Amazon recently acquired certain assets of MX Player, including the MX Player app, a leading free streaming OTT service in India. With this acquisition, Amazon is merging two of India’s most popular free AVOD (or ad-supported video on demand) services – MX Player and Amazon miniTV into one service - Amazon MX Player. In September, over 250 million unique users enjoyed access to thousands of original shows, popular movies and international shows dubbed in local languages on the combined service, … [Read more...] about Amazon and MX Player join forces to accelerate premium free entertainment for 250 million users in India
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Warner Bros. International Television Production reveals extensive slate of 20 new formats for MIPCOM
Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) has revealed a wide-ranging slate of 20 new formats for autumn 2024 and beyond, launching to the international market at MIPCOM later this month. As buyers have come to expect from WBITVP, the new slate covers reality, entertainment and factual entertainment genres, as well as scripted formats, and incorporates iconic content brands, innovative twists on established hits and one very entertaining and utterly compelling physical … [Read more...] about Warner Bros. International Television Production reveals extensive slate of 20 new formats for MIPCOM
GRB Media Ranch Announces Unprecedented New Slate for MIPCOM
GRB Media Ranch has announced the acquisition and presentation of an extraordinary slate of newly acquired diverse programming, bringing its content slate to over 5,200 catalog hours which will be available at MIPCOM. Included in the catalog are over 150 new hours of factual programming: Paranormal, True Crime, Food/Travel, Docs, all acquired within one year after the landmark merger of GRB and Media Ranch. This impressive collection features a diverse array of genres, including gripping true … [Read more...] about GRB Media Ranch Announces Unprecedented New Slate for MIPCOM
JioCinema Appoints Ishan Chatterjee as Chief Business Officer
JioCinema, India’s leading digital entertainment destination announced the appointment of Ishan Chatterjee as Chief Business Officer. Ishan’s appointment reflects JioCinema’s commitment to accelerate its transformation into a tech-enabled company, delivering cutting-edge, seamless digital experiences to its rapidly expanding user base. As Chief Business Officer, Ishan takes charge of overall monetization for JioCinema. In this role, he is responsible for Revenues from Sports, and SMB revenue … [Read more...] about JioCinema Appoints Ishan Chatterjee as Chief Business Officer
ZEE5 Global announces Mithya Season 2 with Huma Qureshi and Avantika Dasani set to return
ZEE5 Global, the world's largest streaming platform for South Asian content announces the return of the psychological drama ‘Mithya’, for a thrilling second season after the success of the first season. The series revolves around the tumultuous relationship between two half-sisters, marked by ambition, betrayal, and revenge. Directed by Kapil Sharma and produced by Applause Entertainment in association with Rose Audio Visual Production, the second season of Mithya features a stellar cast, … [Read more...] about ZEE5 Global announces Mithya Season 2 with Huma Qureshi and Avantika Dasani set to return
BBC Studios to launch Outrageous at MIPCOM
BBC Studios has announced that the stars of Outrageous, the brand-new drama from Firebird Pictures, co-commissioned by UKTV and BritBox International, will head to Mipcom to launch the series. On screen stars Bessie Carter (Bridgerton), Joanna Vanderham (Crime), Joshua Sasse (Love is in the Air, Galavant) and James Purefoy (The Veil, Malpractice), will be joined in Cannes by the shows writer and creator Sarah Williams (Small Island, Flesh and Blood, The Long Song) and Executive Producer from … [Read more...] about BBC Studios to launch Outrageous at MIPCOM