Prasar Bharati’s OTT platform to provide ‘clean family entertainment’
4 months, 1 week ago

Prasar Bharati’s OTT platform to provide ‘clean family entertainment’

The Hindu  

Prasar Bharati Chairman Navneet Singh Sehgal on Thursday said the public broadcaster’s OTT platform ‘WAVES’ would provide clean family entertainment. At a press conference in Goa, Mr. Sehgal said: “As national broadcaster, it is our duty to make clean family entertainment reach all sections of society. There is no charge for downloading WAVES OTT and viewing contents in it except for a few premier contents.” Prasar Bharati Chief Executive Officer Gaurav Dwivedi said: “There is a need for the public broadcaster to remain present in all platforms as we have to make information and content available for the audiences all across our large country. More than 10,000 films and 40,000 to 50,000 hours of content will be made available as of now through WAVES OTT.” Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday launched the OTT platform at the opening ceremony of 55th International Film Festival of India.

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‘WAVES already making waves across genres’
2 months, 3 weeks ago

‘WAVES already making waves across genres’

New Indian Express  

Prasar Bharati chief executive officer Gaurav Dwivedi is highly satisfied with the initial response to the public broadcaster’s recently launched OTT service — WAVES. In an interview with Parvez Sultan, Dwivedi also discussed Doordarshan’s content-improvement plans and the Prasar Bharati-Shabd news service. But our role is that of a public broadcaster, and we don’t have target audiences. Similarly, it happened …

Prasar Bharati targets family-centric, multilingual content for new OTT platform
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Prasar Bharati targets family-centric, multilingual content for new OTT platform

Live Mint  

The platform, launched in November, will offer free access to shows from its linear TV channels, alongside select curated premium content from collaborations with streaming platforms like Lionsgate and Eros. Prasar Bharati already brings a fairly wide variety of content to its broadcasting and radio network, Dwivedi said, and the same strategy would be extended to the streaming vertical as …

Prasar Bharati unveils OTT platform Waves with over 65 live channels
4 months ago

Prasar Bharati unveils OTT platform Waves with over 65 live channels

India Today  

On World Television Day, Prasar Bharati, India’s national public broadcaster, made a significant foray into the digital streaming world with the launch of its new over-the-top platform, Waves. SUBSCRIPTION PLANS Waves offers several subscription plans to suit different needs: Platinum Plan - Price: Rs 999 per year Features: Access to all platform content, including live TV, movies, and exclusive shows. …

Prasar Bharati launches its OTT platform at IFFI 2024 | Check full list of channels
4 months, 1 week ago

Prasar Bharati launches its OTT platform at IFFI 2024 | Check full list of channels

India TV News  

India's public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has launched its own OTT platform named Waves at the International Film Festival of India 2024. It also features a plethora of news channels including NDTV India, ABP News, News24, Republic, News Nation and India Today. Earlier this year, Prasar Bharati invited TV channels to join the platform, where the participating broadcasters get 65 percent …

Prasar Bharati to launch its streaming platform on Nov 20
4 months, 1 week ago

Prasar Bharati to launch its streaming platform on Nov 20

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Indian public broadcaster Prasar Bharati is gearing up to launch its own streaming service at the International Film Festival of India in Goa on November 20, its top official said. The streaming platform, which has been in the works for a little over a year, is scheduled to be inaugurated by Information and Broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and …

Prasar Bharati To Launch Partially Subscription-Based OTT Platform At IFFI 2024: What We Know So Far
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Prasar Bharati To Launch Partially Subscription-Based OTT Platform At IFFI 2024: What We Know So Far

ABP News  

Hyderabad: Prasar Bharati, the country's public service broadcaster, is set to enter the over-the-top streaming market with a new platform that will be primarily free with a small portion of content offered under a subscription model. Beyond standard streaming content, the platform will feature a significant archive of historical documentaries, photographs, and publications from Prasar Bharati's extensive collection, including material …

Prasar Bharti's OTT to be launched soon
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Prasar Bharti's OTT to be launched soon

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharti, India's public service broadcaster, is set to launch its over-the-top platform by the end of this month. Prasar Bharti--will stream live channels, series and also archival contents on its OTT platform. According to the tender notice for onboarding linear satellite channels to stream on the broadcaster’s OTT service, only channels that are permitted or licensed by …

DD all set for a makeover with fresh programmes, regional and OTT focus
1 year, 7 months ago

DD all set for a makeover with fresh programmes, regional and OTT focus

The Hindu  

Public service broadcaster Prasar Bharati is all set for a revamp of its television channels starting this Independence Day. Ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, Prasar Bharati will be launching the Sanskrit version of the popular patriotic song Hum Jiyenge Aur Marenge Aye Watan Tere Liye from Subhash Ghai-directed action thriller Karma. “For the first time, DD National has teamed …

Prasar Bharati mulls own OTT platform
2 years, 2 months ago

Prasar Bharati mulls own OTT platform

The Hindu  

Prasar Bharati, for which the Centre had recently approved the Broadcast Infrastructure Network Development scheme with an outlay of ₹2,539.61 crore, for the upgrade and expansion of broadcasting infrastructure till 2025-2026, is evaluating the possibility of coming up with an over-the-top platform. Under the BIND scheme, Prasar Bharati Chief Executive Officer Gaurav Dwivedi on Friday said, the 28 regional Doordarshan …

Prasar Bharti planning broadcasting TV on mobile phones from next year
10 years, 6 months ago

Prasar Bharti planning broadcasting TV on mobile phones from next year

India TV News  

New Delhi: Public broadcaster Doordarshan plans to start broadcasting directly a bouquet of 20 free to air channels in partnership with private media houses on mobile phones from next year. The fourth choice that will come up is digital antenna which will offer bouquet of 20 free channels on TV this year and next year on mobile," Prasar Bharti Chief …

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