OTT Players - Indian Broadcasting World

Million+ DD Chandana subs; pubcaster gets southern digital boost

Riding on the back of quality content and digital first approach, Prasar Bharati’s digital platforms from the southern region of India have come a long way in just over a couple of years.

While DD Chandana (Karnataka) has become the first from the region to achieve one million subscr...

HBO Max, Radio Canada acquire ‘All The Way Up’

Streaming service from AT&T’s WarnerMedia, HBO Max, and Canadian pubcaster Radio Canada have acquired the streaming rights of French actor-director Franck Gastambide’s hit Canal Plus show ‘All the Way Up’.

‘All the Way Up’, which is a comedy series that unfolds ...

Synamedia rolls out OTT ServiceGuard against pirates

Synamedia, one of the largest independent video software providers, has launched Synamedia OTT ServiceGuard to shut out streaming pirates.

The new product can help the global media and entertainment industry to systemically address the inherent weaknesses that make it easy for pirate...

ZEE5 set to release ‘Aafat-E-Ishq’ Oct.29

Streaming platform ZEE5 is all set to release ‘Aafat-E-Ishq’, the Indian adaptation of the multi-awarded international Hungarian film ‘Liza, the Fox-Fairy’. Directed by Indrajit Nattoji and starring Neha Sharma, Deepak Dobriyal, Amit Sial, Namit Das, and Ila Arun, ‘Aafat-E-Ishq’ will premiere on October 29, 2021. Produced by

Disney+ to launch in Hong Kong Nov.2021

The Walt Disney Company is all set to launch Disney+ streaming service in Hong Kong on November 16, 2021. According to Variety, the platform will be offered at HK$73 ($8.97) per month or as an annual package costing ...

Ullu unveils first look of ‘Shabana’

Indian on-demand streaming platform released the first teaser poster of the fascinating drama ‘Shabana’ on Thursday.

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Amazing and grim battle for survival. Guess it will end up in Supreme Court. All that NCLT asked Zee to do was to file a reply to Invesco petition for a EGM. Now this is getting too serious. So far Invesco has been hammered for demanding an EGM. What is Zee upto? Ofcourse my lawyer community knows better!

Ashok Mansukhani, Corporate Law and Media Law Advocate at Ashokmansukhani Associates

“The India-made set-top boxes will help generate employment while reducing lead time. The boxes have been tested and re-tested beyond the factory floor for quality assurance, and we hope this endeavor will help us to serve the Indian consumers even better.”

Harit Nagpal MD and CEO, Tata Sky

“India lives in several centuries at the same time, Content is king…distribution is god…that play of god and king will continue but differentiation of content will play a critical part in decision making.”

Megha Tata, South Asia MD, Discovery Communications

“Backed by our network’s longstanding legacy of journalistic independence, credibility, and high standards of ethical journalism, we were always confident that ABP Nadu would be successful in connecting meaningfully with the Tamilars. But the fact that it has started garnering these numbers in justtwo weeks since its launch - is a moment of immense pride for all of us. Our entire team has worked dedicatedly towards ensuring that the viewers’ get the most-accurate predictions and the most credible election coverage on all platforms of ABP. I’m happy to see that Tamil viewers, too, have so much faith in ourcontent.”

Avinash Pandey, CEO, ABP Network said

“I want to assure all stakeholders that GTPL continues to remain committed to creating greater value even in these uncertain times. We shall endeavor to meet increasing demands of our customers across all markets while taking adequate measures to mitigate risks while taking care of our employees, assets and communities.”