All Entries Tagged With: "Anil Ambani"
BIG TV in talks with Warner, CNN for content acquisition
Anil Ambani Group’s DTH arm Reliance BIG TV is believed to be in discussion with content providers like Max Broadcasting, Warner Home Entertainment Group and CNN to acquire non-film content for its pay per view (PPV) platform. Company sources said Reliance BIG TV is in discussions with Max Broadcasting, Warner Brother Home Video, Warner Home Entertainment Group, Comedy Central and CNN to sign non-film content acquisition deals, which are expected to close by March this year. The deals are expected to offer PPV revenue upside of nearly Rs 500 crore over the next four years and a 10 per cent »»»
BIG TV in talks to add high-definition content
Anil Ambani’s direct-to-home (DTH) division Reliance BIG TV is in talks for high definition (HD) content to be aired on its DTH platform. The company will invest Rs 150 crore in content acquisition and is believed to be in talks with global media houses like BCC, CNN and Comedy Central for non-film content. The content will be made available to BIG TV subscribers on a pay-per-view format. The company is also in talks with Fox Star Group with which BIG TV had recently signed a marketing alliance for ‘Avatar’. It is in talks to introduce Fox’s niche channels like Fox Crime, Fox Adventure, »»»
BIG 92.7 FM network eyeing tie ups in NE, south
MUMBAI: Anil Ambani-owned BIG 92.7 FM, plans to seal alliances with radio networks in the north east and is eyeing the south as well in a bid to expand its footprint. “BIG 92.7 FM has plans for more alliances after the ones it has struck with Radio Dhamaal and Rangila FM. It is in talks with some players,” a source close to the development said. BIG 92.7 FM is in talks with networks, especially for expanding into the north east, the source said, without divulging further details. A part of the Reliance Media World stable, BIG 92.7 FM might also look at acquisitions after the completion of five »»»
Big TV, Fox Star join hands to promote ‘Avatar’
MUMBAI: Big TV, the Anil Ambani-owned direct-to-home (DTH) company, has entered into a marketing alliance with Fox Star Studios for promoting James Cameron’s magnum opus Avatar in India. As part of the deal, Big TV will run a month-long 360 degree marketing campaign and will launch a 30-second English television commercial (TVC) featuring the cast of the film. The TVC is expected to go on air across 12 English channels including Times Now, AXN, Star World, Star Movies, and HBO from 15 December. The DTH operator will also showcase interviews with Cameron and the stars of Avatar. The footage will »»»
BIG TV, Fox STAR tie up to promote Cameron film
Anil Ambani’s direct-to-home company, Reliance BIG TV, has formed a marketing alliance with Fox STAR Studios for its forthcoming movie, Avatar. The deal, according to source, has been struck for Rs 20 crore. Avatar is an epic 3D fiction movie which has taken James Cameron almost four years to make. Fox STAR Studios is releasing the movie worldwide. The alliance comprises of BIG TV getting the first telecast rights of exclusive promotions for direct-to-home (DTH) platforms, creating a TVC (television content rating) with the cast of Avatar, introducing special zones across its multiplexes to experience »»»
Big FM ties up with BBC World Service
Anil Ambani Group’s Big 92.7 FM announced on Wednesday that it has entered into an alliance with BBC World Service. The alliance will take BBC’s entertainment updates across the 32 stations of the network. The alliance would feature Big BBC Minute, an hourly update of entertainment news. There would also be a weekly entertainment film preview show as well as Big BCC Mulaqat, a celebrity talk show for the weekends. Mr Neil Curry, Head of Business Development (Asia Pacific), BBC World Service, said, “This takes our position in the market to a new level as BBC World Service programming »»»
