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ZEE5 Brings on Board Former Twitter India Head Taranjeet Singh

16Oct By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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ZEE5 Brings on Board Former Twitter India Head Taranjeet Singh

Entertainment company Zee Entertainment EnteEntertainment company Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEE) has taken on board former Twitter India country manager Taranjeet Singh. The company has appointed him as the chief revenue officer for its video-on-demand service ZEE5.rprises (ZEE) has taken on board former Twitter India country manager Taranjeet Singh. The company has appointed him as the chief revenue officer for its video-on-demand service ZEE5. Singh had put in his papers at the micro-blogging social network last month. At ZEE5, apart from looking after the revenues, the new chief revenue officer will also head new projects. Singh will be responsible to report in to Tarun Katial who is the CEO of ZEE5 India. “Taranjeet’s extensive experience in the media sector across print,...

Facebook Launches Video-on-Demand Service Facebook Watch

30Aug By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Facebook Launches Video-on-Demand Service Facebook Watch

With all the social media platforms coming up with various innovations, Facebook has also introduced its Facebook Watch video-on-demand service for all users. With this particular feature, the users can view video on different categories like sports, news, entertainment along with videos from content creators. Facebook Watch will provide an experience similar to that of YouTube where users can comment and react to videos on real time. This feature was first launched in 2017 in the US, however, now it will be available for all the users. The company is basically launching the Watch service globally to boost its advertisement revenue. "Taking Watch global also means new opportunities for creators and publishers around the world. We’re expanding our Ad Breaks program so more partners can ...

Star India Will Promote Indian Content Internationally Using Hotstar

22Jan By AdityaNo Comments

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Star India Will Promote Indian Content Internationally Using Hotstar

Media major Star India is quite upbeat over the viewership numbers of Hotstar and gearing up to engage more global audience by placing high quality Indian content on its video streaming platform, said a top official. Speaking to Pixr8, Star India Managing Director Sanjay Gupta said, "Hotstar is witnessing over 100 million new users coming to the platform every month across the globe." As part of its strategy to address all age groups, Star is ensuring a strong presence across screens, be it television, iPads or mobile handsets couped with strong content, he explained. To maintain its leadership position in the digital space, the company is investing heavily on content and has acquired broadcasting rights of the major sporting events such as IPL, Kabbadi apart from adding India-spe...

Voot Video-on-Demand Service Launched in India

30Mar By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Voot Video-on-Demand Service Launched in India

Media and entertainment major Viacom18 Tuesday launched its advertising-led video-on-demand platform Voot. Voot, a 50:50 joint venture between Viacom Group and the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, will have a large repository of original content and roll out shows in both long and short formats across genres like comedy and drama. The platform will have kids characters from across networks, from Nick characters like Dora, Spongebob, Motu Patlu to external popular characters like Chhota Bheem and Pokémon. It will also move its content library including Colors, MTV and Nick to be digitally available only on Voot. "This market is at the cusp of a digital boom with over 400 million Internet users and over 200 million smartphone users spending significant amount of tim...