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Chinese net streaming station KyLinTV starts airing in the US
MUMBAI: A couple of days ago Chinese television service which uses the internet to stream information KyLinTV celebrated its successful launch.
KyLinTV aims to bring the best of Chinese broadcast TV channels and Video on Demand (VOD) — over 15,000 hours of entertainment — into Chinese homes across North America (an estimated 3 million households).
KyLinTV COO Nancy Li says, “KyLinTV is a whole new way of delivering entertainment and is the way of the future. We have put together the best of Chinese broadcast television, the most popular movies, dramas and a wide range of Video on Demand that you cannot find anywhere else outside of China. KyLinTV initial subscribers have been impressed with the
depth of programming offered by our service and our ability to bring the very best and latest in Chinese content”.
Through the use of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), KyLinTV brings broadcast channels from China’s CCTV, the latest in movies, dramas and other entertainment in real time. KyLinTV’s patent pending video Codec and streaming technology delivers high quality video to the television using existing Home DSL or Cable broadband. KyLinTV’s set-top-box supports wireless home networks and has built-in security to protect against unauthourised use of the content. KyLinTV claims that it is easy to install and simple to use.
With the KyLinTV service, subscribers receive more than 300 hours of new content every week including the Top 10 movies and TV dramas from China.Health Today is one of the companies that is ditrbuti9ng the service. The company’s president Yang Chen says, “The best part about KyLinTV is the convenience. With VOD I watch what I want when I want. So I never worry about missing a programme. I can also select from KyLinTV’s large library of Chinese content and just click and watch. This is so much better than running to the store or ordering DVDs online.”
KyLinTV also comes with other features like quick search and bookmark. KyLinTV service is available everywhere.Based in Plainview, New York, KyLinTV comes to the marketplace through the stewardship of two key investors, Computer Associates founder Charles B. Wang, and Cablevision founder Charles Dolan. Production and content is made possible through a technology partnership with Beijing based TransVideo.
Gaming
MTG gaming chief Benninghoff joins NODWIN board as esports firm primes for IPO
The Gurugram-based esports firm is pursuing a public listing, has returned to profitability and is growing revenues by 42 per cent
GURUGRAM: NODWIN Gaming is moving fast. The Gurugram-based gaming and esports company has launched a pre-IPO fundraising round, appointed UBS as lead adviser for both the round and a subsequent public listing, and landed a heavyweight board director, all in one go.
The new board member is Arnd Benninghoff, executive vice president of gaming at Stockholm-listed Modern Times Group (MTG), who has overseen the group’s strategic investments and portfolio growth since 2014. He is no stranger to building things: Benninghoff has founded and built fifteen companies, served as chief digital officer at ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, managing director of SevenVentures, and chief executive of Holtzbrinck eLAB. He began his career as a journalist at Deutsche Presse Agentur and various TV networks, holds a Diplom-Kaufmann in business and administration from the University of Münster, and previously sat on the board of Edgeware AB.
The numbers back the ambition
NODWIN is not pitching a story without substance. The company has returned to EBITDA profitability and posted a 42 per cent year-on-year revenue surge, reaching $58.5m in the first nine months of FY2026. The pre-IPO round will combine a primary issuance to fund global expansion through organic growth and acquisitions, alongside a secondary sale to give existing shareholders some liquidity.
Akshat Rathee, co-founder and managing director of NODWIN Gaming, said Benninghoff understands “the entire lifecycle of the gaming and media ecosystem, from the boots-on-the-ground reality of building startups to the strategic complexity of managing multi-billion dollar global portfolios.”
Benninghoff, for his part, said the company “sits at the intersection of sports, entertainment, and technology, making it one of the most exciting players in the global gaming landscape today.”
A portfolio built for the global south
Founded in 2014 by Rathee and Gautam Virk, NODWIN has quietly assembled one of the more compelling esports portfolios outside the Western hemisphere. Its properties include DreamHack India and Comic Con India, and it recently acquired StarLadder, the Ukraine-based tournament organiser behind premier events in CS:GO and Dota 2. The company also serves as a long-term strategic marketing partner for the Evolution Championship Series (EVO), the world’s most prominent fighting game tournament, helping push it into new geographies.
Its geographic focus spans South Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Backers include Nazara Technologies, KRAFTON, Sony Group Corporation, JetSynthesys, and the founders’ investment vehicle Good Game Investments.
What comes next
With UBS running the books, a board freshly reinforced with European media and gaming expertise, and revenue heading in the right direction, NODWIN is laying the groundwork deliberately. The esports industry has burned investors before with big promises and thin margins. NODWIN’s return to profitability, combined with a real portfolio of owned intellectual properties across gaming, music and youth culture, gives it a more credible runway than most. The IPO clock is now ticking.
