DocuBay- A New Documentary Streaming Platform Previews at Cannes, France India Part Of Global Consumer Launch Later This Summer

IN10 Media showcased an exclusive first look of DocuBay - its new, global, subscription-based streaming service and VOD platform featuring premium international documentaries at MIPDOC to a select international community of documentary creators and distributors.

Along with this early preview for MIPDOC (April 6-7) and MIPTV (April 8-11) attendees, DocuBay also partnered with MIPDOC to present The Pitch, a blitz kreig documentary pitching session that acknowledges the most promising documentaries in the making for the year. Amongst, if not the most anticipated documentary event in the documentary fraternity, the judges for the pitches included Chris Hoelzl from Smithsonian Channel, Axel Arno from SVT, Bernadette McDaid from National Geographic and Akul Tripathi, COO, DocuBay.

Congratulating Fairouz El-Baz; winner of the pitch for the Science and Technology category, and Zed Films; winner of the pitch for the Current Affairs & Investigation category, Akul Tripathi (COO, DocuBay) stated, “We are thrilled to introduce DocuBay to the global content community attending MIP, and to share our great passion for documentary films with audiences around the world. Humankind, as a race, has always had the uncontrollable desire to tell their tale. To save it for posterity. Etched in stone, sketched on rock, sung through the ages, engraved, embossed, stitched, typed, recorded, photographed and now filmed – documentaries are just the latest in a long series of the preferred repository of human experience. These cumulative/many experiences unite us as One Tribe, which is at the core of DocuBay philosophy.”

DocuBay will be available in India with a distinctive global catalogue for Indian audiences, and several titles exclusive to the country. The global consumer premiere is scheduled for the summer of 2019 and will include India in it’s first phase.

Making discovery easy through affinity-based categories like Nature, Action, Travel, Culture, and Science, DocuBay intends to further refine its ‘bays’ by analyzing watch habits and consumer surveys of the early adopters to DocuBay.

Reiterating DocuBay’s commitment to the importance of discovery in the future of the digital content marketplace, Aditya Pittie (Managing Director, IN10 Media) stated, “IN10 Media’s goal has always been to deliver excellent content across genres and platforms, and we are proud to add DocuBay to our stellar class of brands. With consumers worldwide having more content choices than ever, DocuBay’s constantly expanding library of international documentary films will create its own niche through its focus on discovery and distribution. We are delighted to share this first look at MIP.”

DocuBay will continue it’s exclusive first look at MIP TV from April 8 - April 11.

Zee Studios International to release Sridevi’s MOM in China

Zee Studios released critically-acclaimed film MOM, a film that gave every viewer goose bumps, on July 2017. On the occasion of Mother's Day, the studio will now release the critically-acclaimed film in China on May 10, 2019. 

“We wanted to pick the perfect date for the release of such a special film like Mom in China, which is a huge market, and has great potential for the film to do well. As a tribute to all mothers, we have chosen May 10 to release this riveting film in China", says Vibha Chopra, Head - Zee Studios International (Film Marketing, Distribution and Acquisition). 

Directed by Ravi Udyawar, MOM is about how a girl’s life changes when she is brutally gang-raped by a group of spoiled rich students from her school and two of their house helps. Her stepmother seeks justice and takes the help of a detective to teach the perpetrators a lesson. 

The film has won two National Awards—one for Best Actress and the other for Best Background Score.

Karan Singh Chhabra enters Star Plus's Kulfi Kumar Bajewala

Star Plus’ popular show Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala is gaining a lot of popularity among the audiences.

The current track of the show revolves around Kullfi participating in a singing reality show.Off late, there have been many new entries in the show, which have peaked the drama quotient.

The latest entry in the show is TV Host and actor Karan Singh Chhabra who also runs a couple of bollywood chat shows and was last seen in the movie Bazaar. He will be playing the role of a reality show host and will be all suited up.

On asking Karan he confirmed, " Yes, I am very excited to be a part of Kulfi Kumar bajewala since this show has been topping the TRP charts week by week and is a very fresh show"

With the current track, the makers will also give a sneak peek into what goes on behind the scenes of a reality show.  

Amway recognizes Women Entrepreneurs, launches ‘Taking Wings!

Amway India, the country’s largest FMCG direct selling company, has launchedan illuminating compendiumtitled ‘Taking Wings: Chronicling the journey of Indian Women Entrepreneurs’ at arecently heldFICCI Ladies Organization (FLO) event in Mumbai.The event,organized with the support of Amway India,received participation from a large number of successful women entrepreneurs, serving as a platform for deliberating on the subject of having more women in the mainstream workforce, both in jobs as well as in the role ofentrepreneurs.

The compendium launched by Amway provides a riveting compilation of journeys of Indian women entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds with the objective of recognizing micro-entrepreneurship through a range of articles and interviews with prominent thought leaders in this space. It also highlights the challenges that deter women from self-reliant entrepreneurship, identifies the opportunities that make women take the plunge, and offers significant insightsfor policy and decision making at a macro level to tap the entrepreneurial potential of women in the country.

During his special address, Mr. Rajat Banerji, National Head – Corporate Affairs, Amway India said, “Women play an intrinsic role in strengthening the socio-economic landscape, and entrepreneurship is a route that has witnessed tremendous adoption among India’s women. We, at Amway India, are proud to have successfully skilled and empowered more than 550,000 distributors in India. The fact that almost 60% of Amway direct sellers are women is a testimony to our commitment and our contribution towards women entrepreneurship. In recent years, India has witnessed a robust economic growth driven by market focused economic reforms favouring entrepreneurship. We believe that fostering an environment of growth and creating viable opportunities for women will not only empower them to realize their full potential but also strengthen the society and economy, overall.With this compendium we are aiming to engage, inspire and encourage current and future women entrepreneurs from all over India by presenting the journeys of women who took the plunge”

Monica Chaturvedi, Chairperson, FICCI FLOMumbai Chapter,said, “We at FICCI FLO are engaged in the social and economic empowerment of women across all sections and verticals of society. We encourage entrepreneurship among women through our initiative ‘Swayam’ and enable them to take up leadership positions through mentoring programmes. It gives me immense pride to partner with the brand like Amway in our quest to achieve our purpose of encouraging entrepreneurship among women. It was heartening to see the launch of an interesting compendium- a great compilation of the journeys of Indian women entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds amidst. It truly is an inspiring effort by Amway and will immensely supplement the efforts to bring women in the workforce.” 

About Amway India

Amway India is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amway with headquarters located in Ada, Michigan, USA. Amway is the world's #1[4] direct selling with presence in over 100 countries & territories.

Globally, Amway is over 59 years old, US $ 8.8 billion, manufacturer and direct seller of quality consumer goods. Amway’s innovation and industry-leading R&D has seen more than 800 patents granted and another 240 patents pending.  Amway has nearly 1000 scientists across 100 research and development and quality assurance laboratories worldwide.

Amway India sells more than 140 daily use products across categories like Nutrition, Beauty, Personal Care, Home Care and Consumer durables through Amway Direct Sellers who make personal recommendations regarding the use of distinctive quality products. Amway products are widely recognized and appreciated for their quality and value. These products are backed by a money back guarantee for 100% satisfaction of use With the aim of increasing consumer outreach Amway has set up more than 60 Xpress Pick & Pay stores across the country.

Amway products are popular not just in India but across the world. Nutrilite is the world's No. 1 selling vitamins and dietary supplements brand. 

Nutrilite has established itself as a leading brand in the vitamins and dietary supplements category in India as well. Amway has signed Farhan Akhtar as the brand ambassador for the Nutrilite range in India to further promote the brand. Artistry is India’s No. 1 premium skin care brand. Amway India also offers ‘Attitude’, an entry level premium skincare and cosmetics brand targeted at India youth. The product range has been developed keeping the needs of Indian consumers into consideration. 

Amway India is aggressively entering newer categories. Most notably, the company launched a Weight management program called ‘W.O.W.’ (Will over Weight) which has been really appreciated by the consumers in India. Amway forayed into the consumer durables segment with the launch of a premium cookware range Amway Queen and the Energy Drink and Sports Nutrition segment (Whey Protein) with XS. Last year, Amway announced the launch of Nutrilite Traditional Herbs developed specifically for the Indian consumers.

Amway’s manufacturing facility in India is located at Nilakottai in the Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu. This is Amway’s third manufacturing plant located outside of USA. The other plants are located in China and Vietnam. Amway India’s Plant in Dindigul district has achieved LEED ‘Gold’ certification by US Green Building Council (USGBC) which showcases our leadership in sustainability in the industry.

Rajkummar Rao happy with his global reach

Rajkummar Rao is honoured to win 'Performer of the Year' award at the Filmfare Middle East Awards 2019 ceremony held in Oman 

Actor Rajkummar Rao is happy that he is able to entertain audiences globally. 

The actor is honoured to win 'Performer of the Year' award at the Filmfare Middle East Awards 2019 ceremony held in Oman. 

"It's a great honour to receive this award. I also feel gratified in a way to know that my films not only entertain audiences in India but globally," Rajkummar said in a statemen

"I've had very distinguished films in 2018 and this win certifies that the audiences are also open to experimentation and watching something new and interesting," he added.

The "Stree" actor is looking forward to this year's anticipated films, including "Mental Hai Kya", "Turram Khan", "Imli" and "Made In China".