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  • Netflix acquires global streaming rights of ‘Seinfeld’

    Netflix acquires global streaming rights of ‘Seinfeld’

    MUMBAI: Netflix comes back to the sitcom battle as it has landed the global streaming rights to Seinfeld. The streaming giant announced on Monday that all 180 episodes of the sitcom will be with Netflix after striking a deal with Sony Pictures Television.

    Not only will Netflix offer Seinfeld in the US but also to its 151 million subscribers throughout the world in 2021. The move comes at a time when the company recently lost the streaming rights to shows like Friends and The Office.

    “Seinfeld is a one-of-a-kind, iconic, culture-defining show,” Sony Pictures Television chairman Mike Hopkins said as quoted by Los Angeles Times. “Now, 30 years after its premiere, Seinfeld remains centre stage. We’re thrilled to be partnering with Netflix to bring this beloved series to current fans and new audiences around the globe,” he added.

    Walt Disney-owned Hulu currently has the domestic streaming rights to Seinfeld for $130 million in a six-year deal that expires in 2021. After the deal with Hulu ends in June of that year, the deal with Netflix will kick in.

    “Seinfeld is the television comedy that all television comedy is measured against,” Netflix’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos said as quoted in media reports. “It is as fresh and funny as ever and will be available to the world in 4K for the first time,” he added.

  • Comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s debut performance in Mumbai cancelled

    Comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s debut performance in Mumbai cancelled

    MUMBAI: Emmy and Golden Globe-winning stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s debut in India has been cancelled due to issues related to traffic and parking at the venue. 

     

    The actor, best known for playing a semi-fictional version of himself in the sitcom Seinfeld, was to perform his stand-up routines on 14 and 15 March.

     

    The performance, a part of Stage42 festival, was supposed to be held at the Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium, Mumbai. 

     

    The stadium has a seating capacity of 4,000 people and was recently the venue for a charity fashion show attended by politician that led to traffic snarls. Police had been wary of the large turnout expected for Seinfeld’s shows.

     

    “This cancellation is unavoidable due to circumstances beyond the artist’s and our control. Issues related to traffic and parking at the venue, which were brought to our attention only a couple of days ago, forced the cancellation of all artist travel arrangements pending a resolution of these logical issues,” a statement released by the organisers said.

     

    The show’s tickets, which had a starting price tag of Rs 7500, will be refunded by 25 March, 2015. 

  • Rewind Networks’ to launch channel HITS on Astro

    Rewind Networks’ to launch channel HITS on Astro

    MUMBAI: Astro and Rewind Networks have launched a new entertainment channel that will go live on 16 November. The channel will be available with Bahasa Malaysia and Simplified Chinese subtitles.

     

    HITS is Rewind Network’s first channel that is already available in Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines and now Malaysia.

     

    Speaking on the expansion Astro VP content group Agnes Rozario said, “Astro is committed to providing the best-in-class entertainment to our subscribers. HITS HD will give our customers the chance to reconnect with so many of their best loved shows like Mork & Mindy and The Cosby Show. We also anticipate that this great content will find a new audience amongst our younger viewers making HITS truly a channel for the whole family. Viewers will also be pleased that we are extending this great experience beyond the home with the channel and catch-up episodes being available on Astro on the go.”

     

    HITS will continue to expand to other south east Asian markets as well as Hong Kong and Taiwan. Rewind Networks founder and CEO Avi Himatsinghani said, “This is a HITS-torical moment for us. HITS celebrates some the best TV content ever created, all in one place. We are so proud that Astro subscribers will now have a chance to watch their most loved TV shows for the first time in HD quality. Curated with Asian viewers in mind we hope that our selection of top rated, multi-award winning and iconic shows from the leading Hollywood studios will make this channel a favourite amongst Malaysian audiences.”

     

    The portfolio of HITS’ shows launched the careers of A-list stars including Robin Williams in Mork & Mindy and Jerry Seinfeld from Seinfeld. Other shows such as The Cosby Show, M*A*S*H and The X-Files reinvented their genres.

     

  • NBC to celebrate Thanksgiving with ‘Seinfeld’ retrospective

    NBC to celebrate Thanksgiving with ‘Seinfeld’ retrospective

    MUMBAI: It has been several years since Seinfeld left television screens in the US. Now NBC has announced that it will celebrate the best memories of the classic comedy with a special The Seinfeld Story, which will air on 25 November.

    The special will be telecast in high definition. As a result of new film transfers, this will mark the first time that Seinfeld has ever been broadcast on HDTV. The TV special will coincide with a special edition DVD release.

     
    Jerry Seinfeld will host the TV special. Fellow cast members Jason Alexander, Michael Richards and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, as well as co-creator and executive producer Larry David Curb Your Enthusiasm will all be interviewed.

    During the interviews, each cast member will talk about the series’ genesis and concentrate on the first four years when Seinfeld formed its unique style until it emerged as an acclaimed comedy classic.

    Seinfeld ran from 1989-1998, primarily on Thursday nights. In India the show aired on Zee English. Dubbed “the show about nothing,” the program earned a total of 10 Emmies and 70 nominations.