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Apple TV Plus unveils release dates for originals
MUMBAI: Upping the ante in streaming and content services, Apple TV plus announced the premiere dates of its Originals including Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories, which is a sci-fi anthology that is scheduled to be released on 6 March 2020, Variety said in its report.
The premium smartphone maker last year in November had rolled-out the streaming service in India at Rs 99 per month. It has planned programming of original shows and movies with prominent Hollywood/foreign filmmakers to create content.
Variety quoting Apple TV Plus’ head of development Matt Cherniss said: “Amazing Stories is a beloved show that has captured our imaginations, and we couldn’t be more excited to share its next thrilling iteration with a global audience of all ages on Apple TV Plus.”
Amazing Stories is a reimagining of the original series that was first telecasted in 1980. It’s produced by Universal Television and Amblin Television, along with Spielberg, Kitsis, Frank and among others as executive producer of the show.
Meanwhile, another series ‘Defending Jacob’ starring Chris Evans and Michelle Dockery will be released on April 24. It’s a fictional crime thriller plot based in the small town of Massachusetts. Similarly, another series Home Before Dark, a story about child journalists to premiere on April 3.
Apple last year in March unveiled its plan to come up with the streaming and content service to take on the two over-the-top giants, Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. This series can be viewed on the recently purchased Apple devices such as iPhone, iPad, Mac, and iPod free for one year.
In the non-fictional category, documentary series ‘Home’ that focuses on the world’s most innovative will be released on April 17. Apple TV plus to also broadcast a series from United Kingdom called Trying on May 1. The show is all about growing up settling down and finding someone to love.
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Paisabazaar launches Credit Premier League 2.0
Nationwide campaign rewards highest credit scores with Rs 1 lakh top prize.
MUMBAI: When credit scores become a national league, even your CIBIL report starts feeling like it’s playing in the IPL and Paisabazaar has just kicked off the second season. Paisabazaar, India’s leading marketplace for financial products and the country’s largest free credit score platform, has announced the return of the Credit Premier League (CPL) 2.0, a fun, nationwide initiative to recognise and reward individuals with the highest credit scores.
Building on the success of the first edition, CPL 2.0 introduces higher rewards and broader participation. The individual(s) with the highest credit score in the country will win Rs 1 lakh, while state champions will each receive Rs 10,000. Additionally, all participants from the winning state, the one with the highest average credit score will also be rewarded.
All winnings will be credited directly to winners’ PB Wallet, allowing them to pay credit card bills, recharge mobiles, or settle utility bills seamlessly on the Paisabazaar platform.
Paisabazaar CEO Santosh Agarwal said the campaign aims to make credit awareness more engaging and mainstream. “With CPL, we are bringing together engagement, gamification and rewards to make conversations around credit scores more mainstream,” he noted. “Our focus remains on building a financially aware and credit-healthy Bharat.”
The first edition of CPL saw over 5.5 million participants, with the highest individual score touching 861. Delhi recorded the highest average credit score of 746.
Consumers can participate simply by checking their free credit score on the Paisabazaar platform or app. The CPL leaderboard and rankings will be available exclusively on the Paisabazaar App.
In a country where financial dreams are serious business, Paisabazaar has found a smart way to turn credit scores into an exciting game – because when your financial health gets rewarded, everyone wants to play.
