Strengthening its cricket portfolio, Star India has acquired the media rights of Cricket South Africa (CSA) till the end of the 2023/24 cricket season, across Asia, Middle East and North Africa.

The agreement grants Star India exclusive rights across linear and digital mediums including all India tours to South Africa in this period. The association will commence with England’s tour to South Africa starting November 27, 2020, which is the return of cricket on Star Sports Network after IPL.

As competition in the general entertainment space (GEC) genre continues to intensify, Dangal TV has continuously been launching new shows to cater to the entertainment needs of the audience.

Speaking about the channel’s content strategy, Prashant Bhatt, Programming Head, Dangal TV, said, “Going forward, the strategy is going to completely shift towards originals. We believe Dangal has now penetrated homes and hearts, and with the kind of feedback that we have been getting from our viewer base, there is definitely this thirst and hunger for newer and fresher content. So keeping this in mind, the strategy is to come up with new originals and differentiated content.” 

Chennai: Dish TV India, India’s leading DTH Company, has started broadcasting ‘Kalvi Tholaikkatchi’ – an educational channel launched by Tamil Nadu Government. The free-to-air channel will telecast daily from 06 AM to 11 PM on both its platforms- DishTV & D2H.

Available on channel number 597 on both DishTV and D2H, Kalvi Tholaikkatchi telecasts programs conducted by experts on preparing for competitive examinations as well as programs that enhance the students’ creativity. Additionally, the channel provides all the major announcements related to students and also has live programs by the School Education Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Veteran journalist Prabhu Chawla has returned to the India Today Group after a hiatus of 10 years as Editorial Consultant of TV Today Network. He will join on December 1, 2020.

The announcement was made by India Today Group Vice-Chairperson Kalli Purie in an internal communication earlier this morning.

Chawla had quit India Today Group as Group Editorial Director and Editor, India Today (Languages) in 2010 after spending more than two decades with the group.

Chawla was the original host of the iconic award-winning TV show Seedi Baat. He will, once again, be seen weekly on Aaj Tak, interviewing the most prominent personalities of the nation, Puri wrote.

Zee5 Global, an OTT platform for South Asian content, has announced the launch of a Global OTT Content Festival. 

A first-of-its-kind across global OTT platforms at this geo-scale, the Content Festival will give independent filmmakers, students of cinema, and young content creators a global platform to showcase their talent on and find audiences in 190+ countries.

Through the Content Festival, Zee5 Global is inviting entries for content created in any language across fiction and non-fiction TV shows, movies, documentaries, stories, short films, music videos and more. The duration for music videos or albums can be between three to five minutes, and audio-visual content comprising episodic content, film, web-series, etc., must have a minimum duration of 30 minutes.

After witnessing the ground-breaking performance of Phase 1 of the MTV Nishedh campaign that reached over 10 Mn + people across India, Viacom18 and MTV Staying Alive Foundation, supported by an educational grant from Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc., are all set to bring back a digital-only miniseries MTV Nishedh Alone Together.

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused new challenges for those suffering from Tuberculosis (TB) across India. Not only may TB patients and survivors face unique vulnerabilities to severe COVID-19 infection as a result of their respiratory challenges, but the pandemic has made it more challenging for them to access both medical care and social support.

Mumbai: Prabhu Chawla has returned to India Today Group as Editorial Consultant TVTN. Prabhu was the original host of the iconic award-winning TV Show Seedhi Baat. He Will, once again be Seen on Aaj Tak, interviewing the most prominent personalities of the nation. He will also lend his expertise to political on Aaj Tak as and When required.

Prabhu is a renowned political expert, commentator and journalist With a career spanning 4 decades He was Croup Editorial Director and Editor, India Today (Languages) when he was last with us and is Editorial Director of the New Indian Express and Sunday Standard. Prabhu was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the President of India in 2003. He is also a recipient of numerous accolades on investigative journalism, TV anchoring, show hosting and lifetime achievements devoted to society.

Mumbai: Strengthening its cricket portfolio, Star India has acquired the media rights of Cricket South Africa (CSA) till the end of the 2023/24 cricket season, across Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. The agreement grants Star India exclusive rights across linear and digital mediums including all India tours to South Africa in this period. The association will commence with England’s tour to South Africa starting on the 27th of November 2020 which is the return of cricket on Star Sports Network after its biggest IPL. Star India already has the global rights for ICC, BCCI cricket, Indian Premier League apart from other cricket rights.

Star India has acquired the media rights of Cricket South Africa (CSA) till the end of the 2023/24 cricket season, across Asia, Middle East and North Africa. The agreement grants Star India exclusive rights across linear and digital mediums including all India tours to South Africa in this period. The association will commence with England’s tour to South Africa starting on the 27th of November 2020.

Star India already has the global rights for ICC, BCCI cricket, Indian Premier League apart from other cricket rights.

 

“We are delighted to collaborate with Cricket South Africa. This alliance fortifies our commitment to cricket and our belief in the significance of sport in Star India's consumer proposition. South Africa has some of the most highly recalled Cricketers and competitive teams, which pride themselves in taking on the best from around the world. We look forward to hosting the best of South African cricket till 2024," said Sanjog Gupta, CEO – Sports, Star India.

MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television (SET) is all set to unveil season 12 of its popular vocal talent hunt programme, Indian Idol. Produced by Fremantle Media, the show has successfully completed its first-ever digital auditions – Ghar Se Manch Tak Ka Safar – in the new normal, and will begin airing from 28 November, every Saturday and Sunday at 8 pm only on SET.

Just like Kaun Banega Crorepati, the makers of Indian Idol 12 have decided to take the digital route amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Auditions were conducted virtually, thereby making it easier for aspirants to participate from the safety of their homes. Taking on the mantle as judges will be singers and musicians Neha Kakkar, Himesh Reshammiya and Vishal Dadlani, while Aditya Narayan will host the show.

SET and digital business content head Ashish Golwalkar said, “Indian Idol’s successful run for over 15 years and 11 seasons is a testimony to the fact that music lovers and TV audiences love watching it and listening to the variety of voices every year. Our theme this year Ab Mausam Phir hoga Awesome -Indian Idol 2020 ke Saat truly embodies the need for a change in mood of the people and what is a better way than an amalgam of music and entertainment.”
This year, Indian Idol season 12 is co-presented by Maruti Suzuki and Colgate. The show is co-powered by Patanjali Kesh Kanti, Nestle Munch, Macho Hint and Firstcry.