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  • Videocon d2h partners exclusively with Songdew to bring premier music content to audiences

    Songdew premiers as a 24-hour music channel

     

     

    Music network Songdew.com, which boasts of a roster of more than 25K artists and bands to promote their music both in audio and video format, has taken a new journey as a 24-hour music channel, Songdew TV. Songdew TV is a first-of-its-kind platform for artists to collaborate, create, publish, promote and distribute their music.

     

    Videocon d2h has partnered exclusively with Songdew for a 24-hour active service providing a TV platform to Indie music to over 19 million households across India. The channel will show the best of independent music, live acts from across the country.

     

    Commenting on the partnership, Sunil Khanna, Founder – Songdew mentioned that “More than 28000+ talented musicians and bands creating some outstanding music, lack a platform to present their creation to music lovers in India. Songdew TV is a giant step in that direction and we are delighted to partner with Videocon d2h as our first DTH platform”

     

    Added Saurabh Dhoot, Executive Chairman – Videocon d2h: “Music connects people. With this insight, we launched Songdew TV on Videocon d2h. Besides offering fresh music to the young viewers it is also our way of promoting new musical talent across the country.”

     

    Said Sandip Tarkas, Director – Songdew: “The trend among youth these days is to explore long tail music beyond film songs. Emergence of music festivals, Live Events and success of online music platform are testimonial to this. Hand picked music content on Song dew TV will provide an incredible experience to subscribers of Videocon d2h”

     

     

  • Adds Aradhana taking the count to 47 Telugu Channels & Services

    Videocon d2h adds new channel for Telugu market

     

     

    Videocon d2h has now added Telugu religious channel Aradhana on its bouquet and is now available on Ch No. 745.  With this addition, Videocon d2h now offers 47 Telugu channels and services.

     

    Said SaurabhDhoot, Executive Director, Videocon d2h: “The addition of this channel strengthens our Telugu content. With the digitisation of TV viewing in rural markets, regional and local content is what we are now focusing on.”

     

    Added Anil Khera, CEO Videocon d2h: “We are providing a varied mix of channels and services catering to a much wider audience base.  Aradhana has been added taking our Telugu channel offerings to 47 Channels & services. With this channel we expect to strengthen our leadership position among followers of the Christianity faith.”

     

  • The new HD Channels added are from wide genre including the regional language HD Channels as HD is the future of content and many more subscribers are tuning into HD Channels

    Videocon d2h launches big HD initiative this Diwali

    By A Correspondent

     

    Videocon d2h has added 15 more HD channels including regional HD channels. With these additions, Videocon d2h will be now offering 60 HD channels and services.

     

    The lists of the HD Channels added are: SAB TV HD, & TV HD,  Zee Café HD, Zee Talkies HD, Zee Marathi HD, Star Vijay HD, Maa TV HD, Colors Kannada HD, Star Pravah HD, Colors Marathi HD, Zee Talkies HD, Star Jalsha HD, Star Jalsa Movies HD, Colors Bangla HD, Star Sports Select HD1, Star Sports Select HD2. Zee Marathi HD will be available as soon as the channel is on air. The new HD Channels added are from wide genre including the regional language HD Channels as HD is the future of content and many more subscribers are tuning into HD Channels.

     

    Saurabh Dhoot Executive Chairman Videocon d2h said “Videocon d2h has always stood for delivering wholesome family entertainment. We are confident that with the addition of 15 new HD channels on our platform will further strengthen our leadership in HD market share as well as giving our existing consumers yet another reason to remain loyal.”

     

    Anil Khera CEO Videocon d2h said, “Our focus on adding these 15 New HD channels is to strengthen our HD bouquet offerings in Sports, Hindi and Regional languages keeping with the trend of regional HD Channels getting more viewership. Our endeavour is to increase our affinity with our consumers with their entertainment needs with an unparalled package of high quality entertainment content.”

     

    Videocon d2h has already announced two-months long  Khushiyon ki Diwali consumer promotion. As part of this promo , one needs to book a new d2h connection( HD @ Rs 1820 or SD @ Rs 1620 ( for South Rs. 1520) a and choose a monthly subscription plan, get free upgrade to next higher subscription plan for 60 days.

     

     

  • Adds Kanak News channel to its Odia bouquet

    Videocon d2h provides leading number of Odia Channels & Services

    By A Correspondent

     

    Videocon d2h has added Kanak News channel to its bouquet. Kanak News is a popular news channel in Odia language and is now available on channel no. 840.

     

    Apart from 10 general entertainment, music, movie channels & services in Odia, Videocon d2h now has six Odia news channels. Kanak News is a leading Odia news channel from a reputed newspaper group and has a wide viewership across the state.

     

    Saurabh Dhoot – Executive Director, Videocon d2h said, “With Kanak News we now offer the highest number of Odia Channels & Services in the country. This addition affirms our resolve to rein in the market by bringing in products and services that fulfill our customer needs.’’

     

    Anil Khera – CEO, Videocon d2h said, “Kanak News will enhance our competitiveness in Odisha market. With this channel available in our bouquet, we hope to gain traction in our market share in the state.’’

     

    Videocon d2h has prided itself in presenting its subscribers with a robust line-up of more than 550 channels and services, including a host of regional channels. It offers a wide range of active services like smart services including Smart English, Smart Games. The other active services include d2h Hollywood HD, d2h music, d2h spice, d2h cinema in both SD and HD, etc.

     

  • d2h Sajda is available on channel no. 786

    Videocon d2h offers new Islamic Service d2h Sajda

    By A Correspondent

     

    Videocon d2h announced the launch of d2h Sajda, an Islamic Religious channel – d2h Sajda. This addition will not only enhance customer viewing experience but also go hand in hand with the company mantra of ‘delighting the customer always’. For d2h Customers, the highlight of d2h Sajda would be the live feed from Mecca and Medina. Apart from this the channel will also have Islamic spiritual content from across the world with emphasis on the recital of the Holy Quran.  d2h Sajda is available on Channel number- 786. It will be available for free to all its subscribers till 31st May 2016; subsequently it will be available at a monthly subscription fee of Rs. 30.

     

    Saurabh Dhoot, Executive Director Videocon d2h said, “Our aim of continuously raising the bar in our active channel Services gets a further boost with d2h Sajda. We always strive to provide the best to our consumers and in our endeavor we continuously add channels and services. Through these small steps we aim to take bigger leaps which will catapult us to be recognized as the best DTH player in the country.”

     

    Anil Khera, CEO, Videocon d2h adds, “Addition of d2h Sajda is a welcome step. The addition of this new active service d2h Sajda shows our resolve towards showing content based on the faith diversity of our subscribers. d2h Sajda answers the need of our viewers’ and will  help grow our subscriber base faster.”

     

  • Reporting to CEO Anil Khera, he will be based in Videocon d2h's Mumbai headquarters

    Himanshu Dhoreliya appointed Content Head at Videocon d2h

    By A Correspondent

     

    Videocon d2h Limited has announced the appointment of Himanshu Dhoreliya as Content Head. Reporting to CEO Anil Khera, he will be based in Videocon d2h’s Mumbai headquarters.

     

    Himanshu Dhoreliya comes to Videocon d2h with an impressive track record and more than a decade of experience in content development, content management and channel distribution for leading media and entertainment companies.  Most recently, he was the CEO and co-founder of TelevisionPost.com.

     

    Saurabh Dhoot, Executive Chairman of Videocon d2h stated, “The expertise that Himanshu Dhoreliya brings to the table will definitely add to and strengthen our content management bandwidth. This is an especially vital role and I believe that with his extensive experience & leadership, he will bring the best for brand Videocon d2h.”

     

    Anil Khera, CEO–Videocon d2h added, “We are very pleased to welcome Himanshu Dhoreliya as Content Head, a role that will benefit greatly from his intuitive knowledge of the DTH industry. We are hopeful that he will help lead Videocon d2h in developing innovative content acquisition strategies while maximizing the use of our services to fulfil the needs of our valued customers – all, of course, keeping in sync with Videocon d2h’s goal of being the best in the industry.”

     

    Prior to TelevisionPost.com, Dhoreliya held positions with MSM Discovery Pvt. Limited, the joint venture broadcast distribution company owned by Multi Screen Media (formerly SET India and owned by Sony Entertainment Television) and Discovery Networks, as well as ESPN Software India Pvt. Limited.

     

  • This move enables availability of the regional content of Bihar, Jharkhand & Purvanchal for viewers across the country

    Big Magic Ganga now available on Videocon d2h

    By A Correspondent

     

    BIG Magic Ganga is now available on Videocon d2h network. Available on the base pack, it will be on Channel No. 859 adding another 8 million subscribers to existing reach of the channel. This move enables availability of the regional content of Bihar, Jharkhand & Purvanchal for viewers across the country.

     

    Commenting on the association, Lavneesh Gupta, COO, Reliance Broadcast Network said, “With this availability, we are happy to present the content of BIG Magic Ganga across the nation for audience who wish to view Bihar, Jharkhand & Purvanchal content. Our strong regional connect, local festivals and true representation of the culture of the region has helped us emerge as No. 1 in the region. It thus makes for excellent platform for the national as well as local advertisers to connect with their focused target audience in the region through this medium.”

     

    Saurabh Dhoot, director of Videocon Group added, “We have always strived to bring the best package of entertainment to our Videocon d2h viewers and this is a big step in that direction. We want to offer the whole gamut of channels and services empowering the consumer to opt for his preferred choice of language. We will continue to focus on strengthening our regional content offering and at the same time provide quality services. ”

     

    BIG Magic Ganga is also available on Reliance Digital TV, Dish TV, Hathway, Incable, Manthan, Digicable, GTPL, Siti Cable, Maurya, DEN , Dish TV and other all independent operators.

     

  • Late entrant Videocon’s DTH service celebrates 10 million connections in four years

    Videcon claims 10mn d2h connections

    By A Correspondent

     

    Videocon d2h may have been a late entrant in the direct to home television distribution space, but if a communiqué from the company is to be believed, the service has crossed 10 million connections.  d2H was launched pan-India in 2010.

     

    Said Saurabh Dhoot, Director, Videocon group: “Our commitment is to deliver the best to our customers and the encouraging response of the customers is an endorsement of our services.”

     

    Added CEO Anil Khera: “We are continuously differentiating ourselves from competitors by offering quality.”