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27 March 2020 Volume 70 Issue No:11
  LATEST STORIES
 
 
Television | TV Channels
 
Prasar Bharati to bring back 80's popular mythological epics  
At one time, India's streets used to empty out when two particular programmes came on air, just like the roads are deserted today in the age of the novel coronavirus. We are referring to the two epic dramas that used to be telecast on Doordarshan in the eighties – Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan and BR Chopra's Mahabharat.  
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iWorld | OTT  
ZEE5 opens up premium, new original shows for free  
During this unprecedented situation and lockdown across the country, ZEE5 is providing an uninterrupted dose of entertainment to all those who are confined to their home via its initiative #BeCalmBeEntertained. As part of this initiative, ZEE5 will bring a slate of new original shows for its users to stream it across devices.  
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iWorld | OTT  
Time spent on OTT audio streaming apps goes up by 42%  
The COVID19 crisis has changed the average Indian's life. With schools and colleges being shut coupled with corporates and governments encouraging employees to work from home, Indians in the metropolitan cities are looking at ways to keep themselves entertained and/ or to find "companions".  
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Television | TV Channels  
TV ad volume grew by 21% from 2016 to 2019  
The year 2019 was all about NTO and its impact; the transition period and the black-out threatened to bring down TV viewership. But despite all these, TV viewing minutes in India remained stable at 48.4 trillion in 2019, and in the last four years, television viewership has grown by 38 per cent.  
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Press Releases
» IPRS announces emergency relief package for its members
» ShopClues rises to the occasion; announces sale of daily home necessities on its platform starting at INR 49
» VMate Among the Top 10 Most Downloaded Social Media Apps Worldwide
» MX Player Wins Big At The App Annie Top Publisher Awards
 
Videos
More News From Indian Television
Shemaroo Entertainment and Resso inks music licensing deal
Shemaroo Entertainment Limited has entered into a strategic music licensing partnership with Resso in India, the world's first social music streaming app from ByteDance, the international technology company based out of Beijing and the parent company of TikTok..................... Read More...
 
ZMCL appoints Amitabh Kumar as additional director
Zee Media Corporation Ltd's (ZMCL) board of directors has approved the appointment of Amitabh Kumar as an additional director in the category of non-executive non-independent director with effect from 26 March 2020 until the conclusion of the ensuing annual general meeting of the company to be held in the calendar year 2020............... Read More...
Hoichoi taking measures to reduce internet consumption overload
In the wake of COVID-19 security measures, where the government is advising the population to stay home, work from home and follow social distancing, internet consumption has risen to such an extent that the COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India) has requested prominent streaming platforms to reduce their bitrates............. Read More...
More Indian Stories From Elsewhere
   
»   Vodafone Idea, Airtel, Jio set up war rooms to monitor networks during Covid-19 crisis
»   South Africa's Telkom to close all its stores during lockdown
»   Ericsson bags network modernization deal from MTS
    Source: ET Telecom
»   Bundesliga giants make €20 million donation to help fellow clubs through coronavirus pandemic
»   Leeds United players and coaching staff to defer wages during coronavirus pandemic
    Source: Goal
»   It's Good to Be a Cable King During a Pandemic
»   Trump Campaign's Threat on TV Licenses May Be Mostly Bluster
    Source: Bloomberg Quint
»   Hyderabad's well-known sports administrator Jairaj passes away
    Source: TOI
»   This is not like a one-quarter hit; it will take time: PVR chief Ajay Bijli
    Source: BS
     
»   Turn off the microwave to boost wifi, says UK''s media regulator
    Source: Zee Biz
»   Phone services likely to be hit as telecom towers stare at diesel crunch amid COVID-19 lockdown
    Source: India Tv News
»   Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium to store coronavirus donations
    Source: HT
»   TV Viewership Climbing With People Stuck At Home By Virus
    Source: Republic World
     
     
More International Stories From Elsewhere
   
»   Mr Motivator makes TV return on BBC to keep Britain fit in lockdown
»   Sky and BT will 'lose £1bn if sporting events stay shut until August'
    Source: The Guardian
»   'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' to Start Streaming on Hulu Friday
»   Dish Is Making Sling TV Streaming Package Free for Two Weeks
    Source: Variety
»   Facebook appoints Treasury's Kimmitt as lead independent board director
»   Microsoft acquires 5G specialist Affirmed Networks
    Source: Tech Crunch
»   Promax Boosts Virtual Meetings to Stay Connected During Crisis
»   NBCU CEO Jeff Shell Positive for COVID-19
    Source: Broadcasting Cable
»   Deeper Dive - What is Facebank and why did it merge with fuboTV?
»   TV antenna use surges amid coronavirus outbreak
    Source: Fierce Video
»   Shaw Communications Founder JR Shaw Dies at 85
»   Sen. Klobuchar's Husband out of Hospital
    Source: Multichannel
»   Disney+ launches with 5 million downloads on Day 1
»   Viaplay to launch in Iceland
    Source: Broadband Tv News
»   CPB Gets $75 Million in Emergency Funds
    Source: Tv Technology
     
     
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