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Travelling by train? Railways will soon offer you TV shows, movies

As part of Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu's non-fare revenue policy, which was launched in Jan

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Shine Jacob New Delhi
If you are passionate about television (TV) serials and movies, you needn’t worry about missing them while you are travelling. The Indian Railways is inching closer to the dream of providing entertainment directly on your personal devices such as mobile phones, tablets and laptops, while you are on trains and at railway stations. 

The ministry of railways is set to invite bids for content on demand (CoD) and rail radio services, to be provided for travellers in April. The CoD initiative will include streaming video content such as TV serials, movies, short videos, kids’ shows and devotional content; streaming audio