YuppTV Scope partners with ION broadband

YuppTV Scope, the single subscription OTT platform for South-Asian content, has partnered with ION broadband, to offer OTT services to their broadband users. YuppTV Scope offers a unified interface to all premium OTT apps such as SonyLiv, Zee5, EpicOn, and Yupp TV using a single subscription, while eliminating the task of accessing multiple apps, the […]

SPNI appoints Prashant Bhatt as head of programming, Sony SAB

Sony Pictures Network Entertainment has appointed Prashant Bhatt as Head – Programming, Sony SAB. In his new role, Prashant will be leading the content and programming division for the channel and will be responsible for managing the content line-up and the channel’s creative strategy. Prashant will be reporting to Neeraj Vyas, Business Head – Sony […]

Discovery India’s Amol Mujumdar passes away

Discovery Communications India Associate Director – Distribution and Eurosport strategy Amol Mujumdar passed away on Sunday morning due to a heart attack. Mujumdar has worked with Discovery Communications India for over seven years. He had joined the company as Associate Director – Finance Operations in December 2014. Before Discovery, he was Deputy Associate Director Finance […]

SITI Networks Q2 revenue up at Rs. 3,672 mn.

SITI Networks Limited, one of India’s largest MSOs, has reported revenue (excluding activation) increase to Rs. 3,672 million in Q2 of FY22 from Rs.3,615 million in the previous quarter. The company’s subscription revenue, however, remained flat at Rs. 2,350 million in Q2. SITI Broadband too observed a base jump of 20 percent  y-o-y and 7 percent […]

Sony TV launches new show ‘Kaamnaa’

The Indian pay television GEC channel Sony TV is all set to launch a brand new show titled ‘Kaamnaa’, a journey of a middle-class couple, Manav and Akanksha, with different ideologies. The show is all to bring a fresh youthful perspective and features Chandni Sharma, Abhishek Rawat, Manav Gohil, Tasneem Ali, and Nitish Prashar in the […]

Guest Column: Are b’casters battling tariff regime or resisting regulations?

A.  BACKGROUND TO NEW TARIFF ORDER:2 1. On 01.2020, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) issued amendments to the Digital Tariff Order (popularly known as N.T.O.:1) issued earlier on 03.03.2017 titled The Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services (Eighth) (Addressable Systems) Tariff Order, 2017 (Tariff Order 2017). 2. The Explanatory Memorandum to the amended Tariff […]