Reliance's digital streaming platform has just thrown down another gauntlet at its international rivals. After streaming the Indian Premier League and a number of award-winning entertainment offering, mostly for free, JioCinema has announced its new subscription offering, ‘JioCinema Premium’ at a price point that is expected to cause massive market disruption.
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May 18, 2019 17:05
DUBAI: The ICC on Friday released the official song of the Men’s World Cup — ‘Stand By’ with LORYN and Rudimental across all streaming platforms.
‘Stand By’ — a collaboration between new artist LORYN and one of the UK’s most successful and influential acts, Rudimental – will be played in ground and city events across the tournament when the showpiece event begins on May 30.
May 17, 2019 17:05
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council Thursday announced a stellar line up of commentators for the upcoming World Cup in England and Wales, along with detailed broadcast plans that will bring more than a billion fans closer to the action and players than ever before.
May 16, 2019 14:05
MUMBAI: Leading Indian video games distributor e-xpress Interactive Software Pvt Ltd has announced a distribution agreement with Electronic Arts. This partnership will bring games from popular franchises such as EA SPORTS FIFA, Battlefield, Need for Speed, Star Wars Battlefront and more officially to Indian retail stores, both online and offline.
May 15, 2019 17:05
BRISTOL, Conn.: Las Vegas casino icon Caesars Entertainment Corp unveiled a tie-up with Walt Disney Co’s ESPN on Tuesday, the latest sign of the surge in investment by mainstream businesses since the US Supreme Court lifted a ban on sports betting last May.
May 15, 2019 17:05
MUMBAI: Audience measurement agencies BARC (India), Médiamétrie (France), Numeris (Canada) and Video Research (Japan) have collaborated to form the Global Alliance for the Measurement of Media Audiences (GAMMA).
Brad Bedford, a veteran audience measurement executive, has been appointed Global managing director of GAMMA.
May 15, 2019 16:05
SHANGHAI, CHINA: UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts (MMA) organization, and Weibo, Tuesday announced their new strategic alliance that will see China’s leading social media platform become the “Official Social Media platform” of UFC in China.
May 14, 2019 17:05
MUMBAI: Research from Ampere Analysis has found that in two of the world’s largest markets, China and India, tentpole international sports events outperform domestic competitions.
In India, cricket dominates the sports rankings with 90% of fans showing an interest, followed by tennis and badminton.
May 14, 2019 15:05
MUMBAI: After 60 matches of Indian Premier League 2019, which culminated with the nail-biting victory of Mumbai Indians over Chennai Super Kings for their fourth IPL title, Twitter declared Tuesday that the tournament set new benchmarks on the social media platform.
This year, Twitter saw a record-breaking 27 million tweets, a 44% increase over 2018’s IPL-related tweets.
May 14, 2019 14:05
NEW YORK: Discovery, Inc. announced Monday it has acquired Golf Digest from Condé Nast.
Golf Digest is the world’s No. 1 golf media brand and will extend Discovery’s global golf media business to the US market through Golf Digest’s multiplatform distribution and reach.
May 14, 2019 11:05
MUMBAI: OTT platform Hotstar recorded 18.6 million concurrent viewers during the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 final on Sunday, a new global record in live streaming.