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  • ‘Game of Thrones’ breaks record, bags 38 Emmys

    ‘Game of Thrones’ breaks record, bags 38 Emmys

    MUMBAI: The HBO fantasy drama, Game of Thrones (GoT) has broken records by winning a total of 38 awards at the 68th annual Emmy Awards. The previous all-time record holder, Frasier, had pocketed 37 awards.

    GoT has picked up awards for best writing in a drama series, best directing in a drama series, and best drama on Sunday night. The series became the most-honored drama series after winning nine Emmys at the Creative Arts ceremony, surpassing longtime title holders Hill Street Blues and The West Wing.

    It has only been on six seasons, while Fraiser was on for 11 which makes it stand out.

  • ‘Game of Thrones’ breaks record, bags 38 Emmys

    ‘Game of Thrones’ breaks record, bags 38 Emmys

    MUMBAI: The HBO fantasy drama, Game of Thrones (GoT) has broken records by winning a total of 38 awards at the 68th annual Emmy Awards. The previous all-time record holder, Frasier, had pocketed 37 awards.

    GoT has picked up awards for best writing in a drama series, best directing in a drama series, and best drama on Sunday night. The series became the most-honored drama series after winning nine Emmys at the Creative Arts ceremony, surpassing longtime title holders Hill Street Blues and The West Wing.

    It has only been on six seasons, while Fraiser was on for 11 which makes it stand out.

  • DishTV selects Wyplay to provide middleware and VAS to STBs

    DishTV selects Wyplay to provide middleware and VAS to STBs

    MUMBAI DishTV has selected creator of software solutions for pay-TV operators Wyplay, to provide its Frog Turnkey Middleware and associated class leading value added services on its STBs.

    The DishTV concept has created some excitement amongst the operator community which is struggling for freedom from the monopolistic construct of the pay-TV space. Future solutions’ will be built from top partners’ products while keeping in mind the idea of flexibility, openness and the possibility to evolve without constraints and any E2E lock.

    Speaking on the occasion, DishTV COO VK Gupta said: “Being the pioneer and market leader, DishTV  has selected Wyplay as our future middleware partner. Wyplay will enable DishTV in delivering class leading value added services on both one-way and connected STB’s with its expertise, innovative technologies and a holistic approach to customer engagement that is fully in line with DishTV’s’ driving purpose to  provide ‘Service with a Passion’. This is an ultimate move made towards ensuring customer engagement and satisfaction.”

    Recognized as a global leader in innovative software solutions for TV operators, Wyplay brings its expertise and know-how to the table, in particular through the integration of its browser-based middleware on new generation set-top boxes, the customization of its HTML5 user interface, execution excellence to deliver an easy-to-use and smooth user experience, and improved overall performance in terms of flexibility, fluidity, speed, and responsiveness.
     Wyplay CEO Jacques Bourgninaud, said:  “We are thrilled to partner with DishTV, Asia’s largest DTH company, in delivering a brand new customer experience to its subscribers.” He added: “After several months of assessment and preparation, we are now confident that all conditions needed for a successful international expansion of Frog Turnkey solution are in place, especially in terms of collaboration with STB manufacturers supporting our solution. We are now in the home stretch before the deployment of our offering, and excited about prospective for development in this new unique market.”

    Beyond European and Latin America markets, Wyplay confirms its strategy of expansion with its Frog Turnkey solution. Launched last September, Frog Turnkey solution incorporates all features required for traditional linear broadcast TV consumption, on-demand contents, applications distributed over the Internet, backend components and a modern user experience. Frog Turnkey aims to bring an attractive digital TV experience to subscribers with an affordable business model and fast deployment model for operators.

    With Frog Turnkey solution, Dish TV’s customers will have access to a complete end-to-end offering from back-end broadcast services to an advanced client managing Live TV, Record, Push VOD and Interactive Applications. 

  • DishTV selects Wyplay to provide middleware and VAS to STBs

    DishTV selects Wyplay to provide middleware and VAS to STBs

    MUMBAI DishTV has selected creator of software solutions for pay-TV operators Wyplay, to provide its Frog Turnkey Middleware and associated class leading value added services on its STBs.

    The DishTV concept has created some excitement amongst the operator community which is struggling for freedom from the monopolistic construct of the pay-TV space. Future solutions’ will be built from top partners’ products while keeping in mind the idea of flexibility, openness and the possibility to evolve without constraints and any E2E lock.

    Speaking on the occasion, DishTV COO VK Gupta said: “Being the pioneer and market leader, DishTV  has selected Wyplay as our future middleware partner. Wyplay will enable DishTV in delivering class leading value added services on both one-way and connected STB’s with its expertise, innovative technologies and a holistic approach to customer engagement that is fully in line with DishTV’s’ driving purpose to  provide ‘Service with a Passion’. This is an ultimate move made towards ensuring customer engagement and satisfaction.”

    Recognized as a global leader in innovative software solutions for TV operators, Wyplay brings its expertise and know-how to the table, in particular through the integration of its browser-based middleware on new generation set-top boxes, the customization of its HTML5 user interface, execution excellence to deliver an easy-to-use and smooth user experience, and improved overall performance in terms of flexibility, fluidity, speed, and responsiveness.
     Wyplay CEO Jacques Bourgninaud, said:  “We are thrilled to partner with DishTV, Asia’s largest DTH company, in delivering a brand new customer experience to its subscribers.” He added: “After several months of assessment and preparation, we are now confident that all conditions needed for a successful international expansion of Frog Turnkey solution are in place, especially in terms of collaboration with STB manufacturers supporting our solution. We are now in the home stretch before the deployment of our offering, and excited about prospective for development in this new unique market.”

    Beyond European and Latin America markets, Wyplay confirms its strategy of expansion with its Frog Turnkey solution. Launched last September, Frog Turnkey solution incorporates all features required for traditional linear broadcast TV consumption, on-demand contents, applications distributed over the Internet, backend components and a modern user experience. Frog Turnkey aims to bring an attractive digital TV experience to subscribers with an affordable business model and fast deployment model for operators.

    With Frog Turnkey solution, Dish TV’s customers will have access to a complete end-to-end offering from back-end broadcast services to an advanced client managing Live TV, Record, Push VOD and Interactive Applications. 

  • Cutthroat sets new crowdfunding record

    Cutthroat sets new crowdfunding record

    MUMBAI: Adding an important landmark to the ever-evolving crowdfunding potential in India towards supporting independent films, Cutthroat – a film to be based on real life in a Business School – announced that it has managed to raise Rs 5.94 lakh in a span of last eight weeks.

    Directed by Sarthak Dasgupta of The Great Indian Butterfly fame, the film was seeking pre-production funds through Catapooolt, an industry-backed crowdfunding platform. The collection makes it the highest ever amount crowdfunded for a film project on any Indian crowdfunding platform.

    The total budget the project is seeking is Rs10 lakh.

    Commenting on this feat, Sarthak Dasgupta who recently received the Sundance Global Filmmaker Reward 2013, said, “I’m really humbled and honored with this extensive support and recognition that my proposed script Cutthroat has received so far. I always believed that this film should be made on basis of community support – and I’m glad that with Catapooolt – I’ve got the right team and platform to take this project to the desired communities. I’m sure that with this continuing momentum and interest in this film, we should be able to achieve the set crowndfunding target.”

    Recognising this step as a key indicator of growing interest and trust in crowdfunding in India, Catapooolt MD Satish Kataria said, “Globally, crowdfunding has been accepted as the new future of funding creativity and independent projects – and through Catapooolt – we continuously endeavour to populate this empowered way to support upcoming talent in India. We are ensuring that we don’t only stop ourselves as a platform, but go beyond and completely work hand-in-hand with project managers to help them achieve their desired targets.”

    So far, more than 50 contributors, from across the world, have come forward and lend their support for the film which is based on how things change during the placement season in a B School and how the peer pressures can play with dreams of the management students.

    Furthermore, as a part of really innovative exercise, Catapooolt along with the Syndenham Institute of Management Studies – has brought together more than 163 teams from leading management institutions to compete and draft the best possible marketing and outreach strategy for this film.