‘Content is King’. Well the statement seems right in the current scenario. Everyone is on the run to create or outsource content for varied mediums – be it IPTV, WiMAX or mobiles. We recently reported about BigFlix and its new content venture, and now its Rajshri Media. In all the ‘content’ chaos Rajshri Media has [...]
BigFlix is all gung-ho about its forthcoming advertising and marketing campaign. The movie rental service of Reliance Entertainment could be spending about Rs. 25 crore on advertising till the financial year end (March 2009). Other than TV, outdoor, radio, print and in-cinema advertising BigFlix will even include display and search marketing. The campaign to be [...]
Now you can enjoy full talk time when you recharge your mobile the next time. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has issued new tariffs and directions for pre-paid subscribers. According to Trai’s new directions subscribers will have to pay an administrative fee of Rs. 2 on every recharge with other applicable taxes.
Sulekha.com is considered as one of the most reliable and famed online classifieds and yellow pages. With a strong NRI user base they claim to have over 2, 50,000 visitors everyday that use their city-specific search engine. From finding and renting houses to pest control and used cars; Sulekha has a wide and varied search [...]
Finally IPTV service providers have a reason to cheer. The Indian Government has made changes to the current channel down-linking guidelines for IPTV and Headend-in-the-Sky (HITS), in turn allowing broadcasters to share content with telecom service providers. Till now the content was limited only to Cable and DTH. IPTV content providers have been waiting for [...]
The latest TV commercial for MobileAdda does not impress. Well, MobileAdda is the mobile version of Reliance ADAG’s social networking site BigAdda.com. The mobile version of the famed social network will enable users to invite and search for friends, photo and voice scribbles and communication via text, to name a few. Users can now save [...]
I was really impressed to see the online innovations made for the promotion of Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. Even Farhan Akhtar starrer ‘Rock On’ is using the online space to the best. Bollywood has eventually embraced new media innovations and will surely help create a surge of the same. Recently People Group’s Mauj Mobile [...]
India is gearing up for the iPhone launch and it seems no less than the cliché climax of a Bollywood thriller. All pop and no fizz. The product has been packaged and marketed in a wondrous fashion. And Bharati Airtel and Vodafone do not fail to add a pinch of suspense in terms of the [...]
Seventymm is back in news for its recent Series C funding. The movie rental website has got its recent funding of Rs 50 crores led by NEA-Indo US Ventures. Even Matrix Partners India, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and ePlanet Ventures participated in this round of funding. Earlier these companies had already funded Seventymm with Rs. 40 [...]
UTV is on an acquisition spree. After its recent acquisition of IT Nation, UTV Software Communications is back in news with its latest acquisition of California-based True Games Interactive. The acquisition is done through its gaming division UTV Interactive. The Indian media giant has acquired 80% stake in True Games Interactive, a gaming company focusing [...]
While techno junkies are awaiting the much-anticipated release of Apple’s iPhone, Nokia has a trick up its sleeve that may cause more than just a murmur.
Here comes the clutter. Well that is what it looks like in terms of Zapak World which was recently launched by Reliance ADA Group. Part of the online gaming major Zapak the website obviously caters to gamers with a selection (or call it clutter) of over 12000 games. These are categorised as casual games in [...]
Govt. Grants Mobile Number Portability Finally we have a mobile service that is going put a smile on lot of faces (including mine). Now mobile users unhappy with their service providers can switch to a new operator without changing numbers. So now you, me and many of us will not have to keep changing our [...]
With the $ 18 billion gaming industry on the rise, UTV has decided to take it up a notch. UTV’s software communication board has just approved of their investing $ 75 million in the company’s gaming business. The company is set to enter an MOU in order to acquire a 51% share in one of [...]
Reliance Communications (RCom) has added up to their revenue with another $500 in loan from EDC Canada. Recently RCom had loaned $ 750 million from the China Development Bank. With the dominance of SMART, their GSM network, in eastern and central zones RCom is gearing up for a country wide expansion. Now WebWorlds across the [...]
