Movie Channels
HBO celebrates Christmas and New Year
MUMBAI: HBO Defined will showcase a fantastic line-up of movies throughout December with Best of Defined 2014 and Merry Xmas special on HBO Defined and New Year ’s Eve stunt on HBO Hits. The HBO premium channels, which are exclusively 100 per cent ad-free, will entertain the audiences with movies from every genre.
HBO Defined will air movies like Man of Steel, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Gravity, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hobbit and The Great Gatsby under the best of defined 2014 on the weekends at 10 pm. The Merry Xmas special on HBO Defined also has an exciting Christmas line-up of movies like All I Want For Christmas, Four Christmases, The Santa Clause Trilogy and The Polar Express from 2pm onwards on 25 December 2014. HBO Hits will be ringing in the new year by presenting blockbuster movies such as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Green Hornet, The Hangover Part III, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, The Conjuring and Vantage Point.
Commenting on the exciting line up, HBO managing director south Asia Monica Tata said, “We invite our audiences to celebrate the magic of Christmas and New Year with their favorite HBO Original Shows and movies on the HBO Premium channels this festive season. HBO Defined and HBO Hits have always lived up to giving their audiences a viewing experience which they have never witnessed before. Along with a great line up of films the channels will also celebrate via interactive contests on Facebook and Twitter”.
Movie Channels
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.
