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Saregama fights music piracy head on
MUMBAI: The Indian music industry has been plagued by piracy for decades. Saregama has decided to take the fight with piracy head on. It has launched a monsoon promotion wherein all its 1.1L songs will be available for buy and download from saregama.com for just Rs 2. per song. This includes music from likes of Kishore Kumar, LataMangeshkar, Mukesh, Asha Bhosle, Jagjit Singh, Mohd. Rafi, MS Subbalakshmi, Pt. Bhimsen Joshi and more.
Saregama India managing director Vikram Mehra shared his views on the latest offering, “Piracy is the biggest threat to our music industry. Our research tells us that consumers are ready to choose legal copies over pirated ones, provided they are affordable and easy to buy. This promotion is our response to the consumer talk, and we expect customers to join us in this fight against piracy by buying the legal copies of music.”
There’s no limit on the number of songs that can be downloaded. All the songs are available as mp3s as well as uncompressed lossless format. Saregama.com makes shopping for songs a fun and hassle-free experience, as one can pay through net banking, credit or debit cards, PayTM and even through mobile operators as a part of the monthly bill. Apart from Hindi songs across various genres, this offer is also available on songs in Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi and Tamil among other languages.
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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.
