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On2 licenses video technology to China’s Tencent Holdings
MUMBAI: On2 Technologies, which specialises in video compression, has announced that Tencent Holdings has licensed its video compression technology.
Tencent is looking to enable a new wave of video-enhanced PC instant messaging (IM), online gaming and online entertainment applications for its hundreds of millions of customers throughout China. Tencent provides internet and IM-related value-added services in the region.
On2’s non-exclusive licensing agreement with Tencent is the latest in a series of initiatives by a growing number of instant messaging, online gaming and video-enabled content developers around the world, signalling a rapidly-emerging market opportunity to create and deliver video-enhanced, value-added internet content and communications services.
On2 Technologies president and CEO Douglas McIntyre says, “Tencent is the premiere instant messaging and digital media content provider in China and, as a result of this partnership, is on the threshold of delivering a breadth of new video-enabled PC applications to over a hundred million consumers throughout the region.”
Tencent senior executive VP international business David A.M. Wallerstein says, “As the majority of our users upgrade to broadband services, we understand that an increasing range of online services are going to require high quality video. We look forward to partnering with On2 as a leading provider of video compression technology solutions”.
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CNN-News18 to host Kolkata Town Hall on Hooghly River
‘Bhalobasa Bengal Inspiring Bharat’ event on April 20 brings cultural icons, trailblazing women and leaders aboard a cruise to celebrate Bengal’s enduring influence.
MUMBAI: Bengal is about to make fresh waves on the Hooghly and this time the current is pure conversation. CNN-News18 is taking its iconic Town Hall format to the waters of the iconic Hooghly River on 20 April 2026 with a special edition titled ‘Bhalobasa Bengal – Inspiring Bharat’. The floating event will celebrate the state’s rich cultural legacy and how its ideas, creativity and spirit continue to shape the rest of the country.
The unique riverside setting draws on Bengal’s history as a cradle of reform, art and intellectual thought. The speaker line-up mirrors that diversity: cultural heavyweights Mithun Chakraborty and Sreenanda Shankar will share the stage with trailblazing “Devis” such as Tanya Sanyal (India’s first woman firefighter in aviation), Ipsita Chakraborty (Kolkata’s first woman bartender) and Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi (Nari Shakti awardee and marine pilot). Music will flow through the celebrated pianist-vocalist duo Sourendro and Soumyojit, while public life and governance will be represented by Smriti Irani, Leander Paes, Saira Shah Halim, Keya Ghosh, Rekha Patra, Roopa Ganguly and Babul Supriyo.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director, Rahul Shivshankar, said the event honours voices that carry Bengal’s legacy forward. Smriti Mehra, CEO – English & Business News, Network18, added that Bengal’s stories resonate far beyond its borders, especially as the state heads into polls.
From the first woman to battle flames in the skies to legendary actors who shaped Indian cinema, the gathering promises a rich mix of inspiration, courage and candid dialogue. In a city where culture has always flowed as freely as the river itself, CNN-News18 is turning the Hooghly into a floating forum for ideas that matter.
Tune in on 20 April on CNN-News18, CTV and YouTube to catch Bengal’s heartbeat in full flow.
