DiGi D'podCast提供Bollywood內容

D’podCast to offer mobile podcasts from Bollywood

SHAH ALAM, 25 February 2008: Subscribers to D’podCast of DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (DiGi) would be amongst the first to enjoy mobile podcasts from Bollywood top studios after an MOU was signed between TIME Broadband Services Pvt Ltd (TIME Broadband India) and Stanton Technologies today.

TIME Broadband India is responsible for sourcing and provision of content from top Bollywood studios, whereby Stanton Technologies is contributing its rights to IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) to deliver the content over DiGi’s D’podCast.

“D'podCast was the first-of-its kind service in Malaysia when it was launched in October 2007. DiGi subscribers would soon have access to premium Bollywood entertainment news, dramas and some of the latest movies reproduced into mobile episodes, or commonly known as “mobisodes”, at no extra charge,” revealed Albern Murty, DiGi's Head of Product Development & Management.

“This MOU reaffirms our dedication to DiGi and its customers, who expect more high quality and varied content to be part of their lives. We will continue to seek to enhance its content offerings, and with this joint venture, we are confident that each of DiGi customers will have in their hand, the ultimate mobile entertainment experience through their handheld devices,” said Mervin Nevis, Stanton Technologies’ Chief Executive Officer.

“We strongly believe the partnership between Time Broadband Services and Stanton Technologies will succeed in bringing a great experience to the people of Malaysia, and in the near future, to a great part of South East Asia. The combination of right technology from Stanton Technologies as the enabler, and premium compelling content from Time Broadband Services as the driver, will surely bring a new dimension of experience to the Digi subscribers,” added Sujata Dev, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of TIME Broadband India.

Albern added: “As D'podCast is an on-demand service, subscribers have the freedom to choose which content they prefer from six categories of popular podcast channels. Fans of famous Bollywood stars like Amitabh Bachan, Kareena Kapoor, Aisywarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan would have a dream service in their hands. Subscribers can view the latest entertainment news, drama series and special mobisodes from the top studios of Bollywood while on the move.”

With D'podCast, DiGi customers can enjoy the mobility of listening to their favourite podcasts everywhere and anywhere, without having to first download them from the internet onto their portable music players. Mobile Podcast is delivered via DiGi's High Speed Mobile Network to their mobile phones when the customers watch or listen to the video and audio contents.

The podcasts will be updated automatically whenever there are new contents available on the internet as and when the customers browse the site on their phones. The podcasts can be streamed live anytime and anywhere within the DiGi network.