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Channel 4 Television adds another feather to its cap
Britain’s leading broadcaster, Channel 4 Television has been adjudged the best for ‘Content Management Project’ at the Information Management 2001 Awards announced recently.
The Information Management Awards focus on end-user projects and reflect excellence and innovation in eBusiness. The Content Management Project Award is given to an organisation that innovates and successfully implements a content management project. An official release says that judges used criteria like improved business performance, delivery of tangible business benefits, cost savings and collaboration between partners for judging content as diverse as web management and document management.
Channel 4, which has embraced the web since the 1990s, uses content infrastructure company Interwoven for powering its interactive initiative. Content has been rapidly deployed across all of Channels 4’s Web initiatives, the collaboration enabling customers to enjoy a compelling broadband experience.
Channel 4 Television implemented Interwoven’s content infrastructure to manage content for a 7-11 year learning based site, Gridclub.com, and two broadband sites, E4.com and FilmFour.com in April 2001. The combination of web and digital narrow casting enables animation, games and film footage. Large amounts of content can be added daily to the sites, while new and existing web pages can be quickly developed through third party contributors who add information and dynamic content, the company claims.
Channel 4, established by a UK Act of Parliament in 1982, is the world’s only major public service broadcaster funded entirely by commercial activity. All its programmes are commissioned from third parties. The company recently entered the pay-TV arena by launching the FilmFour Channel and E4 as well as interactive television.
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Samsung TV Plus launches Kings of Comedy channel
New free FAST channel brings iconic Hindi comedy shows to millions of Samsung Smart TV owners.
MUMBAI: Samsung TV Plus has just turned up the laughter volume and it’s completely free. The leading free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service in India has launched Kings of Comedy, a premium comedy channel featuring some of the country’s most beloved primetime shows. Available exclusively on Samsung TV Plus, the channel delivers back-to-back hits including Comedy Nights with Kapil, Khatra Khatra Khatra, and Comedy Nights Bachao, with no login or subscription required.
The launch marks a milestone for free streaming in India, offering audiences a dedicated comedy destination directly from their Samsung TV home screen. It arrives as Samsung TV Plus India celebrates its 5th anniversary, during which the service has grown its monthly active users by 42 per cent and more than doubled its total viewing hours. The platform now offers over 180 free channels across 14 languages.
Samsung TV Plus India general manager and head of business development Kunal Mehta said, “Comedy is the heartbeat of Hindi entertainment, and Kings of Comedy brings together the shows Indians already love, completely free on their Samsung TV. Our focus remains the same take the content people know and make it effortless to access.”
Globally, Samsung TV Plus has surpassed 100 million monthly active users across more than 4,500 channels, solidifying its position as one of the world’s leading free streaming services.
Kings of Comedy is now available on all compatible Samsung Smart TVs. For viewers seeking non-stop laughter without any cost, this new channel delivers a royal treat proving that sometimes the best entertainment really does come with no strings (or subscriptions) attached.
