Thailand/India, April 09, 2015: It is a known fact that prime-time content in India has been laced with popular international formats which are regularly imported and licensed by Indian TV channels from international broadcasters, production-houses or format-owners. In a turnaround of sorts, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) has created broadcast history by finalizing a syndication deal with JKN Global Media Limited Thailand for its home-grown format, Dance India Dance.

While Indian content being aired or repurposed on TV channels across the world is quite common, this particular syndication deal is a landmark achievement since it’s the very first time that a format created in India has been licensed internationally. The Indian content industry’s contribution to ‘Make in India’, literally!

Speaking on this landmark initiative, Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited said, “At ZEE, we have always believed in developing in-house formats. It was our belief in the concept of Dance India Dance that led to its growth from the regional to the international platform. Through this partnership with JKN Global Media Limited, DID will not only reach out to the South-Asian diaspora but the local, mainstream audiences in Thailand as well.”

“Going forward, we hope to license not just Dance India Dance but our other home-grown formats to the international markets,” Mr. Goenka further added.

Commenting on the partnership, Andrew Suteestarpon, Managing Director, JKN Global Media Limited Thailand said, “I’m very pleased to develop the well-known format show called Dance India Dance into the local version. With the collaboration of ZEE, I strongly believe in the professional team and the corporate experience that can lead JKN Channel into achieving a High Success Rating with Dance Thailand Dance.”

Sunita Uchil, Global Head Syndication, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited said, “We are very proud that our home-grown format ‘Dance India Dance’ will now reach 22 million homes in Thailand through JKN Channel. Over the years, there has been an increasing demand for Indian content and we have endeavored to meet this demand by offering a wide array of entertainment content through customized services like dubbing and subtitling in foreign languages under the Zee Bollyworld umbrella. This deal embraces our global positioning of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – The World is My Family’ and reinforces Zee Bollyworld’s leadership as the ‘one-stop shop for Indian entertainment content the world over.'”

After breaking viewership records in India, Dance India Dance which is the ultimate platform to showcase dancing talent, is now all set to wow international audiences. Zee D.I.D. it again!

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Note to Editors

About Zee Bollyworld:
Zee Bollyworld is the World’s biggest compilation of premium Indian entertainment content. A one point source that gives you access to over 120,000 hours of premium programming that range from family dramas, romance, kids, cookery, thrillers, game shows, music, travel, reality, formats and film based events. Zee Bollyworld offers original HD content and its services include movies and television serials with dubbed or subtitled versions in many foreign languages, which are readily available in English, French, Arabic, Russian, Mandarin and Melayu- Bahasa. To know more, please visit: www.zeebollyworld.com

About Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL):
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited is one of India’s leading television media and entertainment companies. It is amongst the largest producers and aggregators of Hindi programming in the world, with an extensive library housing over 120,000 hours of television content. With rights to more than 3,500 movie titles from foremost studios and of iconic film stars, ZEE houses the world’s largest Hindi film library. Through its strong presence worldwide, ZEE entertains over 730 million viewers across 169 countries. ZEE has been selected Business Superbrands 2010-11, Industry Validated.

Pioneer of television entertainment industry in India, ZEE’s well-known brands include Zee TV, Zee Cinema, Zee Premier, Zee Action, Zee Classic, &pictures, Zee Anmol, Zee Smile, 9X, Ten Sports, Ten Cricket, Ten Action, Ten Golf, Zee Cafe, Zee Studio, Zee Jagran, Zee Salaam, Zing, ETC Music, Zee Khana Khazana, Zee Q, Zindagi and &TV. The company also has a strong offering in the regional language domain with channels such as Zee Marathi, Zee Talkies, Zee Bangla, Zee Bangla Cinema, Zee Telugu, Zee Kannada and Zee Tamizh. The company’s recently launched HD offerings include Zee TV HD, Zee Cinema HD, Zee Studio HD, &pictures HD and Ten HD.

ZEE and its affiliate companies have leading presence across the media value chain including television broadcasting, cable distribution, direct-to-home satellite services, digital media and print media amongst others. More information about ZEE and its businesses is available on www.zeetelevision.com

About JKN Global Media Limited:
Established in 1987, JKN Global Media Co., Ltd is one the leading multimedia companies in Thailand, providing education and entertainment programs. For the last 25 years, JKN Global Media Co., Ltd has been the sole regional distributor of international documentaries and movies, owning the rights to distribute BBC programs. JKN Global Media Co. offers quality content from Asia, Europe and North America and covers all areas of media and entertainment. JKN Global Media Co. has also played a leading role in promoting ‘Korean Wave’ – Korean films/drama, in Thailand.

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Corporate Brand – Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL)
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Paris, 9 April 2015 – Sevis Systems, Inc. the leading developer of intelligent backhaul optimisation technology, has successfully validated its highly effective and flexible platform for backhaul services on the KA-SAT satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL). The new solution offers a more affordable and optimised satellite backhaul service to specialised satellite service providers delivering end-to-end backhaul bandwidth to Mobile Network Operators (MNOs). Sevis and Eutelsat are now offering the solution across KA-SAT’s entire footprint of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

These new services are ideal for delivering 3G and LTE to remote or rural locations without access to terrestrial backhaul. The ability for KA-SAT to provide backhaul connectivity between a core network and the access infrastructure at a remote site is suitable for mobile operators and Professional Mobile Radio (PMR) for emergency services and civil defence. The Sevis integrated solution also allows service providers to develop and deliver innovative backhaul services defined by software. For example, TCP acceleration, data traffic offload and overflow can leverage Sevis´ multi-layer optimisation algorithms to efficiently route traffic and integrate satellite and terrestrial backhaul.

With an advanced feature set and based on Sevis´ scalable 7000-Series hardware platform designed for IP high throughput backhaul environments, Eutelsat´s partners and users can now leverage Sevis´ industry-leading optimisation technology delivering new levels of savings, scalability and flexibility. In conjunction with Eutelsat´s KA-SAT high throughput network, satellite service providers and MNOs can realise high ROI savings in 3G backhaul operating costs while establishing a seamless migration path to LTE backhaul, traffic offload and overflow.

Tim Peyla, VP Business Development at Sevis Systems, said, “Our highly scalable optimisers, purposely built for High Throughput Satellite, together with our software-defined service features, enable service providers to efficiently deliver current and future backhaul services. When combined with the power and coverage of Eutelsat’s KA-SAT, the result is a backhaul solution that achieves the lowest possible cost to deliver carrier-class backhaul services over satellite.”

“Sevis Systems has a long and rich history of developing and marketing optimised telecom solutions, both hardware and software, to tier one telecom operators worldwide,” said Philippe Llau, B2B Commercial Director at Eutelsat Broadband. “This latest solution will dramatically decrease the total cost of ownership for satellite service providers and mobile operators and further extends the scope of the professional communication services that can be delivered over KA-SAT.”

About Sevis Systems

Sevis System’s best-in-class products offer innovative solutions for mobile network operators worldwide.Sevis Systems bridges the gap between transport solutions, mobile domain expertise and deep packet inspection capabilities.Sevis offers best in industry support with unprecedented warranties and post product deployment services. Several of the world’s largest mobile operators rely on Sevis products to enable new services and increase operational efficiencies within their networks. Sevis products are sold worldwide via a network of OEM and distribution partners. Founded in 1999, Sevis is a privately held corporation based in Lewisville, Texas, USA. Remote offices are located in Argentina and Vietnam. For more information, visit: www.sevis.com

Media Contact:
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Sevis Systems
Vice President, Business Development
Mobile: +1 480 570-6400
tim.peyla@sevis.com

About Eutelsat Broadband
Eutelsat Broadband provides satellite broadband services to residential and professional markets, as well as to broadcasters, across the European continent, North Africa and large parts of the Middle East. Its residential product tooway™ is the best in class satellite broadband solution and a unique cost-effective alternative to terrestrial access technologies in unserved and underserved areas, with download speeds up to 22 Mbps and upload speeds up to 6 Mbps. The connectivity needs of corporate customers and telcos are also catered for through the KA-SAT Access product line and its VNO and VPN solutions. Eutelsat Broadband also provides the latest IP based satellite news gathering solutions, with its NewsSpotter service. For more information, visit: www.eutelsatbroadband.com

About Eutelsat Communications
Established in 1977, Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is one of the world’s leading and most experienced operators of communications satellites. The company provides capacity on 34 satellites to clients that include broadcasters and broadcasting associations, pay-TV operators, video, data and Internet service providers, enterprises and government agencies.
Eutelsat’s satellites provide ubiquitous coverage of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas, enabling video, data, broadband and government communications to be established irrespective of a user’s location.

Headquartered in Paris, with offices and teleports around the globe, Eutelsat represents a workforce of 1,000 men and women from 32 countries who are experts in their fields and work with clients to deliver the highest quality of service.

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Singapore, 8 April 2015 – StarHub will launch its Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service for Singapore homes tomorrow, 9 April. Named StarHub TV on Fibre, the service which is delivered over Singapore’s Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network, promises a superior viewing experience with high-definition content, personalised features and greater interactivity.

StarHub TV on Fibre is an all high-definition platform where customers can access the same comprehensive suite of over 200 channels that are currently offered on StarHub TV1. At launch, StarHub TV on Fibre customers can enjoy a smarter recording service— Simultaneous Recording—via an approved external hard disk drive. This enables customers to record up to two programmes simultaneously.

More features such as Social TV, Multi-room Recording, Picture-in-Picture and Personalisation, will be rolled out progressively on StarHub TV on Fibre. In Social TV, viewers can conveniently recommend and post comments about programmes on their personal Facebook and Twitter accounts, and even ‘like’ a programme on Facebook, using only their TV remote controls and without leaving their TV screens. Multi-room Recording will enable users to schedule a recording on their set-top box, and then view the content from a different IPTV set-top box in another room. With Picture-in-Picture, customers will be able to view content airing on other channels without disrupting the programme they are simultaneously watching. Under Personalisation, customers would be able to create separate profiles for each family member, so that each of them can customise his or her preferred channels, language, as well as personalise recommendations of programmes based on the individual’s viewing habits.

“StarHub TV on Fibre will deliver the next-generation entertainment experience for viewers in Singapore, especially as more homes connect to the fibre network,” stated Ms Lin Shu Fen, Head of Entertainment & SmartLife, StarHub. “The launch of StarHub TV on Fibre is in line with our commitment to empower viewers with greater value and flexibility. The service promises customers a more immersive entertainment experience, with innovative new features in the near future.”

To enjoy StarHub TV on Fibre, customers’ homes must be fibre-ready and they need either a StarHub Fibre Home Broadband subscription or a HomeHub plan. Each of StarHub’s HomeHub (Fibre) plans includes StarHub TV on Fibre, Fibre Home Broadband, a 21Mbps Mobile Broadband and a Home Phone Line. Subscription fees for StarHub TV on Fibre will be similar to prices for StarHub’s existing cable TV service. Rental for the IPTV set-top box will cost $6.42 per month (including GST). For more information, please visit www.starhub.com/tv-on-fibre.

1Horse Racing Channel, now Baogu Movies/now Baogu Movies On Demand and Red Card Sports Radio will be available at a later date.

April 8, 2015 

• Ericsson launches cloud DVR (digital video recorder) solution at NAB 2015 following its acquisition and integration of Fabrix Systems
• Immediately positions Ericsson as market leader in cloud DVR through new video storage and processing platform
• New platform works to reduce cost and complexity in consumer homes, shrinking set-top-boxes while delivering consumers with on-demand, anywhere TV access to their content

Ericsson’s (NASDAQ: ERIC) Media Vision 2020 research predicts that by the year 2020, time spent watching on-demand and time-shifted content will have reached 50:50 parity with linear and live TV. As the trend for time-shifted viewing combines with ‘anywhere access’, TV service providers must ensure their service offerings keep pace by giving consumers control to record and watch live TV content anytime, on any device. In response to this change in viewing behavior, Ericsson has launched its cloud DVR solution, applicable to all QAM and IP-based TV platforms. This crucial consumer application is powered by the Ericsson Video Storage and Processing Platform, a high performance, software-based infrastructure.

Ericsson’s new platform offers a unique, proven infrastructure, which allows for seamless augmentation and replacement of legacy TV services with new cloud-based services. It integrates and virtualizes the storage and processing capabilities of as many Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) servers as needed, providing outstanding performance gains and allowing operators to avoid many of the complexities and costs associated with launching new services.

Ove Anebygd, Vice President and Head of Solution Area Media, Ericsson, says: “Today’s viewers are more prescriptive than ever. They want simplicity in discovery and immediacy of access to TV Anywhere services, and content delivered in the highest possible quality. They require the flexibility and speed to connect to huge libraries of content, and the ability to record and watch live and linear content whenever they choose. Providing these features can be expensive and many legacy infrastructures simply do not have the functionality to do it. Our customers need the most advanced cloud-centric solutions to drive functions from the home into the cloud, and to enable service differentiation and new efficiencies. Our new cloud DVR solution places us at the forefront of technology capability and performance, with proven deployments at the most demanding customer sites, totaling over 150 petabytes of storage capacity”.

In addition to powering the most proven-at-scale cloud DVR deployments, the Ericsson Video Storage and Processing Platform also enables multiple video storage and video processing applications that include:

Master video library – Scale-out storage providing the ability to ingest, process and ubiquitously stream master or “gold copies’ of licensed content
Long tail server – Allows operators to store and deliver less popular, or long tail, content directly from a large, central storage vault, eliminating the need to replicate entire libraries at the edge of the network
Dynamic origin server – High performance scale-out storage has integrated recording, storage, and delivery functions
CDN (content delivery network) assist – Allows operators to expand their library and adaptively stream content over-the-top, as well as to legacy systems
Enhanced VOD – ­Improves performance, flexibility, and scale in VOD solutions
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Ericsson is the driving force behind the Networked Society – a world leader in communications technology and services. Our long-term relationships with every major telecom operator in the world allow people, business and society to fulfill their potential and create a more sustainable future.

Our services, software and infrastructure – especially in mobility, broadband and the cloud – are enabling the telecom industry and other sectors to do better business, increase efficiency, improve the user experience and capture new opportunities.

With approximately 115,000 professionals and customers in 180 countries, we combine global scale with technology and services leadership. We support networks that connect more than 2.5 billion subscribers. Forty percent of the world’s mobile traffic is carried over Ericsson networks. And our investments in research and development ensure that our solutions – and our customers – stay in front.

Founded in 1876, Ericsson has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. Net sales in 2014 were SEK 228.0 billion (USD 33.1 billion). Ericsson is listed on NASDAQ OMX stock exchange in Stockholm and the NASDAQ in New York.

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April 6, 2015 – Mini-major film studio Weinstein Co. is in talks to sell its television operations to British broadcaster ITV, according to a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to speak publicly.

Read more at LA Times

April 8, 2015 – Following a company-wide review across its worldwide media networks, filmed entertainment operations and corporate functions, Viacom has announced more elements of its strategic realignment.

Read more at Rapid TV News

April 7, 2015 – Apple TV and Cablevision customers are now able to follow the adventures of Khaleesi, Tyrion and the rest of the “Game of Thrones” crew without the aid of a cable subscription…

Read more at cnet.com

Callie Ng has joined StarHub as its head of media sales today. She takes on the role previously held by Basil Chua who left in August last year.

Ng (pictured) will be responsible for leading the day-to-day management of StarHub’s multi-platform advertising and sponsorship business as well as strategic partnership with international pay TV content owners, for the continued development and growth in the overall media sales business.

Read more here. 

Apr 8, 2015 – CHICAGO, IL–(Marketwired – April 07, 2015) – Trustwave® today announced that Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel), Asia’s leading communications company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Trustwave Holdings, Inc., a privately held information security company headquartered in Chicago. The acquisition strengthens Singtel’s information security capabilities and bolsters Trustwave’s ability to expand its leadership in managed security services globally.

Read more at Yahoo! Finance

Apr 7, 2015 – Cloud-service provider Brightcove has achieved the Amazon Web Services Partner Network (APN) Digital Media Competency, the newest Competency added to the APN Competency Program…

Read more at World Screen