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  • ZEE5 and PhonePe join hands for an amazing cashback offer

    ZEE5 and PhonePe join hands for an amazing cashback offer

    MUMBAI: ZEE5, India’s largest multilingual entertainment destination, and PhonePe – India's fastest growing digital payments app have partnered to announce exciting offers on content for customers.

    Value add fromPhonePe

    • Flat 50% cashback to customers who wish to subscribe ZEE5 (valid once per user)
    • The offer is valid only for 7 days starting 18th October

    Subscription Price    Offer Price after cashback
    Rs.99 for two months    Rs.45 for two months
    Rs.499 for twelve months    Rs.250 for twelve months

    Manish Aggarwal, Business Head, ZEE5 India, said, “The consumer is at the center of everything we do; hence associations and affiliations are key as they offer thema range of choice.PhonePe is amongst the most preferred digital payments app and a 50% cashbackfor those who subscribe to ZEE5 is definitely a fantastic offer. This is a clear win-win for both – the PhonePe consumer as well as ours. We will continue to work with leaders in the space, giving our consumers the best offers, always.”

    Ankit Gaur, Head Strategic Distribution Partnerships,PhonePecommented, “PhonePe hasrevolutionized digital payments in India making them seamless, convenient and easy. ZEE5 is seen as a popular OTT platform amongst the youth and this is a great opportunity for us to get associated with it.  We are excited about the potential of this partnership and look forward to working with ZEE5 to provide our millennial users access to rich content at very competitive price points.”   

    With over 3500 films, 500+ TV shows, 4000+ music videos, 35+ theatre plays and 90+ LIVE TV Channels across 12 languages, ZEE5 truly presents a blend of unrivalled content offering for its viewers across the nation. With ZEE5, the global content of Zindagi as a brand, which was widely appreciated across the country, has also been brought back for its loyal viewers.

  • Airtel, ZEE5 team up to offer premium content

    Airtel, ZEE5 team up to offer premium content

    MUMBAI: Airtel has partnered with video on demand platform ZEE5 to offer premium content. This benefit can be accessed by eligible #AirtelThanks customers via Airtel TV app.

    All Airtel prepaid and postpaid customers with monthly average revenue of Rs 199 will be eligible to gain access into premium ZEE5 content which includes original series and movies.

    “With smartphone becoming the preferred screen in today's digital world, access to exclusive bundled content is a big differentiator for the #AirtelThanks program. Customers can look forward to discovering all the premium content they need right here on Airtel TV and Wynk Music and that too at no extra cost,” explained Bharti Airtel CEO – content & apps Sameer Batra.

    #AirtelThanks subscribers have also been promised red carpet customer care for service and network related issues in order to give a better consumer experience.

  • ZEE5 premieres Tamil silent thriller ‘Mercury’

    ZEE5 premieres Tamil silent thriller ‘Mercury’

    MUMBAI: ZEE5, one of India’s leading digital video on demand platforms, has been consistently setting the audience expectations higher with new digital premieres every week, fresh off the theatre. This week, to fortify its content library even further, ZEE5 premieres Tamil film Mercury, a silent thriller written and directed by renowned film maker Karthik Subbaraj. Mercury has a power packed star cast including Prabhu Deva, Remya Nambeesan, Sananth Reddy, Narendran, Deepak Paramesh, Shashank Purushotham and Anish Padmanabhan. 

    Mercury revolves around five friends who try to cover up a death of the friend who accidently died of mercury poisoning. Problem arises when the dead friend comes out of his grave! Will he take revenge? What is the truth behind his death?

    Click here to watch the film: https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/mercury/0-0-6916 

    Manish Aggarwal, Business Head, ZEE5 India said, “ZEE5 has witnessed unchartered growth in regional markets. We have strengthened our Tamil portfolio with interesting originals like Kallachirippu and America Mappillai along with latest movies. With a gripping narrative, differentiator of a ‘silent thriller’ and a stellar cast, Karthik Subbaraj’s Mercury clearly stands out.  We hope that with this launch on the platform, audiences will enjoy the film again with new vigor.”

    Karthik Subbaraj, Director, Mercury, commented, “The positive response that my maiden digital venture Kallachirippu received on ZEE5 gave me the confidence that bringing my movie Mercury to ZEE5 straight after the theatre would be an interesting format. With the digital premiere of Mercury on the platform on 11th October, the audience will be delighted to use ZEE5 as their first preference for Tamil entertainment. I am confident that with the massive reach of ZEE5, Mercury will be seen and loved by many more viewers.”

    With over 3500 films, 500+ TV shows, 4000+ music videos, 35+ theatre plays and 90+ LIVE TV Channels across 12 languages, ZEE5 truly presents a blend of unrivalled content offering for its viewers across the nation. With ZEE5, the global content of Zindagi as a brand, which was widely appreciated across the country, has also been brought back for its loyal viewers.

    Availability: The ZEE5 App can be downloaded from Googl Play Store http://bit.ly/zee5 and iOS App Store http://bit.ly/zee5ios. Also available at www.zee5.com, as a Progressive Web App (PWA), and on Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV Stick. ZEE5 also supports Chromecast.

    Pricing: Freemium pricing model with both free and paid premium content (including Originals) to cater to a mix of audiences. Viewers who subscribe to the ZEE5 subscription pack will get access to the entire library of content using the limited period special subscription offer – 99/- for 2 months and 499/- for a year. Offer valid till 31st October.

  • Zeel numbers up in Q2 2019 on improved ad and subscription revenues

    Zeel numbers up in Q2 2019 on improved ad and subscription revenues

    BENGALURU: The Subhash Chandra led Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited reported 24.7 per cent year-on year (y-o-y) growth in operating revenue at Rs 1,975.86 crore for the quarter ended 30 September 2018 (Q2 2019, quarter under review) as compared to the Rs 1,582.75 crore for the corresponding year ago quarter Q2 2018. EBITDA for the quarter under review increased 37.6 per cent y-o-y to Rs 675.72 crore from Rs 491.16 crore. Growth in numbers was driven by 22.7 per cent and 21.3 per cent y-o-y in advertisement and subscription revenues respectively. The company reported ad revenue for Q1 2019 at Rs 1,210.60 crore as compared to Rs 986.74 crore in Q2 2018. Subscription revenue in the quarter under review was Rs 608.16 crore as compared to Rs 501.41 crore in the corresponding year ago quarter.

    The company, however, reported lower profit after tax (PAT) and lower total comprehensive income (TCI) for Q2 2019 as compared to Q2 2018 on account of higher taxes in Q2 2019 and income from exceptional items in Q2 2018. PAT in Q2 019 was 38.2 per cent lower at Rs 386.10 crore as compared to Rs 625.09 crore in Q2 2018. TCI for Q2 2019 was 19.8 per cent lower at Rs 521.43 crore as compared to Rs 649.83 crore. For Q2 2019, Zeel has reported total tax expenses of Rs 262.42 crore as compared to Rs 148.87 crore in Q2 2018. Zeel had reported income from exceptional items – these were the proceeds of the sale of its sports broadcasting business to the extent of Rs 134.61 crore for Q2 2018.

    Zeel chairman Chandra said, “Media and entertainment industry around the world is going through some seminal changes and India is no different. Digital has opened new possibilities for content creators and multiplied the entertainment choices consumers have at their disposal. As India’s leading entertainment content company, ZEEL is strongly positioned to capitalise on this new growth opportunity. Our deep understanding of the Indian consumers will be as instrumental in helping us become the leader in the digital space as it was in helping us achieve the leadership in television. In a short time, ZEE5 has received an overwhelming response and I am confident that the platform will continue to scale-up going forward.”

    Zeel MD and CEO Punit Goenka said, “ZEE5 is the fastest growing entertainment platform in the country. In a little over six months, it has become the second most popular OTT platform. With a monthly active user base of 41 million and an average daily time spend of 31 minutes, it is growing faster than our expectations. Despite the strong initial performance, I believe it is just the beginning of a long digital journey for us. With a strong pipeline of original content and partnerships with key players in the digital ecosystem, we are confident that ZEE5 will become the default entertainment platform for digital audience.”

    “Our broadcast business continues to grow at an impressive pace as evident from the domestic advertising and subscription revenue growth numbers. We continue to consolidate our viewership share which is driving our market leading growth. We believe that our broadcast portfolio has the potential to further increase its market share and the launch of new channel in Kerala will surely help it. The advertising and subscription revenue growth will be aided by the scaling-up of digital business and the growth outlook for both remains strong. This robust performance also gives us room to increase our investments in digital, if required,” added Goenka.

    Let us look at the other numbers reported by Zeel

    Total expenses in Q2 2019 increased 20.9 per cent y-o-y to Rs 1,290.60 crore from Rs 1,147.05 crore. Employee benefit expense reduced 7 per cent y-o-y in Q2 2019 to Rs 168.72 crore from Rs 181.40 crore in Q2 2018. Operational cost in the quarter under review increased 25.5 per cent y-o-y to Rs 725.34 crore from Rs 578.89 crore in Q2 2018.

    Finance costs increased y-o-y in Q2 2019 to Rs 5.45 crore from Rs 0.28 crore during the corresponding period of the previous year. Other expenses increased 26.6 per cent y-o-y in quarter under review to Rs 240.03 crore from Rs 189.57 crore in Q2 2018.

    The company incurred 49 per cent higher fair value loss on financial instruments at fair value through profit and loss for Q2 2019 at Rs 22.02 crore as compared to Rs 14.78 crore in Q2 2018.

  • Q2 results: ZEE5 demonstrates exponential growth with 41.3 mn MAU

    Q2 results: ZEE5 demonstrates exponential growth with 41.3 mn MAU

    MUMBAI: Media conglomerate Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) on Wednesday published its second quarter financial result. ZEE5, the digital venture of ZEEL has shown impressive growth within one year of its launch. According to the filing, the OTT platform has been able to gain 41.3 million Monthly Active Users as of September, with a 190 per cent increase since April 2018.

    Since the launch, the platform has released 29 originals in several genres including comedy, drama, reality, thriller and docu-drama. During the quarter, two seasons of their flagship show Karenjit Kaur – An Untold Story, were also launched.

    According to the Q2 result, users currently spend an average of 31 minutes per day on ZEE5. User engagement has also witnessed a considerable increase as video views grew 340 per cent since April. While ZEE5 has already entered into a partnership with two of the leading telecom operators, the company is discussing similar partnerships with other telecom operators, broadband service providers, device manufacturers and e-commerce companies.

    “ZEE5 is the fastest growing entertainment platform in the country. In a little over six months, it has become the 2nd most popular OTT platform. With a monthly active user base of 41 million and an average daily time spend of 31 minutes,it is growing faster than our expectations,” ZEEL managing director and CEO Punit Goenka said.

    “Our deep understanding of the Indian consumers will be as instrumental in helping us become the leader in the digital space as it was in helping us achieve the leadership in television. In a short time, ZEE5 has received an overwhelming response and I am confident that the platform will continue to scale-up going forward,” ZEEL chairman Subhash Chandra commented on an optimistic note.

    In last quarter earnings call, Goenka said he expected ZEE5 to break even in the next five years. He highlighted that not just ZEE5 but entire the industry was in investment mode and there was no way any OTT player was in a position to break even in the first three years.

    Total revenue of ZEEL for the quarter stood at Rs. 19,759 million with 24.9 per cent year on year growth. Advertising revenue for the quarter was Rs. 12,106 million, growth of 22.7% YoY. Domestic advertising revenue grew by 23.3% YoY to 11,526 million and international advertising revenue for the quarter was Rs. 580 million. Subscription revenue for the quarter was Rs. 6,082 million, a growth of 21.3% YoY. Domestic subscription revenue grew by 26.0% YoY to Rs. 5,093 million, while international subscription revenue was Rs. 989 million.

    Although ZEEL’s net profit fell 38 percent year-on-year to Rs 3860 million in the quarter, its operational performance has surpassed analysts’ estimates. In the same period last year, the company had reported an exceptional gain of Rs 1346 million hanks to its sports broadcasting business. 

  • ZEE5 to launch web series on Priya Kumar’s bestselling novel ‘I Will Go With You’

    ZEE5 to launch web series on Priya Kumar’s bestselling novel ‘I Will Go With You’

    MUMBAI: After foraying into multiple genres like biopics, thrillers, docudramas among others, ZEE5, India’s largest multilingual entertainment destination is now set to adapt a web series on ‘I Will Go With You’, one of noted author Priya Kumar’s best-selling novels. Titled ‘Row No. 26’, announcements on the cast, production house & director to follow.

    Row No. 26 is set to take audiences on an unforgettable ride of life and death. While the book has already garnered a great response from readers, ZEE5 promises that the show will do equal justice to the book and make the experience enthralling and immersive.

    On announcing ZEE5’s first show based on a book, Manish Aggarwal, Business Head, ZEE5 India, said, “From past experience, we have seen that our audiences love new formats of story-telling. This is our maiden foray into the genre of web series based on books – an interesting addition to our existing repertoire of genres such as thriller, comedy, docudrama, biopics, etc. ‘I Will Go With You’ by author Priya Kumar has received a phenomenal response from readers and our effort will be the same with Row No. 26. 

    Priya Kumar, Author, commented, “Breathing life into my 5th book ‘I Will Go With You’, ZEE5 is all set for the story to take form into a web series titled Row No. 26. This will be an exciting journey for all the fans of I Will Go With You on boarding The Flight of a Lifetime with ZEE5.”

  • ZEE5 to live stream Republic TV

    ZEE5 to live stream Republic TV

    MUMBAI: Zee5, the OTT platform from the Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd stable, is going to live stream Arnab Goswami’s English-language news channel Republic TV on the mobile app and website.
    Zee5 business head Manish Aggarwal said, “ZEE5, through its premium quality content – both syndicated and original – strives to create an immersive experience for viewers. With the addition of Republic TV, the platform is looking to connect with viewers who are digitally savvy but do not want to lose on the live news experience. Our association with Republic TV aligns well with our commitment to making ZEE5 as the one-stop destination for digital content consumption.”

    Republic TV product head Rumit Anand also expressed his eagerness on the partnership saying, “As a country that is still home to households that do not have television access, outreach through handhelds is a logical step. ZEE5 offers robust technological support to make viewing a seamless experience. We are excited about this partnership and are keen to see the response from the subscribers.”
    Republic TV will join the already existing news channel library on the platform with Doordarshan News, 24 Ghanta, Raj News, BBC World News, CNNi SA and Chardikla Time TV.

  • ZEEL takes ZEE5 Global; goes LIVE in 190+ countries around the World

    ZEEL takes ZEE5 Global; goes LIVE in 190+ countries around the World

    Mumbai, 3rd October 2018: Bringing the largest library of multilingual content to the South Asian diaspora and beyond across the world, Amit Goenka, CEO – ZEE International and Z5 Global, today announced that ZEEL’s digital entertainment platform ZEE5 has gone LIVE in 190+ countries globally. ZEE5 has been launched across platforms and will offer viewers around the globe a completely integrated entertainment offering, with both On-Demand and Live TV across devices.

    ZEE5 offers the largest width and depth of multi-genre content including news and entertainment across English, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali, Oriya, Bhojpuri, Gujarati and Punjabi. ZEE5 comes packed with 1,00,000 hours of On Demand content, including Movies and TV Shows, Music, and Health and Lifestyle videos along with a slew of originals, across 12 languages. It also has an extensive Live TV offering with 60+ popular Live TV channels.

    ZEE5 offers various unique features like content and display language personalization across 12 and 11 languages respectively, voice search, download to watch offline option, HD Quality video, adaptive bit rate streaming etc.
    Outlining the global strategy, Amit Goenka, CEO – ZEE International and Z5 Global said, “As a global content company ZEE has always been at the forefront of bringing the best of Indian entertainment content to audiences around the world. With the launch of ZEE5 across 190+ markets, we have moved into the next phase of our growth story. Launching ZEE5 globally rather than in a staggered manner has been a conscious move in order to capitalise on the tremendous love and following the brand has amassed over the years overseas. This new chapter further strengthens us as a Media & Entertainment behemoth and reiterates our claim to the India story, bringing to our audiences around the globe an unrivalled content offering, using robust technology.”

    Speaking on the soft launch, Archana Anand, Chief Business Officer- ZEE5 Global said, “With over 1,00,000 hours of content across genres and languages, ZEE5 is the singular platform that Indians and South Asians have been waiting for. With the launch of ZEE5 globally, we intend to own the India peg completely and be the unequivocal go to destination for Indian content for South Asians and beyond, wherever they may be.”

    Availability: The ZEE5 App can be downloaded from Google Play Store and very shortly from the iOS App Store. Also available at www.ZEE5.com. Other platform in the pipeline includes Amazon fire tv stick, Apple TV, connected TV apps etc.
    Pricing: Freemium pricing model with both free and paid premium content to cater to a mix of audiences across markets. Viewers who subscribe to the ZEE5 subscription pack will get access to the entire library of content at a special introductory offer price ranging from USD 2.00 per month to USD 10.00 per month, depending on the region.

  • ZEE5 to globally premiere ‘MULK’ on digital platform

    ZEE5 to globally premiere ‘MULK’ on digital platform

    Mumbai, October 1st, 2018: ZEE5, one of India’s leading digital video on demand platforms is set to strengthen its movies catalogue with the global digital premiere of recent blockbuster movie Mulk. Featuring award-winning actors Rishi Kapoor and Taapsee Pannu, Mulk will premiere exclusively for ZEE5 subscribers on 3rd October.
    Mulk is an intense drama based on a true story where a Muslim joint family from a small city in India is trapped in a dark controversy and trying to reclaim their honor. The movie focuses on some hard-hitting issues and other faces of terrorism which are often hushed about. Directed by Anubhav Sinha, the movie sets out to uncover the prejudice that seeds people’s perception for the Muslim community in our country. The movie also features a well-known star cast including Prateik Babbar, Rajat Kapoor, Ashutosh Rana, Neena Gupta among others.

    Manish Aggarwal, Business Head, ZEE5 India, said, “We have been receiving a great response to our exclusive digital premieres and the global premiere of Mulk will further drive engagement with the viewers. We have already premiered superhit films like Padman, Parmanu, Veere Di Wedding to name a few and they have all been well received. We will continue to have interesting additions to our movies catalogue with latest blockbuster releases straight after the theatre release providing unlimited entertainment options to our viewers combined with quality content.”
    Director Anubhav Sinha commented, “We are delighted to associate with ZEE5 for the global digital premiere of Mulk. While we received a fabulous response on the theatre release, I’ve been inundated with enquiries from people who missed it in the theaters for its digital release. ZEE5 with its wide global reach will help those audience watch the film. We hope for a similar feedback and support from consumers for the digital release as well.”

    With over 3500 films, 500+ TV shows, 4000+ music videos, 35+ theatre plays and 90+ LIVE TV Channels across 12 languages, ZEE5 truly presents a blend of unrivalled content offering for its viewers across the nation and worldwide. With ZEE5, the global content of Zindagi as a brand, which was widely appreciated across the country, has also been brought back for its loyal viewers.
    Availability: The ZEE5 App can be downloaded from Google Play Store http://bit.ly/zee5 and iOS App Store http://bit.ly/zee5ios. Also available at www.zee5.com, as a Progressive Web App (PWA), and on Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV Stick. ZEE5 also supports Chromecast.
    Pricing: Freemium pricing model with both free and paid premium content (including Originals) to cater to a mix of audiences. Viewers who subscribe to the ZEE5 subscription pack will get access to the entire library of content using the limited period special subscription offer – 99/- for 2 months and 499/- for a year. Offer valid till 31st October.

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  • ZEE5 LAUNCHES KHAAR, A DOCUDRAMA ON THE ICONIC DANDI MARCH

    ZEE5 LAUNCHES KHAAR, A DOCUDRAMA ON THE ICONIC DANDI MARCH

    Mumbai, 26th September 2018: After the success of recent originals like Karenjit Kaur – The Untold Story of Sunny Leone, Lockdown, Akoori, Lal Bahadur Shastri’s Death – An Unfinished Story among others, ZEE5 – India’s largest and most comprehensive digital entertainment platform for language content is set to stream Khaar. A docudrama on Mahatma Gandhi’s significant Dandi March to Dandi, Khaar will premiere on 2nd October exclusively on ZEE5.
    Watch the trailer here:

    While a lot has been said about Mahatma Gandhi’s contribution to India’s independence, not too many people know that he often had to face opposition even from his close aides from the Indian National Congress. The idea for the salt satyagraha had been his brain child and one that changed the course of our independence struggle; yet it didn’t have the popular support within the Congress. But, Gandhiji pressed on with the belief that he was on the right path. Khaar unfolds the many challenges that Gandhiji faced before initiating the Dandi March, and triggering the most dramatic chain of events that led to India’s independence.

    The docudrama features Surendra Rajan as Mahatma Gandhi, Sanjay Gurbaxani as Nehru, Amit Singh Thakur as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Tarakesh Chauhan as Maulana Azad. To give the audience an immersive experience, the show has Annu Kapoor lending his voice as a narrator.
    Commenting on his association with ZEE5 and as the narrator of Khaar, Annu Kapoor said, “The Dandi March initiated by Gandhiji was an iconic movement against the British and a milestone in India’s movement for freedom. Today’s youth are hardly aware of the real story behind the movement and what better than a digital medium like ZEE5 to reach out to them with the truth behind the mission. I am extremely proud to lend my voice to this docudrama and thankful to ZEE5 for taking the initiative to recreate the story in an engaging way.”
    Manish Aggarwal, Business Head, ZEE5 India commented, “We take pride in announcing Khaar as our latest offering to the audience on Gandhi Jayanti. Docudramas have been well received on the platform, we launched Lal Bahadur Shastri’s Death – An Unfinished Story on Independence Day and Khaar is another effort in that direction. The well-researched story dives deeper into the other side of history and Gandhiji’s ideology, with a gripping storyline backed by Annu Kapoor’s spellbinding narration. We are certain that Khaar will not only entertain audiences but also give them an opportunity to learn about unknown facts of the Dandi March.”

    With over 3500 films, 500+ TV shows, 4000+ music videos, 35+ theatre plays and 90+ LIVE TV Channels across 12 languages, ZEE5 truly presents a blend of unrivalled content offering for its viewers across the nation and worldwide. With ZEE5, the global content of Zindagi as a brand, which was widely appreciated across the country, has also been brought back for its loyal viewers.