?The News Corp owned Star TV UK has got all its channels onto Sky Digital’s on demand service and has become the first Asian broadcaster to do so. With this, Star’s programmes will be available ‘on demand’ to Sky customers at no additional cost.
More than 3.4 million homes have their set top boxes connected to the broadband to enjoy this catch up service.
Four channels are available in the Star TV pack- Star Plus, Star Gold, Life Ok and Star Jalsha.
Source: Indiantelevision.com
Star Pravah channel head Prem Kamath said, “We are looking to target a slightly more upscale audience. We have also altered the broadcast design by bringing in different visual grammar and stay away from the traditional way of storytelling.”
Nitin Kukreja, Head of Sports Business, Star India, said, “We are delighted to have Arise India as the title sponsor of Asia Cup 2014. The tournament is getting interesting traction from the advertising fraternity. We are focusing on monetising the on-air sales while we have partnered with Technology Frontiers to focus on Asia Cup 2014 Ground Sponsorship management.”
Uday Shankar has been vocal about the fact that sports (not only cricket) have tremendous potential as far as viewership is concerned.
