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Sanjay Gupta did not attend college, started Bollywood journey at 16, made first film at 22. Kaante, Kaabil director revealed why his marriage ended: ‘I couldn’t tell her…'
The director of films like Kaante, Shootout at Lokhandwala, Shootout at Wadala, and Kaabil, Sanjay Gupta, died at the age of 57 after suffering a head injury. Police reports state that he allegedly tripped and fell on his Versova home's kitchen floor.
Shootout At Lokhandwala's Sanjay Gupta, dies at 59 after slipping in the bathroom
Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta, known for films such as Kaante and Shootout at Lokhandwala, died at 59 after reportedly suffering a head injury in a bathroom fall. Ashoke Pandit confirmed his death, while Kamaal R. Khan paid tribute to him. Gupta began his career with Aatish: Feel the Fire in 1994 and last directed The Miranda Brothers.
JioCinema announces appointment of YouTube India head Ishan Chatterjee as chief business officer
JioCinema has appointed Ishan Chatterjee as the new Chief Business Officer to enhance its tech-driven digital experience and boost revenue generation in sports and entertainment. With a robust background from YouTube India, Google, McKinsey, and Hindustan Unilever, Ishan will lead monetisation and growth strategies.
Sunset for Disney+ Hotstar? RIL may have just JioCinema as OTT platform post merger with Star India
Reliance Industries plans to merge Disney+ Hotstar with JioCinema after their Star-Viacom18 merger. This consolidation aims to save costs and enhance JioCinema's content offerings, making it a leading OTT platform in India. The merger is pending approvals from CCI and NCLT.
Bigg Boss OTT 3: As Armaan-Kritika Malik's obscene video goes viral, JioCinema issues clarification
A viral clip allegedly showing an intimate moment between Bigg Boss OTT 3 contestants Armaan Malik and Kritika Malik has sparked controversy. Shiv Sena leader Manisha Kayande has demanded the show's ban, citing the impact of obscene content on young viewers. JioCinema, the platform airing the show, issued a statement claiming the clip is doctored and never aired. They plan to take legal action against those responsible for creating and circulating the fake video.
IPL 2024 attracted 620 million viewers on JioCinema
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 witnessed a 38% surge in audience reach on JioCinema, with 620 million viewers compared to 449 million in the previous season. JioCinema reported a 53% growth in video views, totaling 2,600 crore, and over 35,000 crore minutes of watch time.
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JioCinema Premium: Billionaire Ambani is asking for less than ₹1/day for his latest disruption
JioCinema Premium Plans: Reliance Jio has launched JioCinema Premium, a new subscription service in India, offering ad-free streaming in up to 4K quality for just Rs 29 per month. The move aims to attract a wider audience, challenge competitors like Netflix and Disney Hotstar, and disrupt the subscription video-on-demand market with affordable pricing. JioCinema's strategic pricing reflects its commitment to democratising premium entertainment, leveraging its distribution network, and catering to the rising demand for quality content. JioCinema's expansive content library, featuring titles from top Hollywood studios, positions it as a key player in the rapidly evolving streaming industry in India.
JioCinema may disrupt SVOD market with low pricing plan
The new pricing is a significant drop from its ₹999/year and ₹99/month plans, which offered only Hollywood content. Unlike the existing plans, the new plans will be ad-free, the company said. JioCinema Premium will provide users with web originals, movies and content for children, along with Hollywood content from HBO, NBCUniversal and Paramount Global.
JioCinema set to disrupt SVOD market with Rs 29 per month subscription pack
Viacom18's JioCinema is shifting to a hybrid monetization model, placing Indian GEC and movie content behind a paywall at Rs 30/month or Rs 300/year. Live sports remain free. The move aims to boost revenue, leveraging IPL for rollout. Post-COI approval, JioCinema's merger into Viacom18 aims to fortify its OTT presence.
JioCinema teases a new 'Ads Free' subscription plan
JioCinema live-streams IPL 2024 with ads, teasing an ad-free tier. A new plan launch on April 25th. Merger between Reliance Industries and Walt Disney to create a TV and streaming platform in India.
JioCinema attracts 11.3 crore viewers on IPL opening day
JioCinema, the Indian Premier League's official streaming platform, saw a 51% increase in viewers on day 1 of the tournament, with 59 crore video views and 660 crore minutes of watch time. The platform switched to displaying cumulative views for live matches instead of peak concurrent viewers. The free-to-play predict and win game, Jeeto Dhan Dhana Dhan, saw record-breaking gold wins.
JioCinema ropes in 18 sponsors for IPL 2024
JioCinema has roped in Dream11 as a co-presenting sponsor, while Tata Motors, PayZapp by HDFC Bank, SBI, Cred, AMFI, Upstox, Charged by Thums Up, Britannia, Pepsi, Parle products, Google Pixel, Haier, Jindal Steel, Vodafone, Dalmia Cements, Kamla Pasand and Rapido have joined hands as associate sponsors. The streaming platform said that this season has seen advertiser interest from both conventional digitally-inclined categories like automobiles, mobile handsets, banking, online broking & trading, credit card payment, and construction, as well as traditional mediums like FMCG.
JioCinema to feature five brands in Brand Spotlight innovation during IPL
JioCinema, the official streaming platform for IPL, will showcase five brands in its advertiser innovation, Brand Spotlight during the opening game on March 22. The featured brands will debut their IPL 2024 campaigns within the first five overs, offering exclusive insights and stories to viewers.
JioCinema to showcase sports content on ShareChat and Moj
The partnership is aimed at helping JioCinema engage more deeply with consumers of regional content by being present on social platforms and blending with their digital consumption habits.
Reliance JioCinema signs up Pokemon in kids entertainment push-sources
Reliance entertainment unit has partnered with The Pokemon Company to bring children's shows and movies to its platform, JioCinema. This move aims to enhance content offerings and compete with rivals like Disney and other streaming services. Under the deal, JioCinema will become the exclusive India platform for over 1,000 episodes and 20 movies of the popular Japanese anime series, which will be dubbed in three Indian languages. This collaboration is part of Reliance's strategy to expand its presence in the Indian streaming market, which is projected to reach $7 billion by 2027.
JioCinema has now become India's largest digital entertainment destination: Mukesh Ambani at RIL AGM
JioCinema, over-the-top (OTT) media streaming service by Reliance, which earlier this year disrupted the sector by free live streaming of IPL cricket matches, has now become India's largest digital entertainment destination, RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Monday. JioCinema delivered industry-leading engagement metrics, registering a strong growth in paid subscribers, said Ambani, adding, it created a global record with a staggering 45 crore viewers tuning in to the platform during IPL.
IPL final watched by 12 crore viewers on JioCinema: Viacom18
The company added that JioCinema set a new world record as the final match had a peak concurrency of 3.21 crore viewers. JioCinema registered over 1700 crore video views through the 16th edition. Viacom18 said JioCinema registered over 2.5 crore downloads, which is a record for the most installed app in a single day. The platform registered an average time spent of more than 60 minutes per viewer per match.
JioCinema notched concurrent viewership of 2.5 crore during CSK-GT match
CSK made its way to the finals by winning the playoff match by 16 runs. The previous viewership record on JioCinema was 2.4 crore, registered during the CSK versus RCB match on April 17. JioCinema has been free-streaming IPL matches for all viewers. The total IPL video views on the platform have already crossed over 1300 crore.
No more freebies: Ambani's JioCinema to now charge premium subscription for HBO and other content
JioCinema will be charging Rs 999 for a year for the Premium subscription that will let users stream content from studios like HBO and Warner Bros. Ambani is thus building on the popularity of IPL to push content and finally introduce the pricing strategy for a nation home to 1.4 billion people who are crazy about cricket as well as movies.
JioCinema clocks 1300 crore video views in the first five weeks
“JioCinema continues to grow from strength to strength every week, and it is based on clear evidence of consumers' outright preference for catching the IPL on digital,” said Viacom18 Sports CEO Anil Jayaraj.
JioCinema's fan park initiative scales new height
JioCinema's fan park initiative scaled new heights during the weekend, with thousands turning up for four Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in seven cities across India. The official IPL streaming partner invited fans across Vadodara, Kurnool, Bardhaman, Jalgaon, Varanasi, Karnal, and Thoothukudi as part of its strategy to engage cricket fans in smaller towns and cities.
JioCinema to stream 'Game of Thrones', 'Lord of the Rings', 'Succession', other HBO, Warner Bros movies, shows
Reliance Viacom18's JioCinema app will soon stream popular shows such as "Game of Thrones", "Lord of the Rings", "Succession" for viewers in India, according to a report.
JioCinema plans to start from Rs 2 per day: Report
Earlier, Bloomberg reported that JioCinema is planning to bulk up its content with more than 100 films and TV shows to take on global giants like Netflix and Prime Video.
Rohit Sharma switches to JioCinema from Star Sports as brand ambassador
Rohit Sharma has ended his ambassadorship with Star Sports and will promote JioCinema during the 2023 Indian Premier League. Some of the brand's 23 streaming partners, including Dream11 and JioMart, will co-present and co-power the matches. Sharma will collaborate with JioCinema to take its digital-first sport offering nationwide, and to promote its free streaming service "across mobile phones and connected TV".
CSK vs RCB match notches 24 million concurrent viewers on JioCinema
This is the highest-ever concurrent viewership for an IPL match, Viacom18 said. JioCinema, the official streaming partner of the IPL, has been streaming IPL matches free for all internet viewers. The last over of the second innings of the match, in which Chennai won the match by 8 runs, saw the concurrent viewership on JioCinema touch 24 million.
JioCinema to live-stream IPL 2023 matches at fan parks in more than 35 cities
In their bid to take cricket to every internet user and every community with access to the internet, JioCinema, the digital rights holder of the Indian Premier League, will live stream matches at fan parks across more than 35 cities and towns in the country during the ongoing season of the cash-rich league.
JioCinema clocked over 147 crore video views in the opening IPL weekend: Viacom18
The company added that the average time spent per viewer per match touched 57 minutes. The time spent per viewer per match on JioCinema increased by over 60% compared to last season’s first weekend. In the previous, thr matches were streamed on Disney+ Hotstar.
Over 6 crore unique viewers tuned in for opening IPL match on JioCinema, says Viacom18
The company said that the JioCinema app registered over 2.5 crore downloads, a record for the most installed app in a single day.
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