Uday Sodhi
SonyLIV has seen huge growth in 2018: Uday Sodhi
At a time when OTT platforms rule the roost, SonyLIV, which was the first player to come out with originals Love Byte, is already set to embrace the huge potential that the future holds. In this context, we spoke to Sony Pictures Networks India digital business head, Uday Sodhi, who says, “It has been six years since we started, but the real growth only began with the 4G rollout allowing better consumer experience. India’s digital market, which is now around 250-300 million users, is expected to touch 800 million by 2021, out of which 500 million will be entertai | Click Here...
Karan Veer Mehra, Kushal Punjabi, Kuki Grewal and Flora Saini in SonyLIV’s Heartbreak Hotel
SonyLIV is gearing up to launch a new web-series named ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ which will be produced by Fabform. We earlier exclusively reported about Samvedna Suwalka, Vivek Mushran, Palak Jain, Sukhmani Sadana, Chandan Anand and Pratik Gandhi being part of the project. We also mentioned about each episode of the series will be revolving around a unique story with different cast. Now, we hear, Karan Veer Mehra (Pavitra Rishta), Kushal Punjabi (Kya Haal, Mr. Paanchal), Kuki Grewal (Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar) and Flora Saini (Mere Sai), are on-board to be an integral part | Click Here...
Samvedna Suwalka and Vivek Mushran in SonyLIV’s upcoming web-series
SonyLIV, the digital segment of broadcasting giant Sony Pictures Network, is all set to bring a web-series. Audience is aware about SonyLIV association with Fabform Mediaworks. IWMBuzz.com has exclusively learnt that the Fabform will be producing a web-series tentatively named ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ for the digital platform. Now coming to the cast, we hear, Samvedna Suwalka rose to fame with her Gujarati film Bey Yaar, has bagged the project. Along with Samvedna, Vivek Mushran , who is known for his huge body of work in TV shows (Parvarrish – Kuchh Khattee Kuch | Click Here...
SonyLIV’s live feed of India V/s Australia cricket series will be a great digital experience: Uday Sodhi, Head – Digital Business, Sony Networks
Today is the D-Day as the cricketing euphoria kickstarts yet again!! The titanic clash between Team India and Australia starts with the first T20 match today at The Gabba, Brisbane. This series that will have 3 T20 matches, followed by 4 test matches and 3 one-day matches, and will be a long-drawn series that will go on till the mid of January 2019. SonyLIV, the big digital player will bring the matches LIVE on the mobiles of every cricket-lover in our country and is into action from today. The entir | Click Here...
Mishal Raheja in Vikram Bhatt’s web-series for Sony LIV
Ace film maker Vikram Bhatt and his team have been churning out interesting and engaging concepts on the web space. With the recent success of Zindabaad, starring Sanaya Irani, Vikram Bhatt and others that streamed on VB on the Web, the team is now working out plans for a web-series | Click Here...
Review: Love Bytes 2 on SonyLIV
SonyLIV, the OTT arm of Sony Pictures, is one of the players which is churning out original content at regular intervals, which is helpful in creating a recall value among audiences, a till date Achilles Heel for the platform. An early bloomer in the space, SonyLIV and its shows have been mostly a blink and miss, entering the realm of oblivion soon after its launch. However, its endeavour to push out newer content reflects faith & commitment in the cause, which eventually will find connect with the target audience. Love Bytes, one of its early beamers, is back with seaso | Click Here...
Sex, cuss and web: The miasma & masala
The content ecosystem is in the cusp of evolution, thanks to the sudden and fast paced mushrooming of the digital/OTT space. The seeds were sown by individual platforms namely AIB and The Viral Fever, who gained both mullah and fame via their intent & effort, drawing attention of bigger players in the game. The perception of the web is not stigmatized, even Bollywood celebs proudly flaunt being part of web series. There is not an iota of doubt that the space has opened up new possibilities and opportunities for content creators and consumers, alike. Having said that, given | Click Here...
Sony LIV’s Uday Sodhi chats with IndianWikiMedia
“Good afternoon, Sodhi Sahab...how are you feeling today? “All good…you tell me” ***exchange of business cards and conversation continues*** Uday Sodhi, Head - Digital Business at Sony Pictures Networks India, has an unruffled veneer to his personality. With statesman like gravitas, Uday commands respect and his salt & pepper look adds charisma to magnetism. The plush 5th floor of Sony Pictures premises is a power center. As we waited for the press conference of Kacho Papad Pako Papad to commence, Sony LIV’s Gujarati origi | Click Here...
Celebrate the best of Bollywood on SonyLIV!
It’s the time of the year all Bollywood fans eagerly look forward! SonyLIV, the complete digital entertainment platform with content for audiences across genres, brings to its users a star-studded night of music, dance, and comedy with the 62nd Jio Filmfare Awards. The platform streamed the entire event on its web and mobile platforms through LIVE TV, giving its subscribers a chance to watch their favourite movie stars in action at the Bollywood extravaganza of the year. Apart from live streaming the entire event, SonyLIV will also enable full access t | Click Here...