in the field of sports commentary and India’s first sports presenter at the Olympic channel will indulge in conversations with various renowned Olympic medal winners such as Leander Paes, Abhinav Bindra, Sakshi Malik, Yogeshwar Dutt and Sushil Kumar to name a few.

    The Medal of Glory will showcase never-heard-before conversations with Olympians talking about how they are faring during the lockdown, their fitness and diet regimes, their journey to victory, representing India at international tournaments and the importance of hitting the ground running once life resumes normalcy. The miniseries will also include engaging fun segments, snippets and stay home messages to their Indian fans. 

    Sony Pictures Networks India chief revenue officer, distribution and head – sports business Rajesh Kaul says, “This is a first for Sony Sports in the digital space, a very unique initiative where we’ve tried to bring fans up close and personal with our own Olympic champions. These are unique circumstances for the sports community and we are hopeful that such initiatives will fuel renewed interest and excitement amongst the sporting community.”

    Bhanot says, “Sony Ten presents The Medal of Glory celebrates the achievements of decorated Indian athletes at the pinnacle of the sport, the Olympics. It has been an amazing experience to interview these Olympians who have shared their stories in a candid and engaging manner.”

    “The series takes an inside look at what's keeping them occupied during this lockdown period, lesser-known incidents about their successful Olympic campaign and more,” Bhanot adds.