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  • DittoTV enters Limca Book of Records

    DittoTV enters Limca Book of Records

    MUMBAI: Zee Group’s OTT platform DittoTV has entered Limca Book of Records for being the only OTT platform to present to its subscribers content offering for most number of registered channels across 13 languages.

     

    DittoTV is the sole OTT platform to be conferred with this recognition. DittoTV showcases TV shows, movies and videos in various languages alongside having specially designed video content which is available on Android, Windows and iOS based phones, tablets and computer systems.

     

    A key reason for dittoTV to break the record was due to the fact that it offers viewers an engaging content mix from sports, GEC, music, news to movies and also has its live broadcast from 13 popular religious shrines of India, which include Siddhivinayak Temple,Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Iskcon Temple, Vrindavan, Dargah Hazrat Sheikh Salim Chisti to name a few.

     

    Moreover, the platform also offers eight Pakistani channels along with international news channels like BBC, Al Jazeera and CNN amongst others across the globe in more than 130 countries. The platform also offers HD channels for its subscribers.

     

    DittoTV business head Manoj Padmanabhan said, “It is a proud moment for us since this record further reaffirms our aim to creating newer benchmarks in the category. We have always strived to push the boundaries and be innovators in every endeavour that we set forth. With the bouquet of content that has earned dittoTV the laurel of being honoured by the Limca Book of Records team, we envision more such laurels, keeping benchmarks at the helm as we aim to grow aggressively in this financial year.”

  • IBN 7 to air special series for Ganesh Chaturthi

    MUMBAI: To celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi IBN 7 has lined up an 11-day long series ‘Ganpati Bappa Moriya’ beginning from 15 September. The series will feature daily aarti at the Siddhivinayak temple in Mumbai along with daily half-hour evening specials at 7:30 pm.

    Besides IBN 7 will bring live the daily morning aarti from the Siddhivinayak temple in a special 10-minute segment at 5 am with repeats at 6:00, 7:00 and 8:00 am.

    As a part of the celebration the channel will feature issues like the history of the festival, special Ganpati pandals and events and how they are funded, how the famous life-size Ganesha idols are made and other aspects of the festivities with special focus on Mumbai. The series will also deal with environmental issues and noise pollution, how celebrities celebrate the occasion, a look at the tallest Ganpati’s across the country and the differences and similarities between the way Indian families observe Ganesh Chaturthi in India and abroad – highlighting the global extent of the festival.

    The series will conclude with a one-hour long special show on 25 September which is the day of Ganpati Visarjan. The one-hour show to be reported by celebrity anchors from various Visarjan spots will look at the special traffic arrangements made to accommodate thousands of people taking to the streets and celebrity.

    IBN 7 managing editor Ashutosh said, “Ganesh Chaturthi is without a doubt one of the biggest festivals to be celebrated in India. Our special programming line-up will bring the viewers every aspect of the festival – from the daily aarti to the behind-the-scenes arrangements that go into making this such a grand celebration.”