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ZEE5 partners with FreeCharge
MUMBAI: ZEE5 – India’s largest ConTech brand, and FreeCharge – one of the leading digital platforms for financial services and products, have come together to give another reason for the audience to cheer this festive season. FreeCharge customers can now purchase a Zee5 subscription through the wallet at their convenience, thus allowing them access to the 100,000+ hours of content across 12 languages.
FreeCharge, a wholly owned subsidiary of Axis Bank Limited, is India’s No.1 payments app. Customers across the country use FreeCharge to make prepaid, postpaid, DTH, metro recharge and utility bill payments. The organization as part of their expansion into a full-fledged digital financial services platform also offers services like lending, gold, digital credit card and mutual funds to name a few. Through this partnership both the brands promise to delight customers on every level, from payments to consuming content anytime, anywhere.
Commenting on the partnership, ZEE5 India business development and commercial head Manpreet Bumrah said, “Non-traditional partnerships have been proven to be a great growth-hack for ZEE5 in the past 22 months. With our customer first approach, ZEE5 has always worked towards making our viewers’ life easier and entertaining. Digital wallets for payments are now a part of the common man’s life, and through this association we aim to create an entertaining and a pocket friendly deal for our audience.”
FreeCharge CEO Siddharth Mehta said, “We are happy to partner with ZEE5, the largest ConTech brand in India. OTT platforms have become the latest disruptors in the content sharing space and are slowly overtaking the traditional way of how people consume media. This partnership will further augment our engagement with the digital natives and strengthen our positioning in this space. At FreeCharge, we have tailor made products targeted to the relevant customer segment, ensuring we move along and stay pertinent to the swiftly evolving needs of the quintessential digital native. We continue to focus on enhancing user experience and adding more functionalities as the space matures.”
ZEE5 has rolled out 100+ originals so far (Feb 2018 to Nov 2019) across genres, and the platform is committed to launching several more in the coming months. It has crossed 90 million+ downloads since launch on the Play store and has recorded a peak 8.9 million DAUs as of September 2019.
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Kabaddi gets a digital raid on Sportvot streaming
National Senior Men’s Championship live from Vadodara 24–27 February 2026.
MUMBAI: Kabaddi’s national showdown just got a streaming tackle and Sportvot is the raider ready to score big. India’s leading sports streaming platform has bagged exclusive live-streaming rights for the National Senior Men’s Kabaddi Championship, organised by the Gujarat State Kabaddi Association and Vadodara Kabaddi Association under the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI).
For the first time, the prestigious tournament will beam nationwide from the Indoor Sports Complex in Vadodara between 24 and 27 February 2026. Thirty-five states plus Indian Railways and Services teams are expected to battle it out, making it one of India’s biggest kabaddi spectacles and a crucial proving ground for talent eyeing the Pro Kabaddi League. Defending champions Haryana return to guard their crown after a dominant run last time.
Every raid, tackle and do-or-die moment will be available live on the Sportvot app, letting fans, players, coaches and stakeholders follow the action from anywhere.
Sportvot founder & CEO Siddhant Agarwal said, “Kabaddi is deeply rooted in India’s sporting culture, and national championships like this are where the future of the sport is shaped. By digitising and live-streaming the National Senior Men’s Kabaddi Championship, we aim to give athletes the visibility they deserve and fans an experience that matches the intensity of the game.”
Gujarat Kabaddi Association organising secretary Tushar Arothe added, “As hosts of this year’s National Senior Men’s Kabaddi Championship, the Gujarat Kabaddi Association is honoured to welcome the best teams from across the country to Vadodara. We are delighted that Sportvot will be live streaming the tournament, giving supporters everywhere an opportunity to experience the passion and skill of our players in real time.”
With seasoned pros, rising stars and high-voltage clashes over four days, the championship promises edge-of-the-mat drama. SportVot’s coverage turns it from a regional rumble into a national spectacle, one tap away for fans who can’t make it to Vadodara. Get ready to cheer from the couch; the mat is set.
