Wednesday, 17 April 2019

ACT Fibernet partners with ZEE5 to expand its OTT offerings


National, 17th April 2019: ACT Fibernet, India’s largest fiber-focused wired broadband ISP (Internet Service Provider), today announced a strategic partnership with ZEE5, India’s fastest growing OTT platform. As a step to expand its OTT offerings and provide an unmatchable entertainment experience, ACT Fibernet is onboarding a variety of video-on-demand content platforms to meet the entertainment needs of customers across all segments.  
As part of the partnership, ZEE5 will be listed on ACT Fibernet portal where existing customers can access premium content on the basis their subscription status. Additionally, first time users can avail exclusive one-month free subscription through ACT Fibernet. This offer will be available at an additional cost of INR 99 across all the 17 cities where ACT Fibernet has its presence.
Ravi Karthik, Head of Marketing, ACT Fibernet, commented, “ZEE5 as a platform provides entertainment across languages and multiple genres and we are very excited to bring their extensive offerings to our customers. In line with our brand philosophy ‘Feel the Advantage’, we aim to provide holistic entertainment experience to our customers and with the convenience to enjoy content from best of streaming providers in this category.”
Manish Aggarwal, Business Head, ZEE5 India said, “ZEE5 has always been at the forefront of providing cutting edge content to viewers across languages. ACT Fibernet is a leader in the ISP space with phenomenal connectivity and caters to a premium audience. This partnership will help us widen our viewer base by many folds. Additionally, with this association, we also aim to make ZEE5 more accessible to our audience who can reap the benefits of our vast content library.”
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),
About ACT Fibernet
ACT Fibernet is India’s largest fiber-focused wired broadband ISP as on September 30, 2017 (in terms of number of fiber broadband internet subscribers from residential homes) (Source: India Broadband Market Overview – 2017 dated February 19, 2018, prepared by Media Partners Asia). Headquartered in Bangalore, ACT Fibernet has operations in 15 Indian cities as on December 31, 2017 with approximately 1.28 million customers.

Disclaimer:
Atria Convergence Technologies Limited is proposing, subject to receipt of requisite approvals, market conditions and other considerations, to make an initial public offering of its equity shares and has filed a Draft Red Herring Prospectus dated March 24, 2018 with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) on March 26, 2018. The Draft Red Herring Prospectus is available on the website of the SEBI and the websites of ICICI Securities Limited, Citigroup Global Markets India Private Limited, J.P. Morgan India Private Limited and HDFC Bank Limited.
Investors should note that investment in equity shares involves a high degree of risk and for details should refer to the Red Herring Prospectus which may be filed with the Registrar of Companies, Bengaluru in the future
Based on number of fiber broadband internet subscribers as on September 30, 2017 (Source: India Broadband Market Overview – 2017 dated February 19, 2018, prepared by Media Partners Asia).
About ZEE5
ZEE5 is digital entertainment destination launched by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL), a global Media and Entertainment powerhouse. With content across 12 languages like English, Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Bhojpuri, Gujarati & Punjabi, ZEE5 is home to 1 lakh hours of On Demand Content and 90+ live TV channels. The platform brings together the best of Originals, Indian and International Movies and TV Shows, Music, Kids content, Cineplays, Live TV and Health and Lifestyle content all in one single destination. ZEE5 offers ground breaking features like 11 navigational languages, content download option, seamless video playback and Voice Search.
About ZEEL
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEE) is a worldwide media brand offering entertainment content to diverse audiences. With a presence in over 173 countries and a reach of more than 1.4 billion people around the globe, ZEEL is among the largest global content companies across genres, languages, and platforms.

ZEE is present across broadcasting, movies, music, digital, live entertainment and theatre businesses, both within India and overseas. ZEE has more than 250,000 hours of television content and houses the world’s largest Hindi film library with rights to more than 4,200 movie titles across various languages. ZEE has also produced several movies for theatrical release and is the fastest growing music label in India.
More information about ZEE and its businesses is available on www.zeeentertainment.com
Official Social Media Platforms:
Twitter                 :               ZEECorporate/Twitter.com
Facebook             :               ZEECorporate/Facebook.com
LinkedIn               :              https://www.linkedin.com/company/zeecorporate/

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