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Big Magic to air season finale of ‘Akbar Birbal’

MUMBAI: Big Magic ‘s flagship show Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal, which thrives on its innovative content, has always been the front-runner in terms of viewership numbers. For years, the show has been at the top of its game, ruling the comedy space on Indian television. The show, which is inspired by the childhood folk tales of Akbar and Birbal, is all set to take viewers on yet another laughter ride in its season finale on August 20 at 8 pm, before they announce the return of the next season soon.

A Big Magic spokesperson said, “This has been one of BIG Magic’s most successful shows, both in terms of the ratings as well as the outpour of love and appreciation we have received from viewers. It is a property that we can proudly call the most unique adaptation of the childhood folk tales of Akbar and Birbal, and it is all a result of the talented cast and crew. The season finale episode will leave viewers longing for more, and it will only be a matter of time that we bring our most loved show back on BIG Magic with yet another exciting season.”

An hour long finale episode will provide a double dose of entertainment with talented artists Kiku Sharda and Vishal Kotian. The finale episode marks Vishal Kotian’s (who portrays the astute Birbal) 500th episodic appearance, which includes his role as Birbal in Birbal aur Viraat, an extension of Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal.

Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal has seen tremendous success and outperformed other popular shows in its genre. Going by the love received from its viewers, it won’t be very long that the popular show comes out with yet another season to rule again.

Big Magic is available across all DTH players such as Tata Sky, Airtel, Videocon, Dish TV, Reliance DigitalTV along with all cable operators as Hathway, DD Free Dish, Incable, Digicable, DEN, 7 Star, ABS, Siticable, Star Broadband and GTPL amongst others.

August 19, 2016
Big Magic to air season finale of ‘Akbar Birbal’

MUMBAI: Big Magic ‘s flagship show Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal, which thrives on its innovative content, has always been the front-runner in terms of viewership numbers. For years, the show has been at the top of its game, ruling the comedy space on Indian television. The show, which is inspired by the childhood folk tales of Akbar and Birbal, is all set to take viewers on yet another laughter ride in its season finale on August 20 at 8 pm, before they announce the return of the next season soon.

A Big Magic spokesperson said, “This has been one of BIG Magic’s most successful shows, both in terms of the ratings as well as the outpour of love and appreciation we have received from viewers. It is a property that we can proudly call the most unique adaptation of the childhood folk tales of Akbar and Birbal, and it is all a result of the talented cast and crew. The season finale episode will leave viewers longing for more, and it will only be a matter of time that we bring our most loved show back on BIG Magic with yet another exciting season.”

An hour long finale episode will provide a double dose of entertainment with talented artists Kiku Sharda and Vishal Kotian. The finale episode marks Vishal Kotian’s (who portrays the astute Birbal) 500th episodic appearance, which includes his role as Birbal in Birbal aur Viraat, an extension of Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal.

Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal has seen tremendous success and outperformed other popular shows in its genre. Going by the love received from its viewers, it won’t be very long that the popular show comes out with yet another season to rule again.

Big Magic is available across all DTH players such as Tata Sky, Airtel, Videocon, Dish TV, Reliance DigitalTV along with all cable operators as Hathway, DD Free Dish, Incable, Digicable, DEN, 7 Star, ABS, Siticable, Star Broadband and GTPL amongst others.

August 19, 2016
Zee Media launches global English news channel Wion

MUMBAI: It is pretty significant that Zee TV group promoter Subhash Chandra used 15 August, India’s 70th Independence Day to launch Zee Media’s global English news channel World is One News (WION) on TV screens. Wion launched as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries and is available in India on Dish TV (#605), Reliance (#459), Tata Sky (#628), Siti – Mumbai (#419) Delhi (#419 ) Bangalore (#319) Indore (#419) Kolkata (#430) and on Den Supreme Mumbai (#371) Kolkata (#371).

Chandra has for long been advocating that the world needs to see south Asia, and more specifically India, through a pair of local unfiltered glasses, not colored by Western or any other perspective. He had announced last year that Zee Media would launch WION and had appointed a former CNN and CNBC journalist Rohit Gandhi to head the news channel as its editor in chief.

For the past couple of months, it has been putting out news on various online platforms, right from YouTube to Facebook and has been focused on presenting global news developments from a south Asian perspective.

Said Gandhi in an opinion piece on the Wion website announcing the launch today: “For decades, media has been pushing the agenda of a country or a group of countries. Primarily Western news outlets have occupied that space and they push their viewpoint. They try and come as close possible to an “unbiased” approach. But they are far removed from reality as they are unable to decipher the intricacies involved… The stories were myopic and many times their selection was biased. The only stories that made to the forefront were about poverty, manual scavenging or the monkeys. I knew that I couldn’t work in a myopic news environment; I had to tell the stories that were nuanced and looked at all sides of a society or societies. “

He added that WION will be “working to deliver an unbiased news network where people will be able to take pride in the phenomenal world that they live in and are able to learn from the successes and failures in general. As we launch the ‘World Is One News’ Network, we hope to share the stories and our journey with you.”

Zee Media has set up bureaus or hired journalists in the major regions including Europe, west Asia and the US.

The channel says it will also have a strong focus on participatory journalism from viewers. “We encourage people to submit their stories, photos, opinions, comments and videos,” says its website.

August 16, 2016
Zee Media launches global English news channel Wion

MUMBAI: It is pretty significant that Zee TV group promoter Subhash Chandra used 15 August, India’s 70th Independence Day to launch Zee Media’s global English news channel World is One News (WION) on TV screens. Wion launched as a free to air satellite service in 37 countries and is available in India on Dish TV (#605), Reliance (#459), Tata Sky (#628), Siti – Mumbai (#419) Delhi (#419 ) Bangalore (#319) Indore (#419) Kolkata (#430) and on Den Supreme Mumbai (#371) Kolkata (#371).

Chandra has for long been advocating that the world needs to see south Asia, and more specifically India, through a pair of local unfiltered glasses, not colored by Western or any other perspective. He had announced last year that Zee Media would launch WION and had appointed a former CNN and CNBC journalist Rohit Gandhi to head the news channel as its editor in chief.

For the past couple of months, it has been putting out news on various online platforms, right from YouTube to Facebook and has been focused on presenting global news developments from a south Asian perspective.

Said Gandhi in an opinion piece on the Wion website announcing the launch today: “For decades, media has been pushing the agenda of a country or a group of countries. Primarily Western news outlets have occupied that space and they push their viewpoint. They try and come as close possible to an “unbiased” approach. But they are far removed from reality as they are unable to decipher the intricacies involved… The stories were myopic and many times their selection was biased. The only stories that made to the forefront were about poverty, manual scavenging or the monkeys. I knew that I couldn’t work in a myopic news environment; I had to tell the stories that were nuanced and looked at all sides of a society or societies. “

He added that WION will be “working to deliver an unbiased news network where people will be able to take pride in the phenomenal world that they live in and are able to learn from the successes and failures in general. As we launch the ‘World Is One News’ Network, we hope to share the stories and our journey with you.”

Zee Media has set up bureaus or hired journalists in the major regions including Europe, west Asia and the US.

The channel says it will also have a strong focus on participatory journalism from viewers. “We encourage people to submit their stories, photos, opinions, comments and videos,” says its website.

August 16, 2016
Tata Sky gets favorable court order against YouTube

MUMBAI: An Indian court has provided relief to Indian DTH TV operator Tata Sky. It had approached the Delhi high court last month with a plea that the video sharing site YouTube should take down user generated videos which taught viewers how to hack the encryption of its set top boxes. Tata Sky had also demanded that the latter should respond promptly to complaints about illegal videos. YouTube had responded that it could have responded to the DTH operators complaint had it been less vague.

The court ruled in its favour, according to a report in the Times of India. “In terms of Rule 3(1)(e) of the Information Technology Intermediaries Guidelines, YouTube is obliged not to host content that violates any law for the time being in force,” Justice S Muralidhar said.

The court also said that in cases where YouTube would be required to act immediately, it should not insist upon the complainant to demonstrate that the complaint falls in the categories identified by it for taking action.

Even as YouTube told the court that it had pulled down the offending Tata Sky videos, others continue to be present on the video platform. One describes how users can hack Airtel and Dish TV India STBs by using software on a pen drive.Another one talks about hacking into a Dish TV box by using a code.

August 16, 2016
Tata Sky gets favorable court order against YouTube

MUMBAI: An Indian court has provided relief to Indian DTH TV operator Tata Sky. It had approached the Delhi high court last month with a plea that the video sharing site YouTube should take down user generated videos which taught viewers how to hack the encryption of its set top boxes. Tata Sky had also demanded that the latter should respond promptly to complaints about illegal videos. YouTube had responded that it could have responded to the DTH operators complaint had it been less vague.

The court ruled in its favour, according to a report in the Times of India. “In terms of Rule 3(1)(e) of the Information Technology Intermediaries Guidelines, YouTube is obliged not to host content that violates any law for the time being in force,” Justice S Muralidhar said.

The court also said that in cases where YouTube would be required to act immediately, it should not insist upon the complainant to demonstrate that the complaint falls in the categories identified by it for taking action.

Even as YouTube told the court that it had pulled down the offending Tata Sky videos, others continue to be present on the video platform. One describes how users can hack Airtel and Dish TV India STBs by using software on a pen drive.Another one talks about hacking into a Dish TV box by using a code.

August 16, 2016
Tata Sky marks decade with all-channels offer to subscribers during Olympics

NEW DELHI: As a special gesture to mark ten years of its completion, subscribers will get to view all the 500 + channels and services that Tata Sky has to offer at no additional cost to their subscription between 8 to 21 August.H, Kapoor and Sons, Airlift, Maanjhi The Mountain Man, Bajirao Mastani, Shaandar, Tamashaa, Tanu Weds Manu Returns, Dil Dhadakne Do, Jazbaa and Badlapur to the subscriber base free of cost.

As a part of the celebrations, Tata Sky is carrying a special ‘Celebrating 10 Years’ logo on its DTH platform.

Tata Sky’s MD & CEO Harit Nagpal said, “We couldn’t have celebrated this milestone without involving our subscribers, who have been at the core of our journey through the decade. Our celebratory offerings are just our way of conveying to our subscribers that Tata Sky ensures they get the best of world class entertainment viewing in abundance.”

He added that this celebratory offer could not have come at a more opportune time as all subscribers can watch the much-awaited Rio Olympics at no additional cost.

Over the last decade, Tata Sky said in a release that it had revolutionised Indian home entertainment by empowering television viewers with choice, control and convenience through a wide array of programming choices and interactive features.

It claimed to have many revolutionary firsts under its belt, right from the PVR (Personal Video Recorder) set-top box, 4K Set top box, to first ever DIY (Do-It-Yourself) videos and an array of successful interactive services, thereby living up to its promise of offering Indian subscribers a world-class television viewing experience through its satellite television service.

August 6, 2016
Tata Sky marks decade with all-channels offer to subscribers during Olympics

NEW DELHI: As a special gesture to mark ten years of its completion, subscribers will get to view all the 500 + channels and services that Tata Sky has to offer at no additional cost to their subscription between 8 to 21 August.H, Kapoor and Sons, Airlift, Maanjhi The Mountain Man, Bajirao Mastani, Shaandar, Tamashaa, Tanu Weds Manu Returns, Dil Dhadakne Do, Jazbaa and Badlapur to the subscriber base free of cost.

As a part of the celebrations, Tata Sky is carrying a special ‘Celebrating 10 Years’ logo on its DTH platform.

Tata Sky’s MD & CEO Harit Nagpal said, “We couldn’t have celebrated this milestone without involving our subscribers, who have been at the core of our journey through the decade. Our celebratory offerings are just our way of conveying to our subscribers that Tata Sky ensures they get the best of world class entertainment viewing in abundance.”

He added that this celebratory offer could not have come at a more opportune time as all subscribers can watch the much-awaited Rio Olympics at no additional cost.

Over the last decade, Tata Sky said in a release that it had revolutionised Indian home entertainment by empowering television viewers with choice, control and convenience through a wide array of programming choices and interactive features.

It claimed to have many revolutionary firsts under its belt, right from the PVR (Personal Video Recorder) set-top box, 4K Set top box, to first ever DIY (Do-It-Yourself) videos and an array of successful interactive services, thereby living up to its promise of offering Indian subscribers a world-class television viewing experience through its satellite television service.

August 6, 2016
Tata Sky and Visa to collaborate for DTH recharge options

Mumbai: Tata Sky and Visa have collaborated to offer Tata Sky subscribers a unique QR code based mobile payment solution, powered by mVisa. Tata Sky subscribers can now recharge their account by scanning the QR code through their mobile phones directly from the TV screen or online on mytatasky.com.

Visa Group country manager, India and South Asia T.R. Ramachandran said, “Visa is focused on digital innovation to accelerate the development of next generation platforms and solutions that will shape digital commerce. mVisa enables secure, digital commerce through the mobile phone, which today has become the single point of access to technology for consumers. The mVisa solution for Tata Sky subscribers will cater to a large user base across India; we will continue to build more such use cases across online and offline channels to accelerate the adoption digital payments.”

Tata Sky MD and CEO Harit Nagpal said ”One of our most important pillars of business at Tata Sky is that Innovation has to be Simple and Easy to Use for all. Convenience to use any new technology is the key to ensuring its mass utility and success. We believe mVisa will help subscribers across India with this payment solution from the comfort of their homes.”

As an introductory offer, subscribers will get 50% additional credit up to a maximum of Rs. 200 on recharge using mVisa. This offer can be availed three times in a calendar month.

India is currently the 2nd largest smartphone market in the world, with over a billion smartphones expected to be sold in the next five years. The increasing popularity and adoption of mobile devices presents a huge opportunity for the growth of mobile-based digital commerce. The mVisa payment solution on Tata Sky will empower over 17 million subscribers spread across Indian cities, towns and villages, to make payments without having to use cash, debit or credit cards and from the comfort of their homes.

In order to make payments, customers simply need to open their bank’s mobile application, select the mVisa option, which will activate their smartphone’s camera. The unique QR code on the TV screen (appears on clicking the home or yellow button on the Tata Sky remote control) will prompt for the payment amount, followed by entering the mPIN, to complete the transaction. It is a card-less solution which facilitates payments by scanning the merchant/service provider’s QR code. Subscribers can also log on to mytatasky.com and recharge their account online using the mVisa payment option.

India is the first market globally where mVisa has been introduced to support the migration from cash to electronic commerce. mVisa is available on the following apps – Axis Bank Mobile Banking App, Bank of Baroda M CLIP App, Bank of India mVisaApp, Pockets by ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank PayZapp andState Bank Anywhere App. Any bank’s mVisa customer can transact on any mVisa merchant.

July 27, 2016
Tata Sky and Visa to collaborate for DTH recharge options

Mumbai: Tata Sky and Visa have collaborated to offer Tata Sky subscribers a unique QR code based mobile payment solution, powered by mVisa. Tata Sky subscribers can now recharge their account by scanning the QR code through their mobile phones directly from the TV screen or online on mytatasky.com.

Visa Group country manager, India and South Asia T.R. Ramachandran said, “Visa is focused on digital innovation to accelerate the development of next generation platforms and solutions that will shape digital commerce. mVisa enables secure, digital commerce through the mobile phone, which today has become the single point of access to technology for consumers. The mVisa solution for Tata Sky subscribers will cater to a large user base across India; we will continue to build more such use cases across online and offline channels to accelerate the adoption digital payments.”

Tata Sky MD and CEO Harit Nagpal said ”One of our most important pillars of business at Tata Sky is that Innovation has to be Simple and Easy to Use for all. Convenience to use any new technology is the key to ensuring its mass utility and success. We believe mVisa will help subscribers across India with this payment solution from the comfort of their homes.”

As an introductory offer, subscribers will get 50% additional credit up to a maximum of Rs. 200 on recharge using mVisa. This offer can be availed three times in a calendar month.

India is currently the 2nd largest smartphone market in the world, with over a billion smartphones expected to be sold in the next five years. The increasing popularity and adoption of mobile devices presents a huge opportunity for the growth of mobile-based digital commerce. The mVisa payment solution on Tata Sky will empower over 17 million subscribers spread across Indian cities, towns and villages, to make payments without having to use cash, debit or credit cards and from the comfort of their homes.

In order to make payments, customers simply need to open their bank’s mobile application, select the mVisa option, which will activate their smartphone’s camera. The unique QR code on the TV screen (appears on clicking the home or yellow button on the Tata Sky remote control) will prompt for the payment amount, followed by entering the mPIN, to complete the transaction. It is a card-less solution which facilitates payments by scanning the merchant/service provider’s QR code. Subscribers can also log on to mytatasky.com and recharge their account online using the mVisa payment option.

India is the first market globally where mVisa has been introduced to support the migration from cash to electronic commerce. mVisa is available on the following apps – Axis Bank Mobile Banking App, Bank of Baroda M CLIP App, Bank of India mVisaApp, Pockets by ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank PayZapp andState Bank Anywhere App. Any bank’s mVisa customer can transact on any mVisa merchant.

July 27, 2016