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YouTube supports 4K live streaming
MUMBAI: The next generation benchmark in television technology, 4K, is still a high-cost format, live or not. Becoming the first service to offer live video streaming at this resolution is the Google-owned video service, Youtube. Starting today, the platform is bringing 4K support to its live streams and 360-degree videos.
According to YouTube, the first demonstration of 4K live streaming on its site will be The Game Awards 2016, which airs today at EST 9pm. The video game awards show will feature a live performance of iconic hip-hop duo Run the Jewels as well as premieres of a number of video games, including Mass Effect: Andromeda and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
The image quality was mind-blowing on screens that support it, and in 360 degrees… the clarity could truly transport one, stated YouTube senior product manager Kurt Wilms in a blog post on Wednesday. YouTube first added support for 4K videos in 2010.
Earlier this year, the video service added support for live 360-degree video broadcasts, and VR is one of the areas that could immediately benefit from the added resolution.
Get ready for 360 concert and event streams that looked sharper, cleaner, and brighter than ever before, Wilms added.
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Bharat Ke Super Founders crosses Rs 100 crore mark
Amazon MX Player’s startup show races past Rs 100 crore in funding
MUMBAI: Amazon MX Player’s entrepreneurial reality series Bharat Ke Super Founders has powered past the Rs 100 crore investment mark early in its season, turning televised pitches into real capital and credible business momentum.
Streaming free across India, the show has quickly evolved from a reality format into a serious investment platform. Each episode brings founders face to face with seasoned investors for searching, unscripted conversations that cut beyond polished pitch decks. The focus is on vision, scalability and long-term value, mirroring how real fundraising plays out in boardrooms rather than on stage.
The results have been tangible. The season’s highest funding so far, Rs 20.25 crore, went to ReGrip, signalling the scale of bets being placed. Innovation has arrived in many forms, from ZozoConnect, an NFC-based networking solution pitched by 11-year-old Athvik Amith Kumar that secured an Rs 11 lakh grant and mentorship, to MH19 Chips Vala, founded by brothers Durgesh and Sai Shimpi, whose journey from Jalgaon struck a chord with viewers and investors alike.
The show has also spotlighted deep-tech ambition. Cosmoserve, a space-tech venture founded by former Isro scientist Chiranjeevi, secured Rs 5.5 crore in funding. Go Swasthya received Rs 2 crore from Nitish Mittersain, while Organiko rallied multiple investors and the Market behind its growth vision.
Amazon MX Player director and head of content Amogh Dusad, said the milestone reflects the platform’s commitment to backing authentic ambition across India. He noted that making the show freely accessible has helped entrepreneurial stories from beyond the metros reach a wider audience, strengthening both engagement and aspiration.
Actor and entrepreneur Suniel Shetty, who mentors and hosts the series, emphasised that the show is built on decisive funding and long-term mentorship rather than symbolic handshakes. He said honouring commitments and standing by founders is what turns ambition into scale.
At its core, Bharat Ke Super Founders brings together influential business leaders including A. Velumani, Nitish Mittersain and Shanti Mohan, among others. With a live market powered by Recur, founders can secure both debt and equity, with every deal backed by real money rather than reality show theatrics.
New episodes drop every Friday and Saturday, streaming free on Amazon MX Player across the MX Player app, the Amazon shopping app, Prime Video, Fire TV and Airtel Xtreme.
For a show built on belief, Bharat Ke Super Founders is proving that when ambition meets capital, prime time can translate into prime growth.
