Wipro Infotech, Oracle India and Mumbai-based media and entertainment technology group Media e2e have formed a media technology consortium to address the growing technology requirements of the media and entertainment sector.
The consortium is in the process of meeting top broadcast and media and entertainment companies in India and has plans to expand its focus on other key Asia Pacific markets in the coming months, an official statement said in Mumbai.
The consortium will draw business applications of Oracle, Wipro's infrastructure services and system integration capabilities and the domain expertise and applications solutions for the media and entertainment industry from Media e2e.
Wipro would provide the application and the IT infrastructure and would be the systems integrator partner for the customer. "We would also do the sustenance services for the customer," said Rajan Sampath, general manager, Data Storage Solutions, Wipro Infotech.
According to Sunny Guptey, vice-president (finance and strategic alliances), Media e2e, the alliance among Wipro, Oracle and Media e2e will address the multi-billion dollar media sector in India and globally.
"We realise that business models for media and entertainment companies are undergoing enormous change that will have a direct bearing on their transactional, analytical and information systems," he added.
Wipro Infotech has announced a dedicated team of six people, including sales professionals, business manager, practice heads and programme managers, which will be expanded to a team of 20 people in the next five months.
Besides, Media e2e and Oracle India has announced dedicated teams of 20 and five people each, who will be dedicated for the consortium, said Sampath.
The consortium, apart from catering to the media and entertainment industry in India, is also looking at entering other Asia Pacific markets, including Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia, in the near future.
