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  • Future films will premiere first on Amazon Prime Video after theatrical release and two months before Satellite/Television broadcast or any other form of distribution

    Amazon Prime Video cements exclusive deal with Salman Khan

    By A Correspondent

     

    Amazon Prime Video announced a global exclusive content deal with Salman Khan Ventures. This ensures Amazon Prime Video is the exclusive streaming home of future titles of Salman Khan commencing with the recently released Tubelight. Apart from the new releases, existing titles like Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Kick, Jai Ho and Hero will also be available on Amazon Prime Video.

     

    Said Nitesh Kripalani, Director and Country Head, Amazon Video India: “Salman Khan is the biggest star in India with a massive worldwide appeal, having played roles and iconic characters that are loved by audiences across the world. We, at Amazon Prime Video are elated to announce this epic, ground-breaking global deal with Salman. This is another big step to change the way how Indian customers consume entertainment with Salman’s movies coming first to Prime Video customers, before their television broadcast.”

     

    Added James Farrell, Head of Content, Prime Video, Asia Pacific: “Salman is a huge star with a massive global fan following.  This exclusive worldwide Prime Video streaming deal with him is one of the biggest star deals to have ever been done in the world.  India is a top priority market for Amazon and we believe that this love India has for films, the passion, the energy and the talent of India needs to be on a worldwide stage for global audiences to see.”

     

  • The deal entails movie titles like Sully, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, The Conjuring 2, Suicide Squad, The Legend of Tarzan, Lights Out and television shows like Lethal Weapon, Supernatural, Blindspot, The Last Ship, 2 Broke Girls and more

    Amazon Prime signs multi-year deal with Warner Bros

    By A Correspondent

     

    Hours before Apple announced an arrangement with Amazon Prime, the digital consumer giant announced an exclusive long-term content deal with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution which brings the biggest, latest and most popular movies and TV shows from the Warner Bros. repertoire to Amazon Prime members in India.  Amazon Prime  Video will now be the exclusive subscription screening home to some of the latest movies like Sully, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, The Conjuring 2, Lights Out along with evergreen titles like Godzilla, Edge of Tomorrow, Annabelle, Into the Storm to name a few. Apart from the movie library, hundreds of popular hit TV shows like Lethal Weapon, Supernatural, Blindspot, The Last Ship, 2 Broke Girls, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals and more are also available at the same time as their US premiere to Prime members.  The deal also includes the hit comedy, Two and a Half Men, which concluded its 12-season run in 2015.

     

    Said Nitesh Kripalani, Director and Country Head, Amazon Prime Video India: “Amazon is thrilled to announce this groundbreaking deal with Warner Bros. International that adds some of the most in demand and searched movies and TV shows to our latest and exclusive content selection to Prime customers. With top TV shows soon after their US broadcast and classic ever-green movies and TV shows from the Warner Bros. studio, our Prime Video customers will see even further value in the Prime membership.”

     

    “We are pleased that subscribers of Amazon Prime in India will have on-demand access to these high-quality films and first-rate television series,” added Jeffrey Schlesinger, President, Warner Bros Worldwide Television Distribution in a statement.

     

     

     

  • Prime Video will be the exclusive subscription streaming home in India for Academy AwardwinningLa La Land plus films like Deepwater Horizon and The Divergent Series: Allegiant

    Amazon Prime Video announces deal with Lionsgate

    By A Correspondent

     

    Amazon and Lionsgate announced a long-term exclusive deal that will make Prime Video India the subscription streaming home for hundreds of Lionsgate’s top acclaimed films, television episodes and upcoming new releases. Blockbuster movies like La La Land, which has grossed over $370 million at the worldwide box office and won six Academy Awards, event films including Deepwater Horizon and The Divergent Series: Allegiant and upcoming 2017 releases Power Rangers, The Shack and others will also be exclusively available only to Prime members, and will not be available on satellite or pay Television.  Rohit Tiwari at Morris Street Advisors, which represents Lionsgate in India, negotiated and closed the ground-breaking deal.

     

    “It is awesome that Lionsgate has partnered with Amazon Prime Video to bring its original, daring and highly acclaimed content to Indian customers.” said Nitesh Kripalani, Director and Country Head, Amazon Prime Video India. “We know our Prime members are going to absolutely love the selection of award winning films, indelible characters and unforgettable stories from edge-of-the-seat thrillers to spectacular action to heartfelt drama – in true Lionsgate style.”

     

    “Our collaboration with Amazon Prime Video India is the latest example of our commitment to bring world-class, award-winning movies and television series to the Indian market and its viewers,” said Lionsgate President of Worldwide Television and Digital Distribution Jim Packer. “We’re very pleased to partner with Amazon as they continue to transform the face of entertainment in India and bring our premium film and television content to their viewers.”

     

  • Amazon Prime launched in India in July 2016, and launched its Prime Video streaming service in December 2016

    BBC Worldwide signs licensing deal with Amazon India

     

     

    BBC Worldwide announced a deal with Amazon that will give Amazon Prime members in India access to more than 600 hours of award-winning and popular factual and pre-school content from the BBC. Amazon Prime launched in India in July 2016, and launched its Prime Video streaming service in December 2016.

     

    “In the last year or so, we have seen digital consumption in India increase exponentially,” said Myleeta Aga, SVP and GM of India, BBC Worldwide. “We are very excited to be partnering with Amazon Prime Video India to satisfy viewers’ demands for quality, premium programmes from the BBC.”

     

    “We are pleased to work with BBC Worldwide to avail premium quality pre-school and documentary programmes to our Prime Video customers,” said Nitesh Kripalani, Director and Country Head, Amazon Prime Video India. “We are very humbled by the positive response from customers to Prime Video and we are confident that the BBC’s programmes will resonate with customers. We look forward to a long and fruitful relationship with BBC Worldwide.”

     

    Indian subscribers to Amazon Prime Video now have access to CBeebies; Dinopaws; and Hey Duggeethat recently won the pre-school animation of the year at the most 2017 BAFTA Children’s Awards.

     

    Subscribers to the service are also able to watch award-winning and highly rated BBC factual programmes including Gandhi, The World’s Weirdest Weapons and The Genius of Inventions. Gandhi is an in-depth look at the life of the ‘Father of a Nation’.

     

  • The digital destination will present one-point access to the right mix of sports and entertainment

    MSM unveils sports entertainment offering – LIVSports.in

    By A Correspondent

     

    Multi Screen Media (MSM) announced the launch of LIV Sports, a premier digital sports entertainment destination – www.LIVSports.in. The digital destination will present one-point access to the right mix of sports and entertainment innovatively across devices. Coming from the Sony Network, LIV Sports will target the avid sports fan as well as entertainment seekers.

     

    LIV Sports is the official mobile and internet broadcaster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup starting 12th June 2014. LIV Sports will show both live and video-on-demand match content, with rich and informative statistics and analysis.

     

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    NP Singh, CEO, Multi Screen Media (MSM) commented, “The idea was to create a premier digital sports entertainment destination where we will offer quality content which is mass inclusive and not designed to cater only to ardent sports fans. We have attempted to redefine the way sporting content is presented and consumed. With LIV Sports we will attempt to keep every cross section of our consumers actively engaged through high quality interactive sports content with informative data and analytics.”

     

    Nitesh Kripalani, Executive Vice-President – New Media, Business Development and Digital/Syndication at Sony Entertainment Network, reiterated, “LIV Sports is the first and only digital destination to offer a unique mix of live Sports, live statistics and engagement, thereby catering to multiple user groups and their preferences. With LIV Sports we are aiming to create a new category of “Sports Entertainment”. You can either watch the live match, with all the deep statistics overlaying the video, or you can just click a selfie in your team’s jersey using the Jerseyfy Me application. We have also brought back the digital avatar of the Player cards, combined with educating fans about the different athletes with – Pehchaan Kaun. The objective is to empower the Sports fan with deep statistics on video; as well as engage with the fence sitters.”

     

    Over the next few months, viewers will be able to catch up with the widest range of sporting content, including Football, NBA, UFC, Tennis and Cricket on LIV Sports. The digital destination will offer live and exclusive video content along with a complete coverage of the latest sporting content present, across devices. Considering the fact that data and statistics makes sports interesting, LIV Sports makes available to its viewers the most comprehensive and in depth world-class sporting data and info- graphics. Consumers will be able to access content like details of individual players, performances of teams, rankings, comparisons, event charts and heat maps.

     

  • MSM will employ Affle's Ripple ad network to serve all video and mobile advertising on Sony LIV across all screens (Mobiles, Tablets and PCs)

    MSM partners Affle’s Ripple for advertising on Sony LIV

    By A Correspondent

     

    Smart media company Affle Group has announced its partnership with Multi Screen Media (MSM) to exclusively power all advertising during the Sony LIV launch phase through its ‘Ripple’ rich media and video ad network. Sony LIV is MSM’s recently launched Video On Demand (VOD) brand. As a part of this partnership, MSM will employ Affle’s Ripple ad network to serve all video and mobile advertising on Sony LIV across all screens (Mobiles, Tablets & PCs).

     

    Commenting on this partnership, Anuj Kumar, Co-founder and CEO, Affle, said, “We launched Ripple with the philosophy of delivering engaging ad experiences to the digitally connected consumers of today across all screens. In MSM we have found a truly like-minded partner, as with Sony LIV they have created a best in class VOD platform, which works seamlessly across devices to give their fans an unlimited and on-the-go access to premium content. This, coupled with our technology innovations around seamless cross-screen ad experiences, creates a solid proposition for top advertisers to leverage. We remain confident that several leading brands who are targeting digitally savvy audiences will find this exciting mix of user-centric product, sticky content and engaging advertising very meaningful.”

     

    Nitesh Kripalani, Senior Vice President, New Media, Business Development & Digital/Syndication, MSM, said, “Sony LIV has debuted with a big bang. Within a few days of the launch, over a million Sony LIV mobile apps have been downloaded and the portal has received millions of video views. We are confident that the platform will gain greater traction amongst consumers and that a launch partnership with a leading industry innovator like Affle will give us the edge to drive greater ad experiences, partnerships and monetization on Sony LIV.”