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Star Movies & Select HD TO AIR The Oscars on 27 Feb
MUMBAI: Star Movies and Star Movies Select HD will play host to the most awaited awards night of the year, The Oscars® which will air on 27 February live at 5:30 am with a repeat at 8:30 PM. In addition, the channels will be celebrating the month with film festivals that will showcase a marathon of Oscar® winning & Oscar® nominated movies as we anticipate the biggest night of Hollywood.
As part of the festival Star Movies has a unique line up, with each week of the festival dedicated to a different category – Best Director, Best Actor/Actress, Best Animation and Best Picture. From Alejandro Iñárritu’s breath-taking direction of The Revenant to Meryl Streep’s outstanding performance in The Devil Wear Prada, Star Movies will highlight the movies that truly bring out the best of the categories presented at the Academy Awards.
Star Movies Select HD will also feature a month long festival that will continue to stay true to its promise by bringing to consumers curated films that have received critical acclaim at the Academy Awards. This month every Mon to Friday television viewers will have their weekdays packed with an array of films that have won or been nominated in the Best Picture category of the Academy Awards at 7 PM till the 24th of February. From a classic film based on history ‘The Bridge on The River Kwai’, to the equally unnerving tale of a drummer in ‘Whiplash’, from the famous war movie ‘The Thin Red Line’ to the classics- ‘As Good As It Gets’ – Star Movies Select HD will feature something for everyone and much more.
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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.
