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  • BoxTV has partnered with EvoTV to provide its users with an unlimited selection of full-length movies and television content through its app on the platform

    BoxTV and Amkette’s EvoTV partner for OTT

    By A Correspondent

     

    BoxTV, the premium online video-on-demand service from Times Internet, and Amkette have collaborated to make a wide variety of content on BoxTV.com available on Amkette’s flagship product – EvoTV.  EvoTV is a television-connected device that changes the way consumers interact with their television screens. BoxTV has partnered with EvoTV to provide its users with unlimited selection of full-length movies and television content through its app on the platform. Consumers can browse and watch over 10,000 hours of free content across various languages and genres with one click on the big screen.

     

    Highlighting the relevance of BoxTV partnership with EvoTV, Nikhil Bapna, Assistant Vice President, Amkette, said, Given the rapid rise in consumption of online video in India, we envisioned and designed EvoTV to be a platform that offers users the convenience of watching Over The Top (OTT) content in their living rooms.  BoxTV is a service that has the widest range of premium video content and was a perfect fit for power users and early adopters of OTT services in India.”

     

    “One of the key objectives for the BoxTV service is to be available across all different platforms, so users can view the content of their choice anywhere and anytime.  We are glad to have BoxTV as one of the earliest apps of this ground-breaking platform,” said Pandurang Nayak, Business Head, BoxTV.

     

    As a special ‘limited time’ offer, BoxTV and Amkette are providing a one-month free subscription of BoxTV services to anyone buying  EvoTV before July 15, 2013.

     

  • The online video service has entered into a digital VOD deal to stream martial arts content directly on smartphones, tablets and computers.

    BoxTV brings Shaw Brothers catalogue to India

    By A Correspondent

     

    BoxTV, the online video-on-demand service from Times Internet, has entered into a content deal with Celestial Pictures (CPL), a diversified entertainment company for showcasing more than 100 titles of Shaw Brothers martial arts movies. As a result of this, BoxTV will offer its subscribers access to a wealth of Shaw Brothers martial arts content in a dedicated genre.

     

    All the films will come with English dubbed tracks and supported with English subtitles. Some popular titles include “Blood Brothers”, “Buddha’s Palm”, “Return to the 36th Chamber”, “The Brave Archer”, “Perils of The Sentimental Swordsman”, “The Dragon Missile”, etc. The multiyear agreement also marks CPL’s first digital video-on-demand (VOD) deal in the country.

     

    Officially launched in February 2013, BoxTV currently offers a huge selection of full length movies and television content on its portal. Consumers can access the content by paying a monthly subscription fee of INR199 in India. In addition consumers can browse and watch over 10,000 hours of content free.

     

    “Celestial Pictures is excited to work with video-on-demand platform, BoxTV, to give Indian consumers access to some of the best martial arts content anytime and anywhere they want. The distribution deal also affirms the incredible value of our library titles, and also provides our content with great exposure on a new digital platform,” said Kristen Tong, Head of Legal and Business Affairs of CPL.

     

    “Martial arts content has always been very popular content genre in India. Our association with Celestial Pictures brings to us the Shaw Brothers catalogue, one of the foremost and largest producers of kung-fu/martial arts movies. We are excited to bring a bouquet of the highly regarded martial arts library to our premium user base in India. This is in line with our unique push to get the best of world cinema in a legal and high-quality experience for Internet and mobile users in India,” said Pandurang Nayak, Business Head, BoxTV.

     

  • The tie-up will enable Box TV to offer premium titles on its video streaming service

    BoxTV inks deals with Sony Pictures Television and Disney UTV

    By A Correspondent

     

    BoxTV has announced content agreement with Sony Pictures Television and Disney UTV to offer premium titles on its video streaming service. Launched by Times Internet, BoxTV is a premium video service that offers movies, TV shows, short films, documentaries and much more, which users can watch on a regular web browser or through the device of their choice.

     

    To this end, BoxTV has also partnered with UTV Motion Pictures, Shemaroo Entertainment Rajshri Entertainment and Everymedia Technologies for Bollywood and Regional content in addition to their agreements with major International studios; Sony Pictures Television, Disney UTV and Celestial Entertainment for premium Hollywood content.

     

    Angel Orengo, Executive Vice President, Distribution, Asia Pacific from Sony pictures Television said, “We are happy to offer some of our premium titles on BoxTV’s on demand service. The Indian digital media industry has grown rapidly in the last few years and we support their efforts to launch this service and another exciting medium for content consumption in this evolving digital landscape.”

     

    “We are excited to offer some of our best content from ABC Studios, Disney UTV Pixar, Disney UTV and Disney UTV Studios to the consumer at one destination. We believe that Box TV will be a great platform for us to showcase our wide breadth of entertaining and world class content,” said Amrita Pandey, Executive Director – Syndication, International Distribution & Disney UTV Media Distribution, Studios, Disney UTV. Satyan Gajwani, CEO of Times Internet Ltd, said, “We are very excited about the agreements we have forged with premium International studios. BoxTV is a one-stop source for all video entertainment and we strive to consistently deliver greater value to our customers by bringing the best anytime, anywhere entertainment on multiple platforms. With these partnerships, we provide our users access to a vast content library of popular choices to watch.”

     

    The service will be available across iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets; Kindle Fire, EvoTV, Woxi Pod and Roku. Apps for Windows 8, J2ME and Blackberry platforms are currently in the pipeline.