Movie Channels
Zee Cinema bags 7 awards across categories at ACEF 10th Global Customer Engagement Forum and Awards, Primetime Awards 2020 and Global Digital Marketing Excellence Awards 2021
Zee Cinema, the leading Hindi Movie Channel with a strong legacy and presence in Hindi speaking markets, has proven its creative mettle once again. Known for pushing boundaries through innovation and differentiation, the channel bagged multiple awards across various categories at ACEF 10th Global Customer Engagement Forum and Awards, Global Digital Marketing Excellence Awards 2021 and Primetime Awards 2020.
At ACEF 10th Global Customer Engagement Forum and Awards Zee Cinema won 5 awards, one Gold and two Silver for their #DabanggBanoMaskPehno campaign for the World TV Premiere of Dabangg 3 in ‘Out Of Home Media’, ‘BTL Activity’, ‘Most admired social message’ categories, respectively. The channel’s ‘2020 Ka The End’ campaign bagged a Silver in the ‘Online Media’ category. Additionally, the channel brought home the Silver Grand Prix for ‘Most Admired Television Channel for Customer Engagement’ for various engaging campaigns done by the channel through the year.
Zee Cinema also scored a Bronze at Primetime Awards 2020 in ‘Public Service’ category for the campaign ‘#DabanggBanoMaskPehno’. And the ‘Best Social Media Marketing Campaign’ award for ‘2020 Ka The End campaign’ at Global Digital Marketing Excellence Awards 2021.
These campaigns echoed the channel’s brand proposition of ‘Seene Mein Cinema’, that celebrates the Jazba which is hidden inside every individual and encourages them to make the most of everything that life has to offer. By using sharp insight into the situations and mindset of the audience, Zee Cinema has always used its strength of wide reach and viewer-focused approach to deliver socially relevant messages which helps the channel build a deeper connection with its audience.
Be it reinforcing the message of wearing mask to the people who were not taking the importance of it seriously, through the contextual campaign #DabanggBanoMaskPehno; or the initiative to spread positivity by launching an interactive campaign ‘2020 Ka The End’, to knock out the most hated metaphorical villain 2020 and encourage people to wish for a hopeful tomorrow, Zee Cinema’s campaigns have always been successful in tapping the pulse of the audience and convey the message in the most cinematic ways.
The campaigns delivered remarkable buzz among the viewers and spiked up channel viewership. The awards extravaganza that followed the campaigns reflects the strength of the brand Zee Cinema.
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.
