Global anti-piracy coalition sues 2 South Asian pirate services

The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has a filed lawsuit  in a New York federal court in New York against South Asian pirate video services, Desi TV and Live TV. The case, filed last week, is consistent with similar lawsuits coordinated by IBCAP and also includes claims against a seller of the illegal services — a […]

Zee announces channel rates; keeps Zee TV, some driver channels out of bouquets

Zee Entertainment announced Sunday the rates of its TV channels to conform to regulator TRAI’s tariff regime (NTO 2.0), but has priced some driver channels like Zee TV and Zee Bangla (both SD and HD versions) over the mandated cap of Rs. 12 to take them out of the over 20 bouquets it has formulated. […]

AP CM launches devotional TV channel in Hindi, Kannada

Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Tuesday launched the Kannada and Hindi versions of Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel at Tirumala in the presence of Sri Subudendra Thirtha Swamy of Mantralayam Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt. The 24-hour devotional satellite TV channel in Telugu was first launched by the then President Pratibha Patil in 2008 […]

ABP News’ ‘Saas Bahu Aur Saazish’ completes 18 years

ABP News’ number one entertainment show in the Hindi news genre, ‘Saas Bahu Saazish’ (SBS) has completed 18 years in the television news industry. SBS has earned a special place in the hearts of all entertainment enthusiasts over the years by combining the finest of news and entertainment both on and behind the camera, to deliver […]

American social platform ‘Lunchclub’ launches in India

The American social platform and AI-powered company that uses machine learning algorithms to connect professionals has officially launched in India. Pritish Nair, who was previously at Prodigy Finance and GrabOn, has been appointed as India’s lead for the platform. The service, which at present is free to use, will soon have a tiered subscription model […]

Superights signs ViacomCBS to launch ‘Anna & Friends’

The distribution arm of France’s Superprod Group has signed a pact with the leading global media and entertainment company ViacomCBS for Nickelodeon International show ‘Anna & Friends’ to launch across the world outside North America. Nickelodeon will specifically bring episodes to Asia-Pacific territories, excluding mainland China, as well as to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin […]