Hotstar inks multi-year content deal with Disney India

Leading video streaming platform Hotstar today said it has inked a multi-year content deal with Disney India for its premium service.
Hotstar premium subscribers will have access to the latest Disney, Disney.Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm movies along with popular movies and classics from Disney's library, besides, popular American TV series from ABC Studios.
"Over the last 6 months, we have established premium as an exciting new service for an Indian audience that is interested in international stories. The deal with Disney is in line with our strategy of bringing the best of new shows and movies from around the world to our premium subscribers," Hotstar CEO Ajit Mohan said in a statement.

---------------------------------------- HSBC promotes Sandeep Uppal as APAC Head of ISB
HSBC has appointed Sandeep Uppal, its head of Commercial Banking in India, as Regional Head of International Subsidiary Banking (ISB), Asia-Pacific with effect from June 1, 2017.
Uppal will lead teams across 19 markets in Asia-Pacific and will be responsible for growing the part of the Bank that provides coverage to the subsidiaries of commercial banking clients within the large corporate and mid-market segments and will report to Stuart Tait, Regional Head of Commercial Banking Asia-Pacific, and Cate Luzio, HSBC's Global Head of International Subsidiary Banking.

Rajat Verma succeeds Sandeep as HSBC's Head of Commercial Banking in India, with effect from June 1, 2017 and will report to Stuart Milne, CEO of HSBC India, the bank said in a statement.

------------------------------------------- TCS partners Aurus to enhance omnichannel payment solutions
Country's biggest software exporter TCS today said it has partnered with US-based payments solutions company Aurus to launch a unified store commerce platform for retailers.
The 'TCS Omnistore' platform facilitates transactions across channels, the Tata group company said in a statement, claiming it can deliver convenience and security.
It said the current point of sale (PO) terminals are incapable of delivering an omnichannel customer experience.
--------------------------------------- Fabindia appoints Karan Kumar as brand and marketing head
Ethnic retailer Fabindia today said it has appointed Karan Kumar as brand and marketing head.
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Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company today said its Active Account, a liquid fund-based mobile application, has received more than 4,25,000 downloads within over two months of its launch.
"Till date, BSLMF (BSL Mutual Fund) Active Account has witnessed transactions in excess of 15,000 valued at close to Rs 25 crore," said Birla Sun Life AMC Chief Executive A Balasubramanian.
Developed to offer users convenience and ease of use, the app has already added close to 12,000 users of which nearly 5,700 are new to MFs, and nearly 6,000 new to BSLMF, the private sector fund house said.