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Cameron’s ‘Dark Angel’ premieres on Star World next week
MUMBAI: Star World will unfurl its bouquet of new shows for the month of October with the much awaited Dark Angel, the science-fiction adventure series set in the near future. The series, the television debut of academy award-winner James Cameron (director of Titanic and The Terminator) will premiere on the channel on 3 October 2002, at 6:30 pm and 10 pm.
The series are set in the year 2019 and begins by showing how the US has become a third world country in the wake of the Pulse – an electromagnetic shockwave unleashed by nuclear terrorists in 2009. The story revolves around Max, a genetically engineered soldier who is on the run from her creators and constantly in search of her past. A revved-up girl trying to make a run-down world a better place, she eventually joins forces with the idealistic cyber-journalist .
Max is being played by Hollywood actress Jessica Alba , a recipient of the 2001 TV Guide Awards’ Breakout Star of the Year and 2001 Saturn Awards’ Best Actress on Television. She plays the role of a genetically enhanced human prototype with attitude to spare. She is aided in her quest — both to avoid capture and to reunite with her surviving “siblings” — by Logan Cale (Michael Weatherly), an idealistic cyber-journalist, who battles corruption and the oppressive establishment in this futuristic landscape.
Dark Angel also stars John Savage as Lydecker, the military operative hunting Max and her “siblings” through this future world.
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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.
