In India, TV Guides failed to acquire the cult status that they attained in the West, however, after the advent of digital distribution platforms like DTH, IPTV and CAS, their electronic avatar has made life a lot simpler. With Mobile TV, connected devices and live streaming being the next generation delivery mediums, there might be a need for dynamic Electronic Programming Guides (EPGs) - the more the channels and shows, across platforms, the greater role of discovery and scheduling. TV Guide App Bangalore based app development company JiniLabs has launched an app that lets users access TV listings on their mobile phones. Currently available only on the Android platform, the company intends to release iOS and BlackBerry versions of the app, in the near future. The app can be downloaded free of charge from the Android market and is ad-free for the moment. - Programming: The app lists TV listings for around a 100 Indian channels, including channels from Star, Zee, Discovery, Viacom18 and Big (RBNL-CBS). The app features program listings for the next three days. JiniLabs intends to extend this to seven days. - Scheduling: Users can set reminders and alerts for shows. The app also allows integration with Google Calendar, so the reminders sync automatically. We feel that this is an interesting feature, since it utilizes capabilities of the native platform. - Favorites: The app allows users to create list of favorite channels to access listings at one place, in addition to program listings search. - Sharing: It also…
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