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Q India in 100m TV homes

QYOU Media has announced that The Q India, the company’s Hindi language youth oriented channel available in India, has reached its 2021 goal of distribution to 100 million TV households as a result of launching on both DD Free Dish & Dish TV in April. Sunder Aaron, Co-Founder and General Manager of QYOU Media India, […]

April 9, 2021

Analyst: Disney+ rollout a success in SE Asia

The rollout of Disney+ in Southeast Asia is going strong, as the streaming platform launched in India in April 2020, followed by Indonesia in September 2020 and more recently Singapore in February 2021. With approximately 30 millions subscribers already (30 per cent of all Disney+ subscribers), Disney surpassed its own previsions. Different factors can explain […]

April 8, 2021

Viacom18 strengthens Digital Ventures business with senior hires

Viacom18, India’s media and entertainment network, has announced the appointment Chanpreet Arora as Business Head – AVOD (Voot), and of Vineet Govil as Chief Technology Officer at Viacom18 Digital Ventures. In her new role Chanpreet Arora will drive the AVOD business – VOOT and will be responsible for leading AVOD led partnerships that are key […]

April 8, 2021

India’s DD Free Dish tops 40m users

India’s Doordarshan’s Free Dish FTA system has about 40 million users, according to the E&Y FICCI Media Entertainment Report 2020. E&Y FICCI’s report says the reason for the growth is lower-cost TV sets, improved economic activity and the return of some major broadcasting names to the free-to-view package. India’s television households will continue to grow […]

March 29, 2021By Chris Forrester

Eurosport India acquires India vs Oman and UAE matches

Eurosport and Eurosport HD India, the sports channels from the house of Discovery, have scored the broadcasting rights for the upcoming FIFA friendly matches of team India. The Indian National Team who are currently in the United Arab Emirates will be playing 2 matches in the upcoming FIFA international friendlies on 25th and 29th of […]

March 24, 2021

SES delivering to 361m homes

The annual SES Satellite Monitor survey shows that, globally, 361 million homes are being reached by SES (as at the end of 2020), but this is a fall from 2019 data, which stood at 367 million. Nick Stubbs, SES’s SVP/GM for Western Europe, hosted a briefing event and Ricardo Topham, senior market business analyst at […]

March 23, 2021By Chris Forrester

Eurosport India acquires BCL rights

Eurosport and Eurosport HD India, the sports channels from the house of Discovery, have brought to its fans the Bihar Cricket League (BCL), a T20 League which is an initiative of Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) – one of the oldest cricket associations of the country and Elite Sports Management. The league has already started will […]

March 22, 2021

ISRO changes focus

India’s Space Research organisation (ISRO) has declared it will now focus on research and development. The move means ISRO will offload most of its space-related activities. ISRO chairman Kailasavadivoo Sivan says that the decision will open up the company and the sector to more privately-funded participation in the space sector. “The future of space activities […]

March 17, 2021By Chris Forrester

Devas vs ISRO lawsuit continues

A 12-year lawsuit worth more than $1.2 billion between Devas Multimedia and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) looks no closer to settlement. ISRO had a commercial arm, Antrix, and in 2005 Antrix sold 70 MHz of S-band satellite capacity to Devas Multimedia. The deal was later the subject of civil and criminal proceedings in […]

February 26, 2021By Chris Forrester

Analyst: Hybrid models driving Indian VoD market

Futuresource Consulting’s latest Video Insights India report maps out the dynamics of this key emerging and increasingly-dynamic video battleground. An already rapidly evolving market, the pandemic has driven further change, with many consumers protecting disposable income by reducing pay-TV subscriptions and topping up viewing with SVoD and AVoD services. Pay-TV Operators Want Their Slice of […]

February 25, 2021