Movie Channels
Get your Sunday dose of ‘Hollywood in Hindi’ on & Pictures
MUMBAI: Naye India KaNaya Channel, launched in mid-2013 offers a new dimension to new Indians who nurtures high aspirations while staying rooted. Breaking the cluttered Hindi cinema space in the country,the channel has discovered unexplored territories by making India’s first crowd-sourced film‘Online Milo Saajana’, during its launch phase. & Pictures has emerged as India’s first Interactive Hindi Movie Channelwhich is all set to strengthen its programming line-up.It has acquired rightsfrom Sony Pictures to air 40 Hollywood films dubbed in Hindi and bringing the Asli Desi flavour with ‘Hollywood Sundays’ at 12:00pm, starting March 2, 2014.
With an exhaustive movie line-up of famous Hollywood films dubbed in Hindi, & Pictures is all set to bring freshness in movie viewing. This extensivelist of films includes action, action-comedy, rom-coms, horror and animated movies.The month of March will see a mix ofaction and action-comedy which include movies such as Hancock, Karate Kid (1984), The Adventures of Tintin, Resident Evil and Terminator Salvation.
Commenting on the programming line-up, Mr. Akash Chawla, ZEEL Marketing Head, National Channels says, “& Pictures programming line-up caters to the progressive Indian mind-set rooted with traditions. With ‘Hollywood Sundays’ we are offering our viewers the world class experience of Hollywood movies in their comfort zone of Hindi Cinema. Sunday afternoons are usually family time spent together watching television, hence it was the ideal time to showcase Hollywood Sundays”
Apart from bringing Hollywood Sundays to its viewers, & Pictures offer a robust programming line-up which includes ‘Pictures @ 8’ and Comedy kaSiyapaa. ‘Pictures @ 8’ will see popular Hindi movies that have been recently released. It will showcase films that have been accepted and admired by the audiences. With the release of Total Siyapaa around the corner, & Pictures – the co-producer of the movie is all set to bring a comedy film festival called ‘Comedy ka Siyapaa’. Thisweek-long movie festival will begin from Monday, March 3, 2014 at 2:00pm and will include a comedy riot of movies such as All the Best, Andaz Apna Apna, Double Dhamaal, Apna Sapna Money Money and DeewaneHuyePaagal.
Hollywood movies will be promoted on social media through a contest which will invite entries for viewers to send Hindi movie names for the Hollywood movies.Twitter hastag: #hollywoodsundays; SMS: AND<space>movie_name_in_hindi<space>your_name and send to 57575.
Catch the exciting line-up of movies throughout the week as it offers an all dayfare for everyone in the family. So grab your bowl of popcorn and enjoy fully loaded Hollywood entertainment in ‘aslidesi’ flavour with Hancock airing on Sunday, March 2, 2014 on & Pictures
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.
