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BBC to simulcast channels on web in UK
MUMBAI: Television channels on the web! That is what UK’s pubcaster BBC will be making available to consumers. In a significant development, the BBC has decided to make its channels available online, but the service is restricted to UK viewers.
For starters, BBC will simulcast BBC One or BBC Two on the web to let viewers catch the shows online when they get out of TV, an article appeared on the pubcaster’s website has said. The facility of TV clippings will be extended to mobile phones as well.
In an interview with The Guradian, BBC director of TV Jana Bennett has been quoted as saying, “Proposals to make clips available on mobile phones are also being speeded up.”
Reportedly, it is the leakage of the first episode of its show Doctor Who on to the internet, which has inspired the BBC to utilise the online technology. Interestingly, the makers of the Doctor Who series are among the producers who have been developing ways to use mobile phone and portable players.
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Book Cricket gets a digital century on News18 amid T20 fever
Nostalgic classroom game revamped in English, Hindi plus Telugu on web and app.
MUMBAI: When the T20 World Cup fever hits fever pitch, News18 decides to flip the script straight back to the classroom. The digital news platform has revived the timeless schoolyard favourite Book Cricket as an interactive online game, perfectly timed to ride the cricket wave gripping fans across the globe. The reimagined Book Cricket ditches textbooks for smartphones, blending old-school nostalgia with modern gameplay. Once a sneaky recess pastime played by flicking book pages to score runs, the digital version now offers seamless fun for anyone craving a quick cricket fix between overs.
Available in English, Hindi and Telugu (with more languages planned across News18’s network), the game sits within the platform’s fast-growing gaming portfolio of over 20 titles, all built in-house. It joins event-driven hits like ‘Kursi Catcher’ and ‘Result Rewind’ during the 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections, plus festive specials such as ‘Durga’s Astras’ for Durga Puja and ‘Mouse Modak’ for Ganesh Chaturthi.
News18 Digital CEO Mitul Sangani said, “Gaming is a key pillar of our engagement strategy. At News18, we uniquely combine our newsroom agility with immersive gaming experiences. By blending credible content with interactive formats, we are creating meaningful engagement in an era defined by shrinking attention spans and evolving consumption habits.”
Select titles have expanded beyond News18.com to CNBC-TV18.com and Firstpost.com, reflecting the network’s push to deepen user interaction across platforms. The Book Cricket game is live now at https://www.news18.com/games/book-cricket/.
In a tournament where every boundary counts, News18’s digital Book Cricket proves the simplest games can still deliver the biggest smiles no syllabus required, just pure cricket joy one page-flip at a time.
