YuppTV Join Forces with BSNL for a Triple-Play Service Partnership

The association will enhance video and broadband technology services for mobile and fixed line

New Delhi, October 21, 2019: The global leader in South-Asian OTT content, YuppTV has announced its partnership with India’s oldest communication service provider, BSNL. The two category-leaders have entered into a triple play partnership for video and broadband technology services for mobile and fixed line. 

As the largest broadband provider in the country, the fiber network by BSNL has covered every nook and corner in the country and enjoys an equally fervent mobile base. It has the potential of providing Triple play services to any corner in the country, including India’s very hinterlands.

On the other hand, YuppTV is a force to reckon in video and technology services, as a pioneer in the OTT space, YuppTV flaunts over 10 glorious years of expertise in streaming Live and VOD content to the wide-ranging audience across the globe with its innovative features. YuppTV’s in-house end-to-end technology is robust, reliable and scalable. Determined to bringing innovation in technology, YuppTV has been the first to launch various products and features such as Catch up TV, First day first show, App -in-app and video analytics, dongle, and Live broadcast.

YuppTV offers an extensive and exclusive content library with Live TV channels and catch-up, movies and exclusive originals. For YuppTV Originals, the brand has partnered with renowned names from the South Indian film fraternity and has been one of the firsts to produce the biggest hits of Web Series, down South. The brand also boasts of producing 13 Southern Original Shows, which is the highest in the industry. Riding back on tremendous success as one amongst the industry leaders, YuppTV also plans to soon announce something exciting in the content space for the Indian audience.

BSNL is counted amongst the only service provider making focused efforts and taking planned initiatives to bridge the rural-urban digital divide in the ICT sector. The coming together of the two industry-leaders will be another focused step in the same direction. With BSNL’s unrivaled pan-India reach, especially in the tier 2 & 3 markets and beyond and given YuppTV’s proven track record of superior and scalable technology along with extensive and exclusive content library, both the brands will together create an exemplary value proposition for India. As India’s Next Half Billion internet population is expected to rise from the hinterlands, the development holds further significance for consumers in India.

Commenting on the association, Mr Uday Reddy, Founder & CEO of YuppTV, said, “We are glad to join forces with an industry incumbent like BSNL. Following the association, we have an opportunity to leverage the vast network cultivated by BSNL and bring forth superior technology products and features to a burgeoning user base. AT YuppTV, we are determined to democratize access to cutting-edge entertainment solution through simple yet effective and innovative technology. We look forward to a long-term association and an affirmative response from BSNL’s extensive user base.”

Echoing a similar thought, Shri Pravin Kumar Purwar, CMD of BSNL added, “As a pioneer in the OTT space for 10 years, YuppTV has been quick to evolve with the changing times, leveraging disruptive technology for providing superior digital and video entertainment products and services such as Live streaming or catch-up TV or exclusive Originals. We are glad to associate with YuppTV to provide an impressive value proposition for consumers in India”.

Director CFA of BSNL Board, Sh. Vivek Banzal informed that technical setup has already been tested successfully to provide seamless triple play services on single fiber connection (Bharat Fiber) to its customers.

The association is also set to help BSNL enhance its portfolio of services offers and stay competitive in a fast-evolving and cut-throat market. YuppTV will not only bundle its services for BSNL broadband and mobile customers but will also assist the brand in offering broadband services to the under served areas, by providing last-mile infrastructure.

About YuppTV

YuppTV is one of the world’s largest internet-based TV and On-demand service provider for South Asian content, offering more than 250+ TV channels, 5000+ Movies and 100+ TV Shows in 14 languages. YuppTV, recently received funding from Emerald Media, a Pan-Asian platform established by leading global investment firm KKR for investing in the media and entertainment sector, wherein Emerald Media acquired a significant minority stake in the company for US$50mn. Emerald Media is led by industry veterans Rajesh Kamat and Paul Aiello, supported by an experienced team of investment and operating executives. The platform primarily focuses on providing growth capital to media, entertainment and digital media companies. YuppTV had earlier raised its Series A round of funding from Poarch Creek Indian Tribe of Alabama.

YuppTV has 25000 hours of entertainment content catalogued in its library, while nearly 2500 hours of new on-demand content is added to the YuppTV platform every day. YuppTV offers Live TV and Catch-Up TV technology. It also offers YuppFlix, a movie on demand streaming service for Expat Market and recently launched YuppTV Originals to bring forth unconventional story telling in collaboration with the top talent from the movie industry. Originals will be available in episodic format for the digital audience, exclusively on YuppTV’s platform. YuppTV is currently ranked #1 Internet Pay TV platform for Indians living abroad and the largest Internet TV platform from premium content availability in India. YuppTV is the most downloaded Indian SmartTV app and it also boasts of 13 million mobile downloads with 4.0 user rating.

Visit https://www.yupptv.com for more information.

Your Dosage of Entertainment for Every Weekend- Check out these latest AltBalaji Shows on YuppTV

YuppTV, home for Indian Entertainment for the entire Indian community living all over the world, offers the newest of Indian content recurrently. Integrating all the Indian Channels and VOD platform AltBalaji, YuppTV is the best source of Indian movies, soaps, and web series. The platform has launched two new web series “B.Tech (Telugu) and Alarm (Tamil)” for the overseas audience recently.

Concurrently, AltBalaji, an Indian content provider in cooperation with YuppTV has launched 3 new web series that are accessible through the YuppTV platform, providing a full dosage of Indian Entertainment necessary for the weekend. Check them out. 

Broken but Beautiful

Created and Developed by Ekta Kapoor, Broken but Beautiful, is a Hindi web series recently launched on AltBalaji. The series casts Vikram Massey and Harleen Sethi in the lead roles and Jitin Gulati, and Simran Kaur in prominent roles. As the title suggests. the central plot of the series revolves around Love, Lust, Heartbreaks, and Healing. Without getting into much details about the story, the series is a worthy watch drama and can provide the perfect weekend high.

Baby Come Naa

Starring the most talented and hilarious actor Shreyas Talpade (Aditya Tendulkar), Baby Come Naa is a full-fledged RomCom Web series by AltBalaji. Released in November 2018, the series revolves around the love life of the protagonist who is concurrently in a relationship with two beautiful women Sophie, played by Manasi Scott and Sarah played by Shefali Zariwala. The hilarious situations that arise due to the two-timing are depicted in the series comically. How does his journey end? Find out while laughing hard all through the six episodes.

Zabaan Sambhal Ke

Zaban Sambhal Ke is a Reboot of 1990s comedy show with the same name which was originally an adaptation of British Sitcom Mind your language. The Reboot now stars Sumeet Raghavan as the lead actor. The protagonist is a Hindi Teacher in the National Institute of Languages teaching a class Hindi Language that consists of students from various regions trying to learn Hindi from India and other countries. The show is created by Rajiv Mehra and is written by Raj Vasant, Yogesh Mehra. Launched on 19th of October 2018, the series just consists of 3 episodes and can make the entire family ROFL the entire time.

So, Check out these amazing latest AltBalaji web series on YuppTV and have fun all weekend.

Why Web Originals are earning more popularity among Viewers?

Web Originals or Web Series have been prevalent since the late 90s but entered the spotlight after the 2000s. Today, each and every global network out there is producing content and releasing them as Web Series. Netflix, the Global pioneer of internet content is churning out hit web series since 2013. The Network’s original web series House of Cards, Hemlock Grave, etc., have earned nominations in Primetime Emmy Awards too. 

The fever has spread to India that has been catching up on to net content recently. Ekta Kapoor’s production house Alt Balaji has come up with some of the best web series in 2017. Reputed high priced actors from famous production houses and channels are now lining up to make web series with the various production house, given the reputation of the content that has already been released.

Alongside Alt Balaji, several Indian content providers like ScoopWhoop, TVF, AIB, etc., have jumped in to utilize the privileges and have been producing web originals with versatile concepts that are highly relatable to youth. Some of the regional content providers too have been teaming up with various production houses to create quality web series in Telugu. Web series like Mana Mugguri Love Story, 703, Muddapappu Avakai, Pilla, Social, Pelli Gola, Hey Krishna etc., have earned a certain level of reputation among the Telugu audience worldwide.

One reason why web series are earning a prominence worldwide is that they are not bound by any censorship or geographical restriction which makes it available to all kinds of audience in the whole world. The freedom to create anything without interruption from the government or any other organization in the present day of restrictions and is the key point alluring the creators and the actors towards these.

Another reason is the availability of the content. Web Series though are in episode format are made available to the users in one go. That means users don’t have to wait an entire week for another episode or an entire year for another season. This readiness is fully in tune with the fast-going generation of ours. This factor combined with the accessibility of the content through any internet enabled device and from anywhere with a decent internet connection is putting web series on the front end of the entertainment sector.

Of the many Indian web originals available on the internet, YuppTV has its share in the creation of some. Series from the house of YuppTV Originals like Endukila, Mana Mugguri Love Story, Hey Krishna, etc., are familiar to the Telugu audience everywhere. YuppTV also features some of the series from other houses like 703, Social, AISHA, Pilla, Diet Cheaters, Muddapappu Avakai, etc., in YuppFlix, YuppTV’s archive of movies and TV shows online. Check them out and watch some of the best Telugu, Hindi and Tamil Web Series.

YuppTV Originals’ Latest Web Series, Hey Krishna Is Out to Woo And Entertain Viewers

Written by Mahi Illindra, the web series stars Varun Sandesh, Kashish Vohra, ‘Viva’ Harsha, Mounima

New Delhi, January 25, 2018: YuppTV, the world OTT leader for South-Asian content is back yet again with an original web series. After catching the fancy of the viewers with Endukila and Mana Mugguri Love Story, Hey Krishna is the latest offering by YuppTV Originals. Written by Mahi Illindra, the prominent Telugu writer of “Venkatadri Express” and “Express Raja” fame, Hey Krishna stars Varun Sandesh, Kashish Vohra, ‘Viva’ Harsha, Mounima. The Telugu language original web series will be available on YuppTV’s platform.

Hey Krishna, is the story of a 25-year-old engineering graduate, who leads a boring life and fails miserably in all his efforts, each time he decides to woo a lady. After a series of unfortunate (and comical) incidents the protagonist is convinced that Lord Krishna is the root cause of all his sufferings and a love life that’s completely missing in action. What follows is a dramatic decision which would change his life forever. Directed by Mr. Lakshmikanth Chenna, who set newer standards in cinema with his Hyderabad Nawabs, Hey Krishna promises to be a laughter riot for the viewers. 

Commenting on the launch, Mr Uday Reddy, Founder & CEO of YuppTV said, “We are delighted to bring to our users the latest original web series, Hey Krishna. I am optimistic that the youth oriented web series will entertain our viewers. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the brilliant pool of talent, comprised by the star cast, writer, director, and the entire team that has worked hard to make Hey Krishna happen.”

Continuing with the episodic format, Hey Krishna spans over 12 episodes. Hey Krishna is created by Trendloud, while the story is by the Script Tellers. Naresh Kumaran has lent some of his most heart-touching melodies to the original series. Interested viewers can enjoy their direct access to series, binge watching all episodes right now, along with some other winsome content at YuppTV. 

For more details, please visit: https://www.yupptv.com/

About YuppTV:

YuppTV is one of the world’s largest internet-based TV and On-demand service provider for South Asian content, offering more than 300+ TV channels, 5000+ Movies and 100+ TV Shows in 14 languages. YuppTV, recently received funding from Emerald Media, a Pan-Asian platform established by leading global investment firm KKR for investing in the media and entertainment sector, wherein Emerald Media acquired a significant minority stake in the company for US$50mn. Emerald Media is led by industry veterans Rajesh Kamat and Paul Aiello, supported by an experienced team of investment and operating executives. The platform primarily focuses on providing growth capital to media, entertainment and digital media companies. YuppTV had earlier raised its Series A round of funding from Poarch Creek Indian Tribe of Alabama.

YuppTV has 25000 hours of entertainment content catalogued in its library, while nearly 2500 hours of new on-demand content (including catch up content) is added to the YuppTV platform every day. YuppTV offers Live TV and Catch-Up TV technology. It also offers YuppFlix, a movie on demand streaming service for Expat Market and has recently launched YuppTV Originals to bring forth unconventional story telling in collaboration with the top talent from the movie industry. Originals will be available in episodic format for the digital audience, exclusively on YuppTV’s platform. YuppTV is currently ranked #1 Internet Pay TV platform for Indians living abroad and the largest Internet TV platform from premium content availability in India. YuppTV is the most downloaded Indian SmartTV app, and it also boasts of 14.5 million mobile downloads with 4.0 user rating.