The Fun Asia network launches free OTT platform ‘Big Fan TV’
Staff Report/Dubai Filed on April 4, 2021
Big Fan TV will deliver a powerful lineup of shows, movies, serials, soaps, documentaries, podcasts and live audio, offering users over 10,000 hours of free content, with a primary focus on the South Asian community. Supplied photo
The highly anticipated app will be the regions first free South Asian OTT service offering the largest library of content in multiple languages and genres
Keeping its commitment to bringing the best entertainment to the UAE market, Fun Asia, who acquired Big 106.2 in January 2020 from the Zee Network and Luv 107.1 and Beat 97.8 in early 2020, announced on Sunday the launch of its first new division Big Fan TV . The highly anticipated app will be the regions first free South Asian OTT service offering the largest library of content in multiple languages and genres.
March 7, 2021
TV dramas have gone a bit too far when it comes to trivialising something as grave as suicide and further romanticising it as the ultimate test of true love
Hamza in Fitoor slices his wrist with a fruit knife.
Suicide is a global public health issue and in Pakistan alone, 15-35 people commit suicide every day, with annual reported suicides crossing 13,000, according to the World Health Organization.
That being said, our country’s priceite television seems to have made a joke out of this incredibly serious problem by airing dramas in which characters casually seem to want to end their lives to either seek attention, prove the intensity of their passion for their lover or use suicide attempts as pressure tactics to make their families succumb to their demands. Instead of highlighting the dire consequences of suicide, or showcasing the repercussions of ignoring mental health problems that lead to a person harming themselves and ending their lives, these dramas have
Actor explains why notices issued against shows dealing with societal injustices is wrong
After Omair Rana and Simi Raheal voiced their disapproval of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) notice issued against
Dil Na Umeed Toh Nahi, actor Yumna Zaidi has expressed her frustration. Lashing out at the organisation, she explained why such notices are alarming and unfair.
Talking to
BBC Urdu, Zaidi claimed that she doesn’t understand the reason behind issuing the notice and complaints of viewers against a serial which only depicts the reality. “The issues raised in
Dil Na Umeed Toh Nahi should be talked about,” said the actor. “I don’t understand how PEMRA can issue a notice against the show’s content.”
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The two continued to pull each other’s leg on television as the host failed to pick sides. “Every innocent married man is afraid of his wife,” continued the
Yaariyan actor. But aside from being the obedient lamb, does Muneeb take charge of domestic work? inquired Ahsan.
“He loves cooking. Sometimes when I’m tired he makes me food, irrespective of whether it’s 4 in the morning. He will go and fry an omelet for me. Recently he made me salmonella as well, it was really good,” assured Aiman, honestly and gratefully. So what about her cooking skills? “Whatever she makes I just close my eyes and eat it,” joked Muneeb, once again.