Following the record-breaking success of the Desi pantomime Surinderella, Rifco Theatre has announced the triumphant return of its glittering hit musical Frankie Goes to Bollywood, touring theatres across the UK from April to June 2026. Fresh off Surinderella’ opening at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre where the show sold out, and brought in 60 per cent first-time theatre […]
Netflix and Yash Raj Films (YRF) have announced a partnership to bring a selection of Bollywood films to audiences around the world. The partnership, effective immediately, gives access to a curated lineup of YRF films that will roll out in phases to celebrate special occasions, festivals, and iconic cinematic moments. Celebrating the King of Bollywood, […]
Channelbox has announced the UK launch of BollywoodMasala, a vibrant new entertainment channel from Mumbai, on Freeview channel 271. The launch coincides with South Asia Heritage Month, highlighting the importance of cultural storytelling and regional media excellence. BollywoodMasala delivers short-form content in HD covering the latest in the Hindi film industry, from red carpet premieres […]
QYOU Media India has entered a partnership with Bollywood Hungama to launch a new Connected TV channel in Q4 2023 called BH Live TV Powered by QYOU Media. The new channel marks the addition of Bollywood content to QYOU Media India’s multi-genre FAST channels content library. The channel will feature all news and gossip surrounding […]
Pro Panja League, India’s first-ever professional armwrestling promotion, gets a major boost as Legendary Bollywood actor and entrepreneur Suniel Shetty joins the promotion as a minority stakeholder. Shetty, who has already garnered reputation for his business acumen over the past decade, has come on board as an equity partner at the group level. Pro Panja […]
Channelbox has launched three Bollywood channels including Bollywood HD, Bollywood Classic and music channel Balle Balle. The new channels join other broadcasts from India such as Hindi language news channel Times Navbharat and music and entertainment channel Zoom, both part of the Times Now group. “There are over a million expats from India living in […]
Virgin Media is making premium Asian TV channels available for all TV customers at no extra cost to celebrate Diwali. From November 1st until November 14th, Virgin Media customers can access 15 Indian pay-TV channels including Colors Gujarati, SONY MAX2 and Zee Cinema HD. David Bouchier, Chief TV & Entertainment Officer at Virgin Media O2, […]
Luxembourg-based M7 Group, owned by Canal+, has concluded a satellite capacity and distribution agreement with Bucharest-based Television Services Europe for the carriage of Romanian sports channel Sport Extra. While M7 Platform Services provides end-to-end satellite distribution services via Thor 6 at 1 degree West, Sport Extra is carried via Focus Sat, M7’s Direct-to-Home TV platform […]
Cartoon Network is set to entertain its fans in India with its latest action-comedy Dabangg – The Animated Series, starting May 31st, every day at 12pm. The series (104 HHs) stars the fearless super-cop Chulbul Pandey and is one of the first animated series to retain the original version of a popular Bollywood character rather […]
Bollywood star Shreyas Talpade has launched his own OTT platform, Nine Rãsã, offering theatre and performing arts content. As the pandemic continues to affect the theatre and arts industry, Talpade has launched the platform to enable the show to go on, and provide theatre fans with an online viewing experience. Commenting on the launch, Talpade […]