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  • Colors Infinity unleashes four new shows this festive season

    Colors Infinity unleashes four new shows this festive season

    MUMBAI: Colors Inifinity has lined up a slew of shows like Broadchurch, State Of Affairs, The Honorable Woman and Strictly Come Dancing this festive season.

    While Broadchurch and State of Affairs have already launched on the channel, The Honorable Woman and Strictly Come Dancing are slated to launch on 16 and 21 December respectively.

     Season 1 & 2 of the British crime-drama series Broadchurch airs every Wednesday at 9 pm. The series follows the disrupted lives of the residents of Broadchurch; a small, coastal town. The community faces harrowing police investigations and unwanted media attention when the corpse of an 11 year old boy, Danny Latimer is discovered. Discover the secrets of Broadchurch with the out-of-town detective Inspector Alec Hardy played by David Tennant and detective Sgt. Ellie Miller played by Olivia Colman.

     Colors Infinity airs the first season of State of Affairs at 9 pm every Thursday. The show is an American espionage thriller series, starring Katherine Heigl as CIA analyst Charleston Tucker, who is tasked with assembling and presenting the President’s daily briefing on the most vital security issues facing the country, and Alfre Woodard as the first black woman to be elected President of the United States, Constance Payton.

     On Wednesday, 16 December, Strictly Come Dancing’s season 11 will make its debut on the channel at 8 pm. The show sees celebrity-professional dancer duos take on each other in ballroom. The format of the show has been exported to over 40 countries, having inspired several other reality dance shows and spin offs.

     The last one in the row is the first season of The Honorable Woman, a British political spy thriller, which revolves around the life of Nessa Stein played by Maggie Gyllenhaal an Anglo-Israeli businesswoman who finds herself amidst an international pandemonium when she inherits her family’s arms business. The series will premiere on 21 December at 9 pm.

  • BBC Worldwide inks VOD deal with Tata Sky

    BBC Worldwide inks VOD deal with Tata Sky

    MUMBAI: In its first VOD deal in India, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Worldwide has signed an agreement with direct to home (DTH) provider Tata Sky’s SVOD and TVOD services.

     

    As a part of this deal, subscribers in eight Indian metros will have the opportunity to access the best of the BBC’s drama and comedy via BBC On-Demand, on Tata Sky. Viewers can also access it online via their TVs, PCs, tablets and mobiles.

     

    Programmes that will be available on the service includes Luther, starring Idris Alba, who won a Golden Globe for his role as a brilliant but emotionally impulsive murder detective; The Honorable Woman starring Maggie Gyllenhaal who won a Golden Globe for her portrayal of a powerful businesswoman haunted by events from her past in a thriller set in the Middle East; and Burton and Taylor, based on the legendary acting duo, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor starring Dominic West and Helena Bonham Carter.

     

    The block will kick-start with the classic hit Yes, Prime Minister, contemporary comedy, Citizen Khan and the endearing drama, Being Erica.

     

    “In a study commissioned by BBC Worldwide earlier this year, we found that quality of content, British humour, and a love of original British dramas were the top reasons why people, including Indians, enjoy British television programmes. We are very excited to be working with Tata Sky to bring these award winning and high quality programmes, many never before seen in India, to Tata Sky’s subscribers, where they can access them anytime, anywhere,” said BBC Worldwide India SVP and GM Myleeta Aga.

     

    Tata Sky chief content officer Paolo Agostinelli added, “We are very pleased to be partnering with BBC Worldwide to launch BBC-on-demand, Viewing habits and customer needs in the industry are evolving as fast as ever. We are committed to remain the best choice in the country when it comes to premium entertainment, which means we must be able to offer top branded content and the best viewing experience, including increasingly popular time-shifted and device-shifted binge viewing content. We are confident that this is only the start of a very fruitful relationship with BBC.”