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  • Bharat24’s attempt towards becoming a national news channel for an emergent India

    Bharat24’s attempt towards becoming a national news channel for an emergent India

    Mumbai: Bharat24, the latest entrant amongst the Hindi news channels, is all set to pave way for new commencements in this market with its path-breaking news reportage. It aims to lead the national news scene and become the ‘Voice of India’ focusing on a credible first-to-report content strategy for the channel.

    As a news organisation, Bharat24 is striving to act as a bridge between the government and its people to provide them with transparent and right information. With the aim of setting a high benchmark for news reporting, the channel has put in place a strong network of 4000+ reporters (one reporter in each of India’s 4000 constituencies) and bureaus in all major states across India. It has set up a news control room with dedicated hotlines for seamless news gathering from its reporter network and news agencies. While it is observed that most national Hindi news channels focus on two or three states, Bharat24’s network strength has enabled it to focus on all Indian states, equally.

    Bharat24 has allotted 30 per cent of its screen to the news flash bands highlighting the significant 15-20 news stories from each state, mapping Twitter updates of prominent personalities in each state, international news events, etc. adding up to 1000+ news stories.

    In comparison to the silos of conventional set-ups, Bharat24 targets to be a disruptor news brand and has created an integrated news environment for the seamless broadcast of news. The channel has blurred the lines between the departments of input, assignment and output and the same teams remain vigilant across all aspects of news from news gathering to breaking it to the viewers.
    Within a short span of time, Bharat24 has also gained phenomenal advertiser support. It has roped in more than 35 clients within a month from launch – Amul, Policy Bazaar, Muthoot Finance, Reliance Retail, Kelvinator, R-pure masale, Jio Mart, Ankur Salt, JSW Paints, Wonder Cement, FOGG, BL Agro, Rajesh Masala, Rajdhani Besan, JK Cement, Suhana Masale, to name a few.

    While speaking about the channel’s strategy, Bharat24 chief business officer and strategic advisor to the board Manoj Jagyasi added, “Our intention is to improve the viewer engagement and experience of TV news consumption. I am delighted with the positive response that Bharat24 has been generating since its launch. The channel has resonated well with viewers and advertisers alike. It is a matter of great pride the channel was launched with many credible advertisers.”

    Inspite of being a late entrant in the news scene, the channel is at par with its competitors and is grasping the quickly changing market dynamics by adapting new-age technologies. Bharat24 boasts to be the first to introduce augmented reality (AR) enabled studios which enable the channel to deliver clean, clutter-free enhanced audio-visual content on-air. The channel also operates on the latest broadcast technology.

    Bharat24 is well distributed across all major DTH, online and cable networks.

  • Veteran journalist Kamal Khan passes away

    Veteran journalist Kamal Khan passes away

    Mumbai: Veteran journalist Kamal Khan has passed away on Friday morning after suffering a heart attack in his home in Lucknow.

    Khan was associated with NDTV as executive editor for three decades as part of the Lucknow bureau. He was a recipient of the Ramnath Goenka Award, and the Ganesh Shanker Vidyarthi Award from the president of India.

    “He will be remembered as a legendary reporter whose work stood out for its perceptiveness and integrity, and the way in which he delivered hard truths with poetic dexterity,” NDTV in a statement said. “As a news anchor Kamal was the picture of poise and expertise, and his language was famous for its trademark elegance, a draw in its own right.”

    “We at NDTV, and all those who knew him, are deeply maimed by this giant loss, and it is with regret we share his last report – on the high-profile exits of BJP MLAs ahead of the UP-Assembly election. Most of all, he was a wonderful and generous human being who had only kind words and boundless time for anyone who met him,” the company further said.

    Condolences and tributes have been pouring in for Khan by senior politicians and journalists on social media platform Twitter.

  • Kerala MSO Asianet launches regional OTT service

    Kerala MSO Asianet launches regional OTT service

    MUMBAI: This is for those folks who gorge on regional content – especially southern Indian language content. And can’t get enough of it.

    Coming up is a mobile app or OTT service that offers them a 50 plus strong bouquet of select popular live TV channels in Malayalam, Tamil and other regional languages besides 100 internet radio channels. And it can be downloaded and played on both Android or iOs devices.

    Called Asianet Mobile TV+, the OTT service has been launched by leading Kerala-based cable TV and broadband service provider in Kerala Asianet Satellite Communciations. It can be downloaded from the Google Play store or Apple App Store. Registration and activation can be done at http://asianetmobiletv.com.

    The OTT platform’s bouquet consists of a mix of channels offering entertainment, news, travel, lifestyle and spiritual segments channels, company officials were reported as saying. The TV channels that are listed on its web site as being part of the subscription pack include: Asianet, ACV, Kairali, Sakhi, Janam, FlowersTV, Jeevan, Amrita, Kamudy, Kappa, People, Reporter, Shalom, Polimer, Captain TV, Kalaignar, Vasanth, Murasu, Enter10, Sankara, and Music India. Hungama, Pling, Box UK are some of the internet radio streaming channels that subscribers can sign on for.

    On offer are various subscription packs ranging from two months to six months and a year. But it is giving away a month’s free subscription of TV and radio channels.

    “It’s our endeavour to entertain the non-resident Malayalee community across the world with our bouquet of popular Malayalam channels. We have made use of the latest technology to enable our viewers to experience the best of Malayalam home entertainment, any time, any where and to access content across multiple platforms. We would shortly be extending our services to other Indian languages also. Additional features like Catch-up TV / Movies, TV Shows, video on demand and live events are being incorporated soon into our OTT service,” says the Asianet Mobile website.

    The company claims it is the first MSO in the country to launch an OTT service. It has partnered with XperioLabs as the platform for the mobile app service. Its management says it is readying to offer value added services through its OTT play to transform itself into a lifestyle services provider.

  • Kerala MSO Asianet launches regional OTT service

    Kerala MSO Asianet launches regional OTT service

    MUMBAI: This is for those folks who gorge on regional content – especially southern Indian language content. And can’t get enough of it.

    Coming up is a mobile app or OTT service that offers them a 50 plus strong bouquet of select popular live TV channels in Malayalam, Tamil and other regional languages besides 100 internet radio channels. And it can be downloaded and played on both Android or iOs devices.

    Called Asianet Mobile TV+, the OTT service has been launched by leading Kerala-based cable TV and broadband service provider in Kerala Asianet Satellite Communciations. It can be downloaded from the Google Play store or Apple App Store. Registration and activation can be done at http://asianetmobiletv.com.

    The OTT platform’s bouquet consists of a mix of channels offering entertainment, news, travel, lifestyle and spiritual segments channels, company officials were reported as saying. The TV channels that are listed on its web site as being part of the subscription pack include: Asianet, ACV, Kairali, Sakhi, Janam, FlowersTV, Jeevan, Amrita, Kamudy, Kappa, People, Reporter, Shalom, Polimer, Captain TV, Kalaignar, Vasanth, Murasu, Enter10, Sankara, and Music India. Hungama, Pling, Box UK are some of the internet radio streaming channels that subscribers can sign on for.

    On offer are various subscription packs ranging from two months to six months and a year. But it is giving away a month’s free subscription of TV and radio channels.

    “It’s our endeavour to entertain the non-resident Malayalee community across the world with our bouquet of popular Malayalam channels. We have made use of the latest technology to enable our viewers to experience the best of Malayalam home entertainment, any time, any where and to access content across multiple platforms. We would shortly be extending our services to other Indian languages also. Additional features like Catch-up TV / Movies, TV Shows, video on demand and live events are being incorporated soon into our OTT service,” says the Asianet Mobile website.

    The company claims it is the first MSO in the country to launch an OTT service. It has partnered with XperioLabs as the platform for the mobile app service. Its management says it is readying to offer value added services through its OTT play to transform itself into a lifestyle services provider.

  • Dish TV adds 9 Malayalam channels for Kerala market

    Dish TV adds 9 Malayalam channels for Kerala market

    MUMBAI: In yet another move to diversify its presence in the market, direct-to-home (DTH) operator Dish TV has added nine new Malayalam channels in its bouquet for viewers in Kerala.

    Dish TV now offers the maximum regional entertainment amongst all DTH players with a total of 27 channels and services on its platform in the state. The DTH player also has the widest overall content basket with a bouquet of 500+ channels and services.

    The latest addition of the channels include: Kaumudy, Reporter, TV New, People, Jeevan, Safari, Kochu, Kappa and Goodness. Dish TV offers various Malayalam channels across different subscription packs in all genres like movies, news, devotional and general entertainment for the Malayali speaking audience.

    Dish TV India chief operating officer Salil Kapoor said, “Being a pioneer and market leader Dish TV has always stood up to its promise of providing maximum width and depth of content with an overall of 500+ channels and services. Dish TV has always taken the lead in enhancing the value proposition and believes in providing the maximum and the best in entertainment to its subscribers. Our endeavor is to increase affinity with our audiences by providing them the choice of content they would like to watch. And now by adding nine exceedingly popular Malayalam news and entertainment channels in our channel bouquet, we take pride to offer maximum Malayalam content to our customers in Kerala and we will continue to expand our offerings with further additions.”

    The list channels as follows:

  • Zee Media launches unique crime show

    Zee Media launches unique crime show

    NEW DELHI: Crime Reporter, a new series dealing with crime cases, is being released by Zee Media.

    Naveen Kumar, a seasoned investigative journalist would take the mantle of anchoring this show.

    The new show is unique in its own way as it not only highlights the crime stories but also educates the audience and creates awareness on how to fight back crime.

    Crime Reporter will be featured on Zee News, Zee Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand and Zee Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh from Monday to Friday at 11.00 pm and on Zee Rajasthan Plus at 11:30 pm.

    Crime Reporter will showcase real crime stories without sensationalising it and focusing more to create awareness amongst viewers.