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  • Viacom18 launches Colors Tamil HD in Singapore on Star Hub

    Viacom18 launches Colors Tamil HD in Singapore on Star Hub

    MUMBAI: After entering the Tamil GEC market, Viacom18, one of India’s largest entertainment conglomerates, has launched Colors Tamil HD on Star Hub, (channel no. 132) in Singapore.

    The channel went live on 3 July 2018, on Star Hub with five original fiction series. On 14 July, Tamil superstar Arya will visit Singapore to celebrate the channel launch and engage in a fan meet and greet whilst in the city.

    “Regional content is growing exponentially and Singapore with nearly half a million Tamil speaking households is a significant regional entertainment broadcasting market. Colors Tamil HD is one of our path breaking channels that promise to deliver new and never seen before content to Singaporean Tamils. Thanks to our successful partnership with Star Hub, we are now happy to be part of the Tamil speaking homes in Singapore directly” said Viacom18 head, regional entertainment Ravish Kumar.

    With this entry, IndiaCast Media Distribution Pvt. Ltd. – a TV18 and Viacom18 joint venture will further strengthen its network presence, after having successfully popularised COLORS and MTV in the region. The company’s mandate includes domestic distribution, placement services, international channel distribution, marketing and advertising sales, new media (digital) distribution and content syndication for all the group companies -TV18, Viacom18, ETV network and Turner International India.

    Adding to this, IndiaCast group CEO Anuj Gandhi said “We are delighted to associate with Star Hub in yet another momentous launch occasion. After having successfully positioned Colors & Rishtey globally, it gives us immense pleasure to now take Colors Tamil HD to the Tamil diaspora across the globe starting with Singapore. We are confident that this will be a whole new experience for the Tamil speaking audience and offer them new, refreshing entertainment.”

    Launched in the month of February, 2018, Colors Tamil HD is the youngest family entertainment channel from Viacom18 that thrives to entertain Tamil speaking viewers, around the globe, through distinctive and most powerful stories that empathise, inspire and celebrate a woman and her family.

    Colors Tamil HD primarily focuses on storytelling and matches the heritage of the traditionally rich Tamil Nadu culture with qualitative and innovative programming. Some of their flagship programmes are Velunatchi, Perazhagi, Sivagami, Arya’s Enge Veetu Maapilai and Colors Super Kids.

  • Zee Sports completes deals with foreign broadcasters for Abu Dhabi series

    Zee Sports completes deals with foreign broadcasters for Abu Dhabi series

    MUMBAI: Zee Sports has reached agreements with major international broadcasters and radio players for the DLF Cup, India-Pakistan One Day International series. The entire multimedia rights for all the major television territories have been finalised.

    For Pakistan, Zee Sports has signed agreements with PTV for their terrestrial network and on Ten Sports for C&S homes. Hum FM will provide the live radio commentary in Pakistan and the Middle East. In Singapore the matches will be available on Star Hub. For the Malaysian territory, Astro All Asia Network will broadcast the two-match series.

    For the USA, the channel has entered into agreement with Echostar Satellite for the DLF Cup. Zee will leverage its international network in the United Kingdom, Europe, Middle East and South Africa, where the matches will be broadcast through its own Zee International feeds in the respective countries.

    Commenting on the deals, Zee Sports business head Himanshu Mody offers, “We are pleased to enter into agreements with various international broadcasters for telecast of this series between India and Pakistan. Our internal syndication team has been able to do a very effective job in a very short span of time.”

    Zee Sports has acquired the global media rights for all matches that India will play in non-ICC member countries. As part of the deal 25 matches will be played over a period of 5 years with an average of 5 matches per year. The global media rights comprise television, radio and Internet rights. The rights are for a period of five years from 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2011.