Mumbai- Viacom18 has announced Saugato Bhowmik’s appointment as the Head of its Integrated Network Solutions (INS) business unit. INS has been instrumental in developing brand solutions for consumers and live properties across music and entertainment genres. Saugato takes on the baton from Jaideep Singh who will be moving on from the organization. Along with this new role, Saugato will continue to head the Consumer Products business line at Viacom18. … [Read more...] about New head at Viacom18
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ITV’s Meet The Parents
ITV has commissioned Meet The Parents from ITV Studios, a brand-new dating series hosted by Holly Willoughby. She puts the romantic futures of a group of singletons into the hands of the people who know them best: their parents. In their quest to find love, nothing is off limits, as the picker looking for romance gets to ask their potential suitors’ parents anything. While the parents are being quizzed, the guys and girls hoping to be chosen see and hear everything, and have no control over … [Read more...] about ITV’s Meet The Parents
Viacom18 enhances VOOT
India- Viacom18 has announced the launch of its marketing blitzkrieg for its digital VOD service VOOT. In a massive push, VOOT will unleash a national marketing campaign with a special focus on the top six markets of Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad. The campaign has been launched with the objective of making VOOT a preferred destination for quality entertainment content consumption through over the top services. With over 17,000 hours of programming (across … [Read more...] about Viacom18 enhances VOOT
New partners for Supermax
Globo’s first original production for the international market Supermax recently reeled in another major partner in the Ibero-American audiovisual industry. Mediaset España is now part of the project as co-producer and will be responsible to broadcast the series to Spanish audiences on Canal Cuatro. The group is the newest member of co-producers, alongside the Mexican network TV Azteca, the Argentinean TVP (Televisión Publica de Argentina) and Oficina Burman, owned by the Argentinean … [Read more...] about New partners for Supermax
EUTELSAT 65 satellite goes live
Paris– Eutelsat Communications’ EUTELSAT 65 West A satellite, launched on 9 March, is now fully powered up and ready for service across Brazil and Latin America. The satellite inaugurates Eutelsat’s presence at the 65° West position, a premiere location for broadcasting in Brazil. EUTELSAT 65 West A is a tri-band satellite built to target markets across Latin America through a unique combination of C, Ku and Ka bands. Its high-power Ku-band payload is optimised for Direct-to-Home reception … [Read more...] about EUTELSAT 65 satellite goes live
Viacom Play Plex to premiere in Asia
APOS – Bali, Indonesia- Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia has clinched its first Asia distribution deal for Viacom Play Plex, a suite of mobile apps – Nickelodeon Play, Nick Jr. Play, MTV Play and Comedy Central Play – which will debut first in Singapore via a collaboration with Singtel. In addition, the agreement includes a new licensing deal for MTV China and MTV Live to be launched on Singtel TV’s subscription service in 2016, marking a total of six of its channels on … [Read more...] about Viacom Play Plex to premiere in Asia