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HBO signs for SingTel’s disaster recovery service
SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) which claims to be Asia’s leading communications and satellite service provider has announced that it has been appointed by HBO Asia as the broadcaster’s disaster recovery service provider.
An official release informs that HBO Asia has an impressive track record in the broadcast industry as a leader in technological advancement. HBO Asia is the first broadcaster in Asia to have an off-site back-up of its entire operations as part of its proactive crisis management strategy, using SingTel’s latest Disaster Recovery Service.
SingTel provides a shared facility to its customers, which is operated out of SingTel’s Bukit Timah Satellite Earth Station. This station is interlinked to three other SingTel satellite earth stations to provide diversity and utmost service reliability. With its 24×7 engineering specialists, the customers can realise their fail-safe plans at a fraction of the cost of setting up their own disaster recovery system.
The release states that with SingTel’s service, satellite broadcasters can look forward to cost savings as they do not need to invest in costly equipment or duplicate their facilities. They can also customise their disaster recovery service according to their needs, such as commercial insertion, playout operational support and flexibility of input feeds.
SingTel’s VP (Regional Satellite Business) Tay Chek Khoon said: “Our disaster recovery service offers our customers an alternative operating site should anything untoward happen to their broadcast studio and facilities. Their programmes will be back on air in the shortest time possible and, hence, minimal disruption to the viewers.”
Meanwhile, HBO Asia also signed up for co-location and network services through SingTel’s managed hosting services, SXPAN. With 12 data centres across Asia-Pacific, SXPAN services include provision of hosting services, Internet bandwidth, IT related operations and storage facilities.
SXPAN can also support enterprises’ disaster recovery and business continuity plans ranging from site diversity, bandwidth connectivity and data storage to workroom recovery.
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Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat Premieres 14 Feb on Zee
Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat world TV premiere 14 Feb at 8pm passion meets politics.
MUMBAI: Cupid’s arrow just got a plot twist and it’s heading straight for your TV screen. This Valentine’s Day, Zee Cinema is turning up the heat with the world television premiere of Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat, a raw, rule-breaking romantic drama that proves love doesn’t always come wrapped in roses.
Set to air on Saturday, 14 February at 8pm, the film stars Harshvardhan Rane and Sonam Bajwa, directed by Milap Zaveri. It dives headfirst into obsession, heartbreak, and the kind of unconditional love that leaves scorch marks. Rane plays Vikramaditya, a powerful politician whose all-consuming passion for actress Adaa spirals into chaos when his feelings go unreturned unleashing a storm of emotion, misunderstanding, and life-altering consequences.
The timing couldn’t be sharper. Audiences are clearly craving intense love stories over sugar-coated ones, and this film taps straight into that vein. Harshvardhan Rane already has a loyal fanbase from his cult hit Sanam Teri Kasam, which cemented his status as the go-to guy for heart-wrenching romance especially among younger viewers who keep the film on repeat.
Milap Zaveri captured the film’s beating heart, “This film is about love that doesn’t follow rules. With Valentine’s Day being a time when audiences gravitate towards romantic narratives, the television premiere of Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat on Zee Cinema felt like the perfect fit. The continued love for intense romances shows there is a strong emotional appetite for such stories.”
Rane himself called it a story rooted in messy, honest emotion, “Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat explores love in its most intense and vulnerable form where emotions are messy and deeply human. It’s a story that doesn’t shy away from passion or pain on Valentine’s Day making it even more special as it reflects the many shades of love people experience.”
Sonam Bajwa added her take, “Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat is not a conventional love story, it’s raw, intense and emotional. Valentine’s Day is usually associated with happy romance but this film explores love in its most vulnerable form.”
So if your Valentine’s plans include more than chocolates and clichés, tune in to Zee Cinema at 8pm on 14 February. Because sometimes the most unforgettable love stories aren’t the ones that end neatly, they’re the ones that leave you questioning just how far passion can push before everything changes.
