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&pictures wins big at Global Digital Marketing Excellence Awards 2021
MUMBAI: &pictures began the award season on a high note by bagging three metals across ‘Global Digital Marketing Excellence Awards 2021’ for its innovative brand refresh campaign – On Nahi, Full On.
At ‘Global Digital Marketing Excellence Awards 2021’ &pictures bagged three awards in prominent categories such as Best Brand Marketing Campaign, Best Digital Integrated Campaign, and Best Social Media Campaign.
The campaign On Nahi, Full On was a strategic initiative to not just improve upon the brand resonance with their consumers but also reinforce the brand’s perception of being a fun and energetic destination. This was achieved through a well-rounded approach, highlighting the channel’s ideology through four-key brand pillars – Thrill, Feels, Punch and Masti. These brand pillars were exemplified through ‘&pictures Brand Shorties’ which showcased those strong moments in consumer’s lives where current reality and television viewership merged into a single entity.
The campaign chain further connected the shorties to ‘Full On Bloc Party’. This unprecedented visual party was organised on &pictures social media channels where young and popular talents like Ishaan Khatter, Dolly Singh, Dhvani Bhanushali personified each of the brand pillars. To carry forward the inherent brand identity, the campaign was amped up through thrilling and fun-filled content blocks that played around three tenants – ‘Full On Blockbuster Premieres’, ‘Full On Thrilling Content’ and ‘Full On Hollywood’. Each content block catered to different needs and desires of the diverse audience set. This was further boosted through major movie premieres on the channel, culminating in the launch of an industry first initiative, a direct TV release of the &pictures original film Footfairy.
Leaving no stone unturned &pictures ‘On Nahi, Full On’ campaign delivered appealing engagement formats which resulted in striking the right chord with their target audience. The channel reaped major returns from the campaign, including 9.52 per cent increase in the channel GRPS and attainment of 67 million impressions across social media.
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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.
