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  • Tendulkar-backed Smartron mobiles to have Eros Now app, deal signed

    MUMBAI: Eros Now, one of the fastest growing digital over-the-top (OTT) South Asian entertainment platforms, owned by Eros International Plc, has announced a strategic partnership with Smartron, a Sachin Tendulkar-backed India-based IoT startup, to provide its extensive entertainment repertoire to Smartron smartphone customers.

    Eros Now will be the exclusive digital OTT service for entertainment content on all Smartron devices. Sachin Tendulkar is an Indian sporting legend and one of the most accomplished cricket players of all time. He is the only player to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket.

    As their preferred partners, Eros Now will provide its vast repository of movies, television shows, music, originals and regional content across multiple languages such as Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, Punjabi and Marathi to all Smartron customers. Eros Now will leverage from Smartron’s extensive marketing campaigns and packaging to promote the partnership.
    The smartphone user base in India reached 300 million in 2016 with the market growing by 18% as per a report by Counterpoint’s Research, paving the way for India to become the second-biggest smartphone market in terms of active unique smartphone users.

    Commenting on the association, Rishika Lulla Singh, CEO, Eros Digital said, “With high smartphone penetration and an all-time rise in content consumption on handheld devices, we are happy to join hands with Smartron as this strategic partnership strengthens our philosophy of bringing entertainment at audience fingertips anytime, anywhere.”

    “We are excited to partner with Eros Now as we get ready to roll out our highly intelligent and customized entertainment experience through our tronx platform,” said Mahesh Lingareddy, Founder and Chairman, Smartron. “All of our tronx users can experience great entertainment seamlessly across all our existing smart devices like the tphone, tbook, srtphone and the soon to be launched devices and beyond. We believe in making life smarter and simpler and, with this, even more people can tap into the incredible capabilities of our tronx IoT platform.”

  • Eros Now plays on Ola Play now

    MUMBAI: Eros Now, one of the fastest growing over-the-top (OTT) Indian entertainment platforms owned by Eros International Plc, has announced a strategic integration deal with India’s leading mobile app for transportation, Ola’s connected car platform for ridesharing, Ola Play. This strategic revenue-sharing partnership through Eros Now subscriptions will enable an immersive and personalized experience which customers can seamlessly control through their smartphones as well as a device mounted at the back of the seat.

    Powered by proprietary in-car and cloud technologies from Ola, Ola Play brings advanced car controls, choice of personalized content and a fully-connected interactive experience for its customers. Eros Now offers the widest library of films, music, premium television, and regional content that has the potential to enhance the experience for many Ola customers.

    Ola commuters will now have easy access to a vast array of unlimited entertainment options through Eros Now on Ola Play. Content will be customized depending on customer preferences and ride information like time and destination to provide the perfect connected in-car experience. The association particularly adds value to the superior experience proposition of Ola Rental and Ola Outstations categories that are widely used by customers. Long, traffic-filled journeys are now going to be easier rides with Eros Now’s broad selection of entertainment choices on display. The offering is currently available in four cities: Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, and Hyderabad.

    Commenting on the integration, Eros Digital CEO Rishika Lulla Singh said, “Connected cars are a reality now in India with Ola Play. We are excited to join hands with Ola as our vision remains to provide easy access to premium experience on-the-go. This strategic integration enables increased user engagement and will help us increase our reach to millions of Ola customers.”

    Speaking on the development, Ola Play sr. director Ankit Jain said, “At Ola, we are tirelessly working towards enhancing customer experience, Ola Play is a strong step in that direction. In line with such efforts, our association with Eros Now is sure to offer our discerning customers an unparalleled entertainment experience. A boon for our Outstation customers who spend hours at a stretch in the cab, they now have an even stronger reason to choose Play on our platform. With partnerships such as these, Ola is well on its way to transform the consumer’s ride experience, giving them the power to control their time spent inside the car, and building an experience that is intelligent, contextual, and unique.”

    With this association, Ola Play customers will have access to a vast and diverse range of popular movies on Eros Now. Currently, the offering is available in four cities in the country: Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, and Hyderabad.

  • Eros Now available with free Amazon Fire TV subs

    MUMBAI: Eros Now, one of the fastest growing over-the-top (OTT) Indian entertainment platforms, owned by Eros International Plc has announced a strategic partnership with Amazon in India and their recently launched internet streaming device, Fire TV stick.

    Users can enjoy Eros Now’s uninterrupted entertainment services as the app is now pre-installed on Fire TV sticks purchased in India. In addition, Fire TV customers will also receive a three-month free premium subscription to Eros Now, currently priced at Rs 99/month. Following the free trial, Eros Now will receive 70% of all revenue generated from Eros Now subscriptions from Amazon Fire TV. Amazon will be co-marketing the Eros Now service and promoting the app across India with Amazon Fire TV.

    The Fire TV stick can be connected into any high-definition television and used to stream video and audio content, apps, games and more on television. Eros Now offers the widest library of films which caters to the different needs and tastes of the consumer, providing an enriching and fulfilling entertainment experience to the viewer.

    Eros Digital CEO Rishika Lulla Singh said, “The partnership is another step towards tapping a larger consumer and subscriber base, fulfilling their ever-changing entertainment needs and providing them with our unique entertainment viewing experience. With our current subscriber base of 2 million through existing partnerships with leading OEMs like Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Google, Samsung, Lyca TV and all major telcos including Airtel, IDEA, Vodafone, Reliance Jio, our aim is to be platform agnostic, constantly engage with newer customers and achieve greater visibility in the market.”

  • Eros Now partners Paytm, Mobikwik & Freecharge

    Eros Now partners Paytm, Mobikwik & Freecharge

    MUMBAI: Eros International pls, a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry, announced that Eros Now, its cutting-edge digital over-the-top (OTT) platform, has entered into multiple significant partnerships in India with three major electronic payment platforms — Paytm, Mobikwik and Snapdeal-owned Freecharge — who are the forerunners in the online payment industry in India.

    Eros Now, with 55 million registered users worldwide, is Eros International plc’s leading on-demand Bollywood entertainment network, on most Internet-connected screen including mobile, web, and TV.

    Paytm, one of India’s largest electronic payment platform, has seen over five-fold rise in active users post demonetization at over 150 million users. Mobikwik, the Gurgaon-based company, has recorded a user base of 40 million with a growth of 40% in their daily app downloads and Freecharge, a Bangalore-based company, has been witnessing a steady growth of 15% in their monthly transactions with over 50 million users. Eros Now has tied up with these leading online payment platforms for easier and effortless transactions for its users.

    Commenting on the associations, Eros Digital Rishika CEO Rishika Lulla Singh said, “With the recent demonetization move in India, the online payment industry has seen a surge and we see that as beneficial for our world class OTT platform Eros Now as more of our users now can use any of the leading Indian e-wallet service providers such Paytm, MobiKwik or Freecharge to subscribe to Eros Now’s massive library of premium content and other unique features. I am excited about our exponential growth and confident we will continue to establish leadership position with first mover advantage.”

    Eros Now offers the widest library of films, music, premium television and regional content for packages of Rs 49.00 and Rs 99.00 per month in India.

    Eros International pls is a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry that acquires, co-produces and distributes Indian films across all available formats such as cinema, television and digital new media.

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  • Eros Now partners Paytm, Mobikwik & Freecharge

    Eros Now partners Paytm, Mobikwik & Freecharge

    MUMBAI: Eros International pls, a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry, announced that Eros Now, its cutting-edge digital over-the-top (OTT) platform, has entered into multiple significant partnerships in India with three major electronic payment platforms — Paytm, Mobikwik and Snapdeal-owned Freecharge — who are the forerunners in the online payment industry in India.

    Eros Now, with 55 million registered users worldwide, is Eros International plc’s leading on-demand Bollywood entertainment network, on most Internet-connected screen including mobile, web, and TV.

    Paytm, one of India’s largest electronic payment platform, has seen over five-fold rise in active users post demonetization at over 150 million users. Mobikwik, the Gurgaon-based company, has recorded a user base of 40 million with a growth of 40% in their daily app downloads and Freecharge, a Bangalore-based company, has been witnessing a steady growth of 15% in their monthly transactions with over 50 million users. Eros Now has tied up with these leading online payment platforms for easier and effortless transactions for its users.

    Commenting on the associations, Eros Digital Rishika CEO Rishika Lulla Singh said, “With the recent demonetization move in India, the online payment industry has seen a surge and we see that as beneficial for our world class OTT platform Eros Now as more of our users now can use any of the leading Indian e-wallet service providers such Paytm, MobiKwik or Freecharge to subscribe to Eros Now’s massive library of premium content and other unique features. I am excited about our exponential growth and confident we will continue to establish leadership position with first mover advantage.”

    Eros Now offers the widest library of films, music, premium television and regional content for packages of Rs 49.00 and Rs 99.00 per month in India.

    Eros International pls is a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry that acquires, co-produces and distributes Indian films across all available formats such as cinema, television and digital new media.

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    http://www.indiantelevision.com/iworld/over-the-top-services/global-ott-may-expand-at-145-per-cent-cagr-170117

    http://www.indiantelevision.com/iworld/over-the-top-services/ott/vod-disrupted-traditional-appointment-viewing-in-india-spuuls-subin-subaiah-170116

    http://www.indiantelevision.com/iworld/video-on-demand/netflix-facilitates-downloads-on-android-memory-cards-170127

    http://www.indiantelevision.com/iworld/over-the-top-services/indian-digital-industry-to-be-worth-rs-20k-cr-by-20-ey-report-170114
     

     

  • Eros Now to premiere original series ‘Salute Siachen’ on 15 Jan

    Eros Now to premiere original series ‘Salute Siachen’ on 15 Jan

    MUMBAI: Eros Now has announced the premiere of it’s original series, Salute Siachen. The series will be aired on 15 January, Army Day.

    This first celebrity expedition carried out in association with HTC, to the world’s second longest glacier and highest battlefield was to honour the Indian Army and salute their selfless contribution to the country.

    The five-part series shot by the nine celebrity participants on HTC phones takes you through a whirlwind of emotions as they embark upon the toughest journey of their life. The 20-day trek saw popular faces from different walks of life come together to salute the Indian Army.

    The celebrity participants underwent rigorous training and prepping for the expedition that began with an acclimatization trek to Stok Kangri base. Bollywood actors Arjun Rampal, Arunoday Singh, sports personalities – cricketer Rudra Pratap Singh and hockey player Yuvraj Walmiki, TV heartthrob Rannvijay Singha along with Namrata Gujaran, Hasan Zaidi, Shlok Sharma and Sonnalli Seygall battled out extreme weather conditions to scale the unpredictable Siachen.

    Speaking on the launch of the series on Eros Now digital CEO Rishika Lulla Singh said, “Salute Siachen is a unique initiative and a humble tribute showcasing our appreciation of the accomplishments of the Indian army and what better occasion than the Army Day to launch this series paying tribute to the valor of our soldiers.”

    Eros Now business head Zulfiqar Khan added, “Eros Now’s promise is to narrate inspiring and riveting stories to our audiences and what better way than to kick start with Salute Siachen, that will inspire and entertain millions of viewers. We are encouraged by the faith and support extended by our partner HTC.”

    Commenting on the expedition, Rampal, said, “Thank our soldiers, in our own way. At the same time, it was a very personal and emotional journey, and I am grateful to the whole team for the support they gave to me to launch The Gwen Breast Cancer Foundation.”

    Speaking on his experience, Singha said, “Salute Siachen has been an exhilarating experience and I am honoured to have been a part of this unique expedition and pay my tribute to the Indian Army.”

    Singh commented, “As someone who plays cricket for our country, the urge to show my appreciation to the real heroes of our nation has only risen. Am glad that I could do my bit through Salute Siachen.”

  • Eros Now to premiere original series ‘Salute Siachen’ on 15 Jan

    Eros Now to premiere original series ‘Salute Siachen’ on 15 Jan

    MUMBAI: Eros Now has announced the premiere of it’s original series, Salute Siachen. The series will be aired on 15 January, Army Day.

    This first celebrity expedition carried out in association with HTC, to the world’s second longest glacier and highest battlefield was to honour the Indian Army and salute their selfless contribution to the country.

    The five-part series shot by the nine celebrity participants on HTC phones takes you through a whirlwind of emotions as they embark upon the toughest journey of their life. The 20-day trek saw popular faces from different walks of life come together to salute the Indian Army.

    The celebrity participants underwent rigorous training and prepping for the expedition that began with an acclimatization trek to Stok Kangri base. Bollywood actors Arjun Rampal, Arunoday Singh, sports personalities – cricketer Rudra Pratap Singh and hockey player Yuvraj Walmiki, TV heartthrob Rannvijay Singha along with Namrata Gujaran, Hasan Zaidi, Shlok Sharma and Sonnalli Seygall battled out extreme weather conditions to scale the unpredictable Siachen.

    Speaking on the launch of the series on Eros Now digital CEO Rishika Lulla Singh said, “Salute Siachen is a unique initiative and a humble tribute showcasing our appreciation of the accomplishments of the Indian army and what better occasion than the Army Day to launch this series paying tribute to the valor of our soldiers.”

    Eros Now business head Zulfiqar Khan added, “Eros Now’s promise is to narrate inspiring and riveting stories to our audiences and what better way than to kick start with Salute Siachen, that will inspire and entertain millions of viewers. We are encouraged by the faith and support extended by our partner HTC.”

    Commenting on the expedition, Rampal, said, “Thank our soldiers, in our own way. At the same time, it was a very personal and emotional journey, and I am grateful to the whole team for the support they gave to me to launch The Gwen Breast Cancer Foundation.”

    Speaking on his experience, Singha said, “Salute Siachen has been an exhilarating experience and I am honoured to have been a part of this unique expedition and pay my tribute to the Indian Army.”

    Singh commented, “As someone who plays cricket for our country, the urge to show my appreciation to the real heroes of our nation has only risen. Am glad that I could do my bit through Salute Siachen.”

  • Eros Now gets 4-5 million subs from telcos & OEMs

    Eros Now gets 4-5 million subs from telcos & OEMs

    MUMBAI: Folks at Eros are popping bottles of champagne! Eros International’s OTT platform Eros Now has achieved two million paid subscribers worldwide through significant deals in place with all major telecom players in India such as Reliance Jio, Airtel, IDEA Cellular Network and Vodafone.

    Between the four platforms, there is a potential reach of 686 million subscribers which is almost 60 per cent of India’s total mobile user base of more than a billion. Jio has announced a user base of 52 million users in just a few months following their launch.

    “Our strategy remains to distribute Eros Now, a world class OTT platform, to consumers across telecoms and OEMs with compelling content and product features. We view the recent demonetization move in India as a great opportunity for the OTT business as more consumers are signing up for online and mobile pay systems. I am really excited about the exponential growth in front of Eros Now and am confident we will continue to consolidate our leadership position and first mover advantage,” said Eros Digital CEO Rishika Lulla Singh.

    These deals across 20 different telecom operators and OEMs alone provide visibility to a minimum of 4-5 million subscribers annually to Eros Now at an average annual ARPU of $4-5 in India and average annual ARPU of $35 internationally. Since these deals were agreed at various points in time in FY 2017, Eros Now will see the full year benefit of these deals flowing through in fiscal 2018. Most of these contracts are long term deals averaging five years.

    With a movie library of over 5,000 films and a further library of 5,000 films being added to this list, Eros Now plans to offer the widest repertoire of Indian movie content across any OTT platform in the world.

    In another development, Eros International’s Sanam Teri Kasam was one of the eight chosen films that were screened across 21 cities at the Bollywood Film Festival in Russia. The week-long event flagged off on 30 November.

    The film debuts Harshvardhan Rane and Mawra Hocane and is directed by Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru. Rane was also invited for the film’s screening and was overwhelmed with the love and appreciation the movie received.

  • Eros Now gets 4-5 million subs from telcos & OEMs

    Eros Now gets 4-5 million subs from telcos & OEMs

    MUMBAI: Folks at Eros are popping bottles of champagne! Eros International’s OTT platform Eros Now has achieved two million paid subscribers worldwide through significant deals in place with all major telecom players in India such as Reliance Jio, Airtel, IDEA Cellular Network and Vodafone.

    Between the four platforms, there is a potential reach of 686 million subscribers which is almost 60 per cent of India’s total mobile user base of more than a billion. Jio has announced a user base of 52 million users in just a few months following their launch.

    “Our strategy remains to distribute Eros Now, a world class OTT platform, to consumers across telecoms and OEMs with compelling content and product features. We view the recent demonetization move in India as a great opportunity for the OTT business as more consumers are signing up for online and mobile pay systems. I am really excited about the exponential growth in front of Eros Now and am confident we will continue to consolidate our leadership position and first mover advantage,” said Eros Digital CEO Rishika Lulla Singh.

    These deals across 20 different telecom operators and OEMs alone provide visibility to a minimum of 4-5 million subscribers annually to Eros Now at an average annual ARPU of $4-5 in India and average annual ARPU of $35 internationally. Since these deals were agreed at various points in time in FY 2017, Eros Now will see the full year benefit of these deals flowing through in fiscal 2018. Most of these contracts are long term deals averaging five years.

    With a movie library of over 5,000 films and a further library of 5,000 films being added to this list, Eros Now plans to offer the widest repertoire of Indian movie content across any OTT platform in the world.

    In another development, Eros International’s Sanam Teri Kasam was one of the eight chosen films that were screened across 21 cities at the Bollywood Film Festival in Russia. The week-long event flagged off on 30 November.

    The film debuts Harshvardhan Rane and Mawra Hocane and is directed by Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru. Rane was also invited for the film’s screening and was overwhelmed with the love and appreciation the movie received.

  • ErosNow introduces offline service for premium customers

    ErosNow introduces offline service for premium customers

    MUMBAI: Eros International Plc, a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry, announced today the introduction of watch offline services across all iOS platforms for it premium customers at no additional charge on ErosNow, its digital over-the-top distribution service for Indian language entertainment. The company had recently announced the offline viewing service on Android devices.

    ErosNow’s offline feature option allows users to watch films when they have limited internet connectivity or low bandwidth while using the entertainment service. As part of the Premium subscription service, subscribers can now download movies from ErosNow to their iOS or Android devices for immediate viewing offline for as little as Rs.99 ($1.49) per month in India or $7.99 (or local equivalent) for international subscribers. The users are provided with a choice of quality of formats to accelerate and maintain the storage of downloads.

    Commenting on the feature update, Eros Digital CEO Rishika Lulla Singh said, “We recently announced the introduction of the offline feature for Android users and have now made the service available to iOS subscribers as well. This provides us with greater reach to an even wider base of global entertainment consumers. With the offline viewing feature, Eros Now will be able to provide uninterrupted and easy entertainment to our consumers.”

    Watch Offline features:

    • Unlimited playback of the titles downloaded to the device
    • Download quality options are High, Medium or Low Bandwidth
    • Storage management provided
    • Browse Eros Now or use other services on the device while downloading
    • My Downloads in Eros Now application displays titles available for offline playback
    • No internet connection required to watch titles in My Downloads
    • “Only download on Wi-Fi” option available in My Downloads
    • Manage downloads stored on device

    The offline viewing feature is the latest product enhancement attracting users and subscribers to ErosNow. Additional in-app features include regular updates of the latest Hindi, Tamil and other Indian language titles; the ability to customize content by creating personal watch lists; video progression, allowing users to continue watching content from where they previously left off and multi-language subtitles. All features are available to users across the globe accessing the app via any device.