PhonePe and Republic Media Network have announced a strategic partnership. As a part of this partnership, the Republic World news content will now be available to over 200 million PhonePe customers via the PhonePe Switch platform.

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Launched in 2018, PhonePe Switch, is a one-click entry point to a world of apps and allows customers to seamlessly switch between PhonePe and their favourite apps from within the PhonePe app itself. Users can login to these apps without downloading them, with just a single tap. PhonePe Switch also helps partners showcase exclusive content, offers and discounts to the users seamlessly.

Mumbai: PhonePe, India’s leading digital payments platform and Republic Media Network today announced the launch of a strategic partnership. As a part of this partnership, the Republic World news content will now be available to over 200 million PhonePe customers via the PhonePe Switch platform.

Launched in 2018, PhonePe Switch, is a one-click entry point to a world of apps and allows customers to seamlessly switch between PhonePe and their favourite apps from within the PhonePe app itself. Users can login to these apps without downloading them, with just a single tap. PhonePe Switch also helps partners showcase exclusive content, offers and discounts to the users seamlessly.

In today’s times, viewers across are constantly looking to consume current news not only about India but also from across the world. Keeping this latent need in mind, the Republic Media Network has always focussed on making its digital content available to consumers via multiple channels and this partnership with PhonePe is another step in the same direction.

A recurrent message ran across the five days of the first-ever virtual FICCI Frames summit: The urgent need for an overhaul of the regulatory framework governing the Rs 79,000-crore broadcasting sector. Moderators and panellists, some overtly, yet others tacitly, pointed to the less-than-desirous state of affairs in the heavily regulated broadcasting sector, clamouring for a “light-touch regulatory framework” - the new buzz phrase doing the rounds. This had little effect on the broadcasting regulator chief RS Sharma, however, who simply refused to acknowledge that the framework is burdensome to begin with, let alone in need of fixing.

PhonePe, India’s leading digital payments platform and Republic Media Network today announced the launch of a strategic partnership. As a part of this partnership, the Republic World news content will now be available to over 200 million PhonePe customers via the PhonePe Switch platform.

Launched in 2018, PhonePe Switch, is a one-click entry point to a world of apps and allows customers to seamlessly switch between PhonePe and their favourite apps from within the PhonePe app itself. Users can login to these apps without downloading them, with just a single tap. PhonePe Switch also helps partners showcase exclusive content, offers and discounts to the users seamlessly.

In today’s times, viewers across are constantly looking to consume current news not only about India but also from across the world. Keeping this latent need in mind, the Republic Media Network has always focussed on making its digital content available to consumers via multiple channels and this partnership with PhonePe is another step in the same direction.

Group CEO of Republic Media Network, Vikas Khanchandani, said, “Republic Media Network is available on every smartphone and smart TV in the country through our exhaustive distribution strategy. The more we spread our wings across platforms, the more we realize the affinity for our content. I believe that this move will enable us to expand our audience base exponentially, create opportunities for both brands to further grow through its respective strength and amplify consumption of our Video assets (Live & VOD)."

The Walt Disney Co. has cut down its advertising spending on Facebook and Instagram, media reports have said.

Advertisements for video streaming platform Disney Plus have been paused on the platform, some media networks have reported.

Facebook has lately been under fire over CEO Mark Zuckerberg defending the company’s decision to not act against US President Donald Trump’s post in which he referred to the Black Lives Matter protesters as “thugs”.

 

Some reports say Disney has spent almost $210 million in the first 6 months of this year over advertising. Facebook reportedly makes about 98 per cent of its $70 billion annual revenue from advertising.

It is, however, not clear the time frame for which Disney intends to stay away from the social media platforms.

This makes Disney the latest addition to the list of brands that have pulled back advertising from Facebook.  Unilever, Verizon, CocaCola, Honda and the chocolate brand Hershey, have already committed to containing advertisements on Facebook.

In late June, Zuckerberg announced tweaks to a number of policies around hate speech and voter suppression but the measures have not helped halt the snowball of companies taking a stand to stop advertising from the platform in the US.

Just days before Facebook announced the damage-control measures, Unilever said it would stop advertising on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter in the United States for the rest of the year. Also, another major force in the advertising world Coca-Cola too said around the same time that it would suspend ads on social media for at least 30 days.

Star Jalsha saw the return of original content in mid-June and the channel has seen a significant growh in viewership since then. The channel has witnessed a 93% recovery compared to pre-lockdown levels. We speak to Kevin Vaz, CEO, Regional Entertainment Channels, Star India, about the main factors behind Star Jalsha taking back leadership, their content strategy post lockdown and more.

Trivandrum: Asianet is all set to telecast mega-hit Hollywood movie The Lion King’s international television premiere on 26th July 2020.

“The Lion King” journeys to the African savanna where a future king is born. Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub’s arrival. Scar, Mufasa’s brother-and former heir to the throne-has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba’s exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his.

Watch the international television premiere of the Lion King on Asianet at 12 noon on 26th July 2020.

NEW DELHI: In week 27 of BARC India ratings, no changes were observed in the Bangla market and Asianet Movies stayed no 1 for the fourth consecutive week in the Malayalam market. In the Gujarati market, Colors Gujarati Cinema was the only movie channel holding its position in the Gujarati market with 28555 impressions.

In the Bangla market, Star Jalsha, Zee Bangla, Jalsha Movies, Colours Bangla and Sony Aath were the top five channels in week 27 of BARC India ratings.

BENGALURU: GTPL Hathway Ltd (GTPL) reported 19.3 percent growth in revenue for the quarter ended 30 June 2020 (Q1-2021, quarter or period under review) and 8.9 percent growth in the operating profit for its cable TV business (CATV business) as compared to the corresponding year ago quarter Q1 2020. The company’s consolidated revenue from operations for the quarter under review grew 10.8 percent year on year (y-o-y) while consolidated total income expanded 10.1 percent in Q1 2021 as compared to Q1 2020. Consolidated profit after tax grew 39.8 percent to Rs 46.47 crore in Q1 2021 as compared to Rs 33.23 crore in Q1 2020. All the three major segments of the company had operating profits.

GTPL reported consolidated revenue from operations at Rs 495.46 crore in Q1 2021 as compared to Rs 447.22 crore in Q1 2020. Consolidated total income for the period was Rs 502 crore as compared to Rs 456.05 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter. CATV business revenue was Rs 412.53 crore in Q1 2021 as compared to Rs 345.91 crore in Q1 2020. CATV business reported operating result of Rs 50.17 crore for the period under review as compared to Rs 46.06 crore for Q1 2020. ARPU or Q1 2021 was up by Rs 7 to Rs 422 from Rs 415 in the previous year’s corresponding quarter.

MUMBAI: ZEE Entertainment is bringing back its content brand Zindagi on its digital entertainment platform ZEE5. This will include premium content with a global appeal.

Zindagi was originally a TV channel launched in 2014 by the Zee network, which showed Pakistani and Turkish dramas. However, due to political reasons, the channel had to shut in 2017 and the brand moved online.

This time, Zindagi is returning with its original content library as well as fresh new shows which will be thought provoking, with a bold multicultural narrative.