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  • Spuul is now available on Amazon Fire TV and Android TV

    Spuul is now available on Amazon Fire TV and Android TV

    MUMBAI: The VOD platform for Indian and regional content Spuul will now be available on Amazon’s Fire TV and Android TV as an application. The app can be downloaded from the Amazon store and Android Play stores. lt will also be available on other devices such as Kindle, Fire Stick and Fire Phone.

    “With multiple devices and multiple platforms, it’s getting increasingly difficult for consumers to maintain different accounts on different applications and different devices. The Amazon Fire TV and Android TV apps are a step further in make streaming content a smooth, seamless experience for our viewers. Spuul lets you browse through a variety of movies on your phone, tablet, laptop, e-reader or TV wherever you go”, says Spuul Global CEO Subin Subaiah.

    Viewers can link their existing Spuul account with the Amazon Fire TV app and Android TV app whereas new users can sign up on using their existing Facebook account.

    While the interface of both the apps looks simplified and user friendly, it has been designed keeping in mind the appearance of channels on a television set top box. To further enhance the experience, the apps are also entirely remote controlled. While Android TV users can log in with either their Facebook or Google accounts, Amazon users are free to use their gaming controllers as remotes for the Fire TV app too.

    The apps are designed with built-in features such as regular updates of latest Hindi, Tamil, Punjabi and other Indian regional language titles. Through this app, Spuul’s 12 million (1.2 crore) viewers across India, Pakistan, UK, US, Australia, New Zealand and Middle East will now enjoy fresh Indian content anytime and anywhere.

  • Sports only OTT service Veqta to launch in June

    Sports only OTT service Veqta to launch in June

    MUMBAI: With the aim of expanding its portfolio, Veqta, a digital broadcast network dedicated to sports is all geared up to launch its OTT service in June 2016. With the launch of the platform, the venture will also roll-out its application followed by content in various regional languages.

    Through this platform, sports fans across India can engage into various other categories of sports content that they have not yet explored. Breaking apart from the other content providers, Veqta plans to provide content via on-demand videos and live streaming.

    “Veqta will follow a very friendly content format. There is very little sports content for the viewers. We will be a destination for sports fans to enjoy high quality content coming from the biggest names in the business”, asserts Veqta ‎co-founder and director Varun Mathur.

    It has raised $500,000 (Rs 3.4 cr) in seed funding from Chatsworth Management and sports management company ITW Consulting Pvt. Ltd. The firm had earlier received initial-stage backing from ITW.

    “What will make us different form the rest is our packaging, our different formats of short form and live streaming content as well as feeds in various regional languages which everyone can understand,” says Mathur.

    The platform will follow the freemium model wherein the users will have some content available for free while there will be a pay wall for some premium content. Its offerings will include licensed content and flagship studio content across various ‘underpunctuated’ categories like cricket, football, motorsports, basketball, tennis, badminton and a range of Olympic sports.

    The venture has signed deals with various international partners from the field of sports.  The venture has not locked deals with any advertisers as of yet and are just focused at expanding its consumer reach, building team and strengthening its product development.

    Taking a hint from this, it will be interesting to see whether the other OTT players like HotStar, Spuul, Hooq, Eros Now, Sony Liv, Ditto TV, VOOT, etc, might also look at mushrooming their target niche audiences.

  • Sports only OTT service Veqta to launch in June

    Sports only OTT service Veqta to launch in June

    MUMBAI: With the aim of expanding its portfolio, Veqta, a digital broadcast network dedicated to sports is all geared up to launch its OTT service in June 2016. With the launch of the platform, the venture will also roll-out its application followed by content in various regional languages.

    Through this platform, sports fans across India can engage into various other categories of sports content that they have not yet explored. Breaking apart from the other content providers, Veqta plans to provide content via on-demand videos and live streaming.

    “Veqta will follow a very friendly content format. There is very little sports content for the viewers. We will be a destination for sports fans to enjoy high quality content coming from the biggest names in the business”, asserts Veqta ‎co-founder and director Varun Mathur.

    It has raised $500,000 (Rs 3.4 cr) in seed funding from Chatsworth Management and sports management company ITW Consulting Pvt. Ltd. The firm had earlier received initial-stage backing from ITW.

    “What will make us different form the rest is our packaging, our different formats of short form and live streaming content as well as feeds in various regional languages which everyone can understand,” says Mathur.

    The platform will follow the freemium model wherein the users will have some content available for free while there will be a pay wall for some premium content. Its offerings will include licensed content and flagship studio content across various ‘underpunctuated’ categories like cricket, football, motorsports, basketball, tennis, badminton and a range of Olympic sports.

    The venture has signed deals with various international partners from the field of sports.  The venture has not locked deals with any advertisers as of yet and are just focused at expanding its consumer reach, building team and strengthening its product development.

    Taking a hint from this, it will be interesting to see whether the other OTT players like HotStar, Spuul, Hooq, Eros Now, Sony Liv, Ditto TV, VOOT, etc, might also look at mushrooming their target niche audiences.

  • Spuul adds blockbuster titles from Vidhu Vinod Chopra Films

    Spuul adds blockbuster titles from Vidhu Vinod Chopra Films

    MUMBAI: Spuul has tied up with Vidhu Vinod Chopra Films for its premium subscribers in India. Movies like 3 Idiots, Munna Bhai film series will be added to the catalogue of the online streaming service. 

    The movies will be available across devices like web, iOS, Android, Smart TV, Airplay and Apple TV on iOS and Chromecast on Android.

    With these additions viewers will also get access to classics such as Khamosh, Parinda, 1942: A Love Story, Kareeb, Mission Kashmir, Parineeta and Eklavya – The Royal Guard.

    Speaking about the partnership, Spuul Global CEO Subin Subaiah said, “As one of the leading providers of Bollywood content to viewers across India, we are constantly investing in growing our library by adding new, popular and blockbuster titles to our catalogue. The addition of movies from esteemed production house such as Vidhu Vinod Chopra Films to our catalogue is yet another step towards providing our 12 million viewers with fresh and diverse films.”

     

  • Spuul adds blockbuster titles from Vidhu Vinod Chopra Films

    Spuul adds blockbuster titles from Vidhu Vinod Chopra Films

    MUMBAI: Spuul has tied up with Vidhu Vinod Chopra Films for its premium subscribers in India. Movies like 3 Idiots, Munna Bhai film series will be added to the catalogue of the online streaming service. 

    The movies will be available across devices like web, iOS, Android, Smart TV, Airplay and Apple TV on iOS and Chromecast on Android.

    With these additions viewers will also get access to classics such as Khamosh, Parinda, 1942: A Love Story, Kareeb, Mission Kashmir, Parineeta and Eklavya – The Royal Guard.

    Speaking about the partnership, Spuul Global CEO Subin Subaiah said, “As one of the leading providers of Bollywood content to viewers across India, we are constantly investing in growing our library by adding new, popular and blockbuster titles to our catalogue. The addition of movies from esteemed production house such as Vidhu Vinod Chopra Films to our catalogue is yet another step towards providing our 12 million viewers with fresh and diverse films.”

     

  • Spuul to premiere bollywood blockbuster ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’

    Spuul to premiere bollywood blockbuster ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’

    MUMBAI: Spuul, the popular online streaming service for Indian cinema content has added one of 2015’s biggest blockbuster movies, Sooraj Barjatya’s Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, to its premium catalogue of movies for viewing. The movie will be available on the web, mobile (iOS & Android) as well as on TV’s through Spuul’s Samsung, LG & Panasonic Smart TV apps, Airplay & Chromecast.  

    Keeping in line with Spuul’s strategy of adding fresh content to its library and reducing the gap between satellite and digital premiere, Spuul has brought this Salman Khan starrer to the platform the next day after its satellite premiere.

    Prem Ratan Dhan Payo is one of the most successful Bollywood movies for 2015. Starring Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor and Neil Nitin Mukesh, it is a story about how a stern prince who is recovering from an assassination attempt four days before his coronation, is replaced by a jovial, heartfelt lookalike and the adventure that ensues.

    Speaking on this development, Spuul Global CEO Subin Subaiah said, “We are extremely happy to introduce one of the most successful movies of 2015 to our viewers across India, Pakistan, UK, US and Middle East. Besides providing constant tech support, we also will continue adding newer, fresh and indie content this year for our 12 million users.”

    Some of the latest additions to Spuul’s catalogue over the past few months are movies like Main Aur Charles, Jazbaa, Titli, Dum Laga Ke Haisha, PK and more.

  • Spuul to premiere bollywood blockbuster ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’

    Spuul to premiere bollywood blockbuster ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’

    MUMBAI: Spuul, the popular online streaming service for Indian cinema content has added one of 2015’s biggest blockbuster movies, Sooraj Barjatya’s Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, to its premium catalogue of movies for viewing. The movie will be available on the web, mobile (iOS & Android) as well as on TV’s through Spuul’s Samsung, LG & Panasonic Smart TV apps, Airplay & Chromecast.  

    Keeping in line with Spuul’s strategy of adding fresh content to its library and reducing the gap between satellite and digital premiere, Spuul has brought this Salman Khan starrer to the platform the next day after its satellite premiere.

    Prem Ratan Dhan Payo is one of the most successful Bollywood movies for 2015. Starring Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor and Neil Nitin Mukesh, it is a story about how a stern prince who is recovering from an assassination attempt four days before his coronation, is replaced by a jovial, heartfelt lookalike and the adventure that ensues.

    Speaking on this development, Spuul Global CEO Subin Subaiah said, “We are extremely happy to introduce one of the most successful movies of 2015 to our viewers across India, Pakistan, UK, US and Middle East. Besides providing constant tech support, we also will continue adding newer, fresh and indie content this year for our 12 million users.”

    Some of the latest additions to Spuul’s catalogue over the past few months are movies like Main Aur Charles, Jazbaa, Titli, Dum Laga Ke Haisha, PK and more.

  • Spuul to premier Rajat Kapoor’s ‘X:Past is Present’

    Spuul to premier Rajat Kapoor’s ‘X:Past is Present’

    MUMBAI: Online streaming service for Indian cinema content Spuul is premiering Drishyam Films’ X:Past is Present digitally. 

     

    This will be Rajat Kapoor’s second film to debut on Spuul after Ankhon Dekhi in 2014. The movie will be available across devices like eeb, mobile (iOS, Android), Smart TVs (Samsung, Panasonic, LG), Airplay on iOS, and Chromecast on Android.

     

    X:Past is Present is a 2015 Indian collaborative feature film directed by a team of 11 filmmakers including Abhinav Shiv Tiwari, Anu Menon, Nalan Kumarasamy, Hemant Gaba, Pratim D. Gupta, Q, Raja Sen, Rajshree Ojha, Sandeep Mohan, Sudhish Kamath and Suparn Verma. It features actor-director Rajat Kapoor and Anshuman Jha in the lead.

     

    The movie also stars Huma Qureshi, Radhika Apte and Swara Bhaskar. It revolves around a filmmaker battling mid life crisis who meets a girl half his age. This girl brings back memories of all the women in his life including his lovers, wives and actresses.

     

    Spuul Global CEO Subin Subaiah said, “As one of the leading providers of Bollywood content to viewers across India,Pakistan, UK, US and Middle East, we are constantly investing in growing our library by adding new, popular and in many cases, offbeat, new age titles to our list. In 2016, we will continue to add more diverse cinema to our library thus providing our viewers with fresh content.”

     

    Kapoor added, “With more viewers logging online to consume content, digital platforms like Spuul play a vital role in the ecosystem of cinema. After a successful digital premiere of Ankhon Dekhi on Spuul, we are back with X:Past is Present for the Indian Diaspora.”

     

    Some of the latest additions to Spuul’s catalogue over the past months are movies like Detective Byomkesh Bakshy, Jal, Dum Laga Ke Haisha and Hunterrr.

  • Spuul premieres Aishwarya Rai starrer ‘Jazbaa’

    Spuul premieres Aishwarya Rai starrer ‘Jazbaa’

    MUMBAI: Spuul has added Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s comeback thriller Jazbaa to its library. 

     

    This movie will be available for viewers across the world via premium subscription services. This will be a digital premiere for Spuul.

     

    Jazbaa is a thriller drama, which sees Aishwarya Rai Bachchan portraying the role of a prominent criminal lawyer, who is trying to protect her daughter from the clutches of a kidnaper. This movie also stars Irrfan Khan, Shabana Azmi, Atul Kulkarni and others. 

     

    Jazbaa will be available on Spuul across platforms such as web, mobile, smart TVs and Chromecast.

     

    Spuul Global CEO Subin Subaiah said, “We have added Jazbaa after two months of its theatrical release. It is our aim to continue our efforts and keep updating our library. We will continue to solicit engagements with content partners to provide the best and fresh content to our viewers.”

  • Spuul adds ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’

    Spuul adds ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’

    MUMBAI: Spuul the popular online streaming service for Indian cinema and television has added Yash Raj Films’ ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’ on pay-per-view to their extensive movie catalogue.

     

    ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’ is a light-hearted romantic comedy starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar in lead roles. It released in early 2015 and is produced by Yash Raj Films and directed by Sharat Katariya. The album of the film has been composed by Anu Malik and background score has been given by Italian composer Andrea Guerra. An unusual love story set in the 90s, ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’ breaks the stereotypes on several fronts.

     

    Speaking on this development, Subin Subaiah, CEO, Spuul Global, said, “We have added ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’ after two months of its theatrical release. We endeavour to provide our viewers with the latest and the best content. It is our aim to continue our efforts and keep updating our library.

     

    “A digital distribution platform like Spuul provides us a window to connect with all YRF movie lovers and enables access of our film catalogue by allowing a real movie watching experience anytime and anywhere, as per our viewer’s convenience.” said Anand Gurnani, Vice President – Digital, Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd.

     

    Spuul users worldwide can watch this contemporary slice of life story on all second screen devices including web, mobile, smart TVs, etc.

     

    Spuul, standing by its promise of being consistent with content innovation and a diverse library has added new – age movies like Mary Kom, Ankhon Dekhi, Queen and Dedh Ishqiya. Spuul is working behind the scenes to bring you the best in Indian entertainment so stay tuned for more!