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  • The application not only plays music but also allows the users to interact with each other

    Bindass Facebook Jukebox launched

    By A Correspondent

     

    The Digital business of DisneyUTV announces the launch of ‘Bindass Facebook Jukebox’, a digital platform which allows users to choose music on the social networking site Facebook, and watch their interaction live on television on Bindass.

     

    Users can rank music by voting for their favorite songs listed on the application. Besides playing music, the application also allows users to interact with each other, dedicate songs and watch their dedication along with their profile images live on the Bindass Jukebox show, Monday to Friday, 5-7 pm.

     

    Commenting on this, Sameer Pitalwalla, Director – Video and Celebrity, DisneyUTV, said, “Combining our music show on Bindass with our Facebook audience and giving them the power to select songs and see themselves along with their comments and dedications on TV is not only a great reward for our fan-base but also a step forward in the direction of making TV more social. The Bindass Facebook Jukebox is an innovative product which converges social media with television through music, which appeals to our audience. Bindass on Facebook has the most engaged audience base for any youth channel on Facebook in India and we wanted to create something special for our audience.”

     

  • The digital business of DisneyUTV has associated with Gameloft, a leading international publisher and developer of games to distribute their mobile games in India via operator channels and UTV Indiagames’ destination sites

    DisneyUTV brings Gameloft’s mobile games to India

    By A Correspondent

     

    The digital business of DisneyUTV has associated with Gameloft, a leading international publisher and developer of games to distribute their mobile games in India via operator channels and UTV Indiagames’ destination sites.

     

    Gamers in India will now have access to global hits like Asphalt 6: Adrenaline – from the blockbuster Asphalt franchise, Prince of Persia Forgotten Sands – an epic adventure game from the Prince of Persia saga series, along with some latest releases like The Dark Knight Rises – an action game inspired by the movie trilogy’s final chapter. Further the tie up will also bring the Indian audiences blockbuster MARVEL titles like Ironman, The Avengers and Amazing-Spiderman – the official web-slinging adventure game. These games will be available on Java phones with select titles available on Android as well. Gamers can download the exciting titles in the price range of Rs. 30 / 50 / 99.

     

    “This is one of the most strategic alliances that we have made especially in light of some of the MARVEL franchises that we will be able to engage Indian audiences with, in addition to the world class repertoire of Gameloft IPs. The gamer base in India is expanding rapidly and at this critical juncture we believe the right content offering will catalyze growth further,” said Samir Bangara, Managing Director – Digital, DisneyUTV.

     

    Sarabjeet Singh, Country Manager Gameloft India said, “Gameloft has been distributing its games for over 5 years in India, and we are thankful to our Indian fans for the strong interest and appreciation they have shown over these years. We are now pleased to partner with the digital team of DisneyUTV who will be distributing our mobile games via the various operator channels in India. We are confident of their rich experience and local expertise in the market and will be working closely with them to bring our Indian users an even better gaming experience.”