Movie Channels
Zee Classic presents Rajendra Kumar hit filmsin a Fest titled ‘Jubilee Kumar Festival’
MUMBAI: Through its 100 glorious years of existence, Hindi cinema has steadily built a fabulous guild of talented actors. From the talkies era to masala potboilers to current day art films, the Indian movie industry has grown and audiences have many memorable performances to cherish for life. Through its dedicated film festivals, Zee Classic is set to keep the best of such performances from the Golden era alive for current day movie-goers and will present a festival of the superstar – Rajendra Kumar. Starting April 19 to May 31, 2014, the ‘Jubilee Kumar’ Festival will see some of the most acclaimed and evergreen movies of Rajendra Kumar every Saturday at 8:00pm.
The festival kicks off with a romantic drama ‘Gaon Humara Sheher Tumhara’ on Saturday, April 19. The month long festival will see a mix of romantic and thriller movieslike Arzoo for which he won the Filmfare Best Actor Award, Sangamwhere hebagged the Best Supporting Actor award, followed by Geet, Do Jasoos and Ganwaar. Geetreceived global acclamation as it became one of the longest running film in Sri Lanka and created history in the country for being the only language film running for over a year.
Commenting on the new festival, Ruchir Tiwari, Deputy Vice President -Head of Programming – Hindi Movie Channelssaid, “As a channel that aims to recreate Hindi cinema’s golden age for today’s viewers, Zee Classic is happy to showcase ‘Jubilee Kumar’ – a month long festival to celebrate and pay tribute to the inspirational actor – Rajendra Kumar. He is an actor whocarved a niche in the film industry andplayed varied and challenging memorable roles.With many more festivals lined up to give viewers the ultimate cinema experience at home, Zee Classic will continue to enthrall movie lovers with its latest tribute to Rajendra Kumar.”
Go back in time to the era of the Jubilee King all this month on India’s only classic Hindi movies channel – Zee Classic – and relive the ‘Timeless Movies. Timeless Moments’.
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.
