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IndiaGames launches ‘Buffy – The Vampire Slayer’
MUMBAI: Mobile games publisher IndiaGames has launched a mobile game based on the popular TV series Buffy – The Vampire Slayer. This action / adventure game is JAVA based with multilevel game play.
The game can be downloaded onto JAVA enabled mobile phones for rupees one hundred fifty (Rs.150.00) and is available to subscribers of Airtel, Hutch, BPL and Tata.
IndiaGames CEO Vishal Gondal says, “We have brought in all the elements associated with Buffy into the game. Buffy’s fighting skills, magic, using weapons, potions and fire, acrobatic jumps and somersaults have been simulated in this mobile game. Apart from the game we have developed wallpapers and ring-tones as well.”
Buffy- The Vampire Slayer is a highly successful television series by 20th Century Fox revolving around the life of Buffy (played by Emmy award winner Sarah Michelle Gellar) the chosen one – a Vampire Slayer – and her close group of friends, protecting their town (Sunnydale) from evil and the undead in all incarnations.
The player plays the part of Buffy in a spooky castle filled with demons, traps and other evil characters trying to stop Buffy from finding Oz and defeating Drusilla. As Buffy, the player can walk, run, jump and perform special moves like summersault and acrobatic jumps with tapestry rods. Besides the lethal punches and kicks, Buffy has a range of weapons like cross-bows, swords and a special hell-fire. To ward-off zombies, Buffy can use potions and holy-water.
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Dish TV shareholders approve three independent directors
99.49 per cent vote of confidence strengthens board as company expands into connected TV, e-commerce and OTT.
MUMBAI: Dish TV has just been served a near-perfect vote of confidence and the shareholders have dished it out in style. Shareholders of the DTH operator have approved the appointment of three new Independent Directors with an overwhelming 99.49 per cent approval. The three appointees are Mr Arun Kumar Kapoor, Ms Heena Naishadh Bhatt and Mr Ashok Anant Paranjpe.
The strong mandate reflects continued investor faith in the company’s strategy, disciplined execution and long-term value creation. It comes as Dish TV focuses on stabilising its core DTH business while actively scaling new verticals connected TV platform VZY, B2B e-commerce ShopZop, and OTT service Watcho to build a more diversified and resilient growth trajectory.
Dish TV India Limited, CEO & executive director Manoj Dhobhal said, “We are encouraged by the shareholders’ approval of the appointment of the Independent Directors and sincerely thank them for their continued trust and confidence. The Board is already benefiting from the Directors’ collective experience, which will further sharpen strategic focus and support disciplined execution.”
With a fresh, strengthened board in place, Dish TV is well positioned to navigate the evolving media landscape. In a sector where every percentage point matters, a 99.49 per cent thumbs-up is the kind of ringing endorsement that suggests the company’s recipe for the future is already tasting right.
