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Vuclip to power video of Airtel VAS entertainment store
NEW DELHI: Vuclip is powering the video section of the Re 1 Entertainment Store at telecom major Bharti Airtel.
The mobile entertainment store of Airtel offers services including music, games, photos and videos.
According to the mobile VAS deal, Vuclip is the mobile video media partner responsible for the technology, product, analytics, and content aggregation engine for the video section of the Airtel Entertainment Store.
Launched on 16 August, the Airtel entertainment store has garnered more than 10 million consumers accessing the site.
Airtel India CEO – Data N Rajaram said the Re 1 video initiative is the beginning of Airtel’s effort to bring video to the masses. In the entertainment store’s initial weeks, it has received an overwhelming response in terms of new user acquisition as well as engagement.
Airtel entertainment store offers more than 250,000 videos that runs on Vuclip’s dynamic adaptive transcoding technology that streams video on a real-time basis without buffering on any device and on any network.
Mobile VAS is expected to grow to $200 billion by 2017 from $161 billion in 2012. Recently, Aircel and Techzone have tied up for offering mobile video download called as Video store@ Re 1 to Aircel subscribers. Aircel’s Video store@ Re1 will offer a library of 20,000 + videos to its subscribers at Re 1/video. Apart from viewing and downloading the users will also be able to share the videos with their friends via Facebook and Twitter.
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Asianet Television Awards 2026 celebrates women power in Malayalam TV
“She is the Colour” theme honours icons as ceremony airs on March 14 and 15 at 7 PM.
MUMBAI: If television lights up living rooms, this year Asianet decided to let women provide the colour. The Asianet Television Awards 2026 turned the spotlight firmly on women empowerment with the theme “She is the Colour”, celebrating the strength, resilience and achievements of women who continue to shape society and the Malayalam entertainment industry.
The ceremony honoured several distinguished personalities whose journeys have left a lasting cultural imprint. Among them was legendary playback singer Vimala Varma, widely recognised as the first Malayalam playback singer. The evening also paid tribute to Padma Shri awardees Devaki Amma and Vimala Menon for their exceptional contributions in their respective fields.
Leading women from the Malayalam film industry were also recognised during the event, including actor Shweta Menon, who currently serves as president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists, and National Award winning actor Surabhi Lakshmi.
The awards ceremony brought together a glittering lineup of actors and industry figures, including Jayasurya, Vijay Babu, Asha Sarath, Lena, Esther Anil, Anumol, Akhila Bhargavan, Sarayu Mohan, Prajod Kalabhavan, Gayathri Suresh, Sabumon Abdusamad, Swasika, Tini Tom, Sijoy Varghese, Kailash, Veena Nandakumar, Sabareesh Varma, Ansiba Hassan and Dinesh Prabhakar. Kishan Kumar, executive vice president Malayalam at JioStar, was also present at the event.
Beyond individual recognitions, the awards celebrated excellence across Malayalam television, acknowledging artists and technicians whose work continues to drive the industry forward.
The evening also offered plenty of spectacle, with elaborate dance performances, stunt acts and comedy skits performed by popular television and film personalities, turning the ceremony into a full fledged entertainment showcase.
Viewers will get to watch the celebrations when the Asianet Television Awards 2026 air on Asianet on March 14 and 15, Saturday and Sunday, from 7 pm onwards, bringing the star studded tribute to homes across Kerala and beyond.
