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An action packed month on Star Movies
Mumbai, September 30, 2005: Star Movies brings you the best of stunts and action films with the World Stunts and Action Extravaganza festival. This October, every Monday night at 9:00 p.m., “World Stunts and Action Extravaganza” will showcase the best of action in cinema with some of the world’s best actors in the lead. Among the films featured are The Bourne Identity starring Matt Damon, Die Another Day starring Pierce Brosnan, and Minority Report starring Tom Cruise. It all ends with a gathering of the biggest stars at the Taurus World Stunt Awards 2005 which will be aired on October 24, 2005 featuring celebrity presenters including The Rock, Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Carradine and Jennifer Love Hewitt.
The festival kicks off this Monday, October 3, 2005 at 9:00 p.m. with the thriller, The Bourne Identity. On a stormy night, a young man with two bullets in his back is found floating in the Mediterranean Sea. With no memory of who he is, he tries to rebuild his past with the help of a Swiss bank account number that is implanted in his hip. Armed with a bag of money, numerous passports and mysterious martial arts skills, he scours Paris for clues about his identity and past life… and finds himself in the middle of two assassination plots masterminded by the CIA. Join Matt Damon as he searches for the truth in the action packed blockbuster The Bourne Identity, only on Star Movies.
So enjoy the World Stunts and Action Extravaganza and catch all the very best of world action films, only on Star Movies.
Star, a wholly-owned subsidiary of News Corporation, is Asia’s leading multi-platform content and service provider. Star’s over 40 distributed services in seven languages reach more than 300 million viewers across 53 Asian countries. Star television channels include Star Chinese Channel, Star Plus, Star World, Xing Kong, Vijay, Phoenix Chinese Channel, Channel [V], ESPN, Star Sports, Star Chinese Movies, Star Gold, Star Mandarin Movies, Star Movies, Phoenix Movies Channel, Star News, Phoenix InfoNews Channel, in addition to distributed channels National Geographic Channel, A1, The History Channel, Fox News and Sky News. Star has interests in cable systems in India and Taiwan. It also powers the launch of Total TV in Taiwan, Asia’s first interactive digital cable TV services. In addition, it provides advertising sales and marketing services and is a key source of programming expertise for Radio City, the first FM radio network to launch in India.
For further information please contact:
In Mumbai
Zeenat Khan Shiraz Bhavnani / Shivani Shah
Communications Department Vaishnavi Corporate Communications
STAR (India) Ltd. Tel: 91-22-5656 8787
Tel No. 91-22-56305555 Fax: 91-22-5656 8788
Email: sbhavnani@vccpl.com / sshah@vccpl.com
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Zee5 launches five free FAST channels on Samsung TV Plus India
New genre-led channels bring comedy, drama, horror, classics and South films to Smart TVs.
MUMBAI: Zee5 just turned Samsung Smart TVs into a free entertainment buffet because when premium content costs nothing, even the remote control starts smiling. Zee5 has launched five curated free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels on Samsung TV Plus India, making high-quality, genre-specific entertainment available subscription-free to millions of Samsung Smart TV owners across the country.
The five channels now live are:
Zee Comedy Nation – Popular comedy shows and movies
Zee Dil Se – Compelling drama series
ZEE Horror Nights – Horror and supernatural content
ZEE Cine Classic – Timeless Indian films
ZEE South Flix – High-energy South Indian films dubbed in Hindi
All content is drawn from Zee5’s extensive library and programmed in a lean-back, always-on format ideal for large-screen viewing. This launch strengthens Zee5’s Connected TV strategy at a time when 64 per cent of its premium content watch time already comes from connected devices.
Zee5 chief business officer Siju Prabhakaran said, “At Zee5, we believe accessibility and scale will define the next phase of digital entertainment growth in India. Our presence on Samsung TV Plus strengthens our Connected TV strategy, enabling viewers to discover curated, genre-led content in a seamless, free, and premium environment.”
Samsung TV Plus India head of partnerships Kunal Mehta added, “Local partnerships are at the heart of how we grow Samsung TV Plus in India. Zee Entertainment is one of India’s most iconic media brands, and bringing their channels to our service means millions more Samsung Smart TV owners can enjoy premium local content, subscription-free.”
The channels are available directly through the pre-installed Samsung TV Plus app with no login or subscription required. This marks another milestone in Zee5’s CTV expansion and builds on its growing international presence, with Zee channels already available on Samsung TV Plus across Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
In a streaming world where paywalls often block the fun, Zee5 and Samsung have quietly opened the gates, proving that sometimes the best things in life (and on your TV) really are free especially when they come with a side of comedy, drama, horror, classics and South Indian blockbuster energy.
