Tag: Ali Hussein

  • Eros Now partners with 2020 Abu Dhabi T10

    By Our Staff

     

    There is never a week when our inbox doesn’t have missives from Eros Now, the streaming service owned from Eros STX Global Corporation. It has now announced a streaming and branding partnership with 2020 Abu Dhabi T10 Tournament, the fourth edition of the tournament and the second held in Abu Dhabi.

     

    Eros Now is also the official team sponsor of Team Abu Dhabi. As part of the multi-year deal, Eros Now will livestream the popular cricket tournament in significant international markets, such as Australia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, USA and Canada.

     

    Said Ali Hussein, CEO, Eros Now: “The content available on streaming platforms is evolving with the continuous change in audiences’ demand for preferred content. Live cricket streaming is another avenue for Eros Now to deliver the best of content to sports lovers in international markets. Thus, the Abu Dhabi T10 is the perfect association for us to enter into the sports live streaming category and take a step further to drive growth momentum.”

     

     

  • Eros Now Select on Apple TV in 11 new countries

    By A Correspondent

     

    OTT platform Eros Now is now available through Eros Now Select for Apple TV channels on the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod touch, Mac, and other platforms in 11 new countries. After its successful launch in the US, Canada and India, Eros Now Select is now available to customers in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Cambodia, Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Tajikistan.

     

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    Said Ali Hussein, CEO, Eros Now: “The rise in OTT consumption worldwide opens up immense opportunities for Eros Now Select – widely known for its extensive Bollywood and Indian originals – to expand reach and ramp up distribution in 11 new territories on the Apple TV app.”

     

     

  • Eros Now partners Dish TV

    By A Correspondent

     

    Eros Now has announced a partnership with Dish TV whereby Dish TV and D2H users can access Eros Now’s content library including 12,000 plus movie titles, original shows, short-format content Quickie, music through their android set-top boxes – Dish SMRT Hub and D2H Stream, respectively.

     

    Commenting on the partnership, Ali Hussein, CEO, Eros Now said: “Eros Now has a vast movie catalogue that features cult classics to modern, new-age films. The massive content library offers high-quality experience to the consumers who can consume the content from their homes on smart TVs, at their convenience. This transformation of OTT consumption moving from personal, private devices to television sets in the living room, is a growing trend with movies and other long-format content being consumed on large screens. Eros Now’s endeavour has always been to present the best of online streaming content and provide seamless access to consumers across markets as well as different mediums. The association with Dish TV’s innovative services keeps its vast consumer base glued to the television sets with the inclusion of Eros Now’s content that offers premium OTT experience.”

     

    Added Anil Dua, Executive Director & Group CEO, Dish TV India: “In our endeavour to provide the best of both the linear and online entertainment options, we have recently introduced a whole range of connected devices including Android STB’s and streaming sticks. We are happy to partner with Eros Now and this partnership will enable our customers to have access to their vast online content library across both our Dish and D2H platforms. Dish TV India is committed to delivering the best TV viewing experience while offering unique content options to its customers and this partnership is another step in the same direction.”

     

     

  • Eros Now inks partnership with Vayam Tech

    By A Correspondent

     

    Eros Now has announced its agreement with Vayam Technologies Limited to distribute the OTT platform across districts of Uttar Pradesh through its Common Service Centres (also known as Jan Seva Kendra).

     

    Commenting on the deal, Ali Hussein, CEO, Eros Now said: “The alliance between Eros Now and Vayamtech is a result of our common belief in using the power of the internet to offer the best services to customers across India. The people of rural India are increasingly using the internet for their daily needs, and it has now become imperative for businesses to offer rural audiences with seamless access to services. Eros Now’s distribution through Vayamtech network of common service centres will offer the massive audience base the best of online video streaming service.”

     

    Added Jitendra Tiwari, Executive Director, Vayamtech: “OTT platform’s across India are witnessing huge demand and adding Eros Now in Vayamtech’s services will result in revenue yielding for the brand by benefiting the customers with easy access to online entertainment. Uttar Pradesh is a massive market and our common service centres across 21 districts in the state is an ideal model for the delivery of the entertainment platform.”

     

     

  • Samsung Galaxy users can now access content from Eros Now

    By A Correspondent

     

    Eros Now has announced its partnership with Samsung Mobiles. As part of the collaboration, Samsung Galaxy users based in India can access movies, original shows, music, short-format content and more from Eros Now on the ‘My Galaxy’ app.

     

    Commenting on the partnership, Ali Hussein, CEO, Eros Now said: “We consider at this alliance as a befitting one, considering the insatiable demand for online entertainment on mobile screens. As we continue to offer seamless access to Eros Now’s massive and compelling content library to India’s large OTT consumer base, the partnership enables us to tap into potential consumers using Samsung Galaxy smart phones.”

     

     

  • Eros Now partners with Eurostar Group

    By A Correspondent

     

    Eros Now has announced its partnership with UAE-based digital retail player, Eurostar Group. The association enables the large diaspora from the Indian sub-continent and locals across GCC countries to access Eros Now’s vast content library of 12,000 plus movies, music videos, original shows and more.

     

    Commenting on the partnership, Ali Hussein, CEO, Eros Now said: “We at Eros Now believe in constantly enhancing consumer experience and expand reach by partnering with relevant leading brands globally. The partnership with Eurostar is a testament to our endeavour in offering easy accessibility and unparalleled entertainment to the massive consumer base across GCC countries. We are confident that with a plethora of choices as well as regional languages to choose from, audiences in the GCC will find there is no better place to go.”

     

    Added Shaan Jethwani, Executive Director of Eurostar: “We are happy to partner with Eros Now to offer their bouquet of content to our audience. The increasing demand for Indian entertainment content in GCC markets is the driving force behind this decision. With Eurostar’s legacy on Pay TV distribution, we envisage to deliver its vast entertainment content to a massive consumer base across GCC countries.”

     

     

  • Eros Now reinforces its brand promise via latest campaign

    By A Correspondent

     

    Eros Now has launched its new brand campaign reinforcing its promise of ‘Bolo Kya Dekhogey’. The integrated campaign reiterates Eros Now’s dominant position in the movie category, offering a huge catalogue of films on a single platform. The campaign will roll out three TVCs highlighting the essence of iconic elements that make movies memorable. The campaign will go live on Friday, June 1 across platforms.

     

    Commenting on the campaign, Ali Hussein, COO, Eros Digital said: “Movies have been an evergreen pulse of the Indian consumer worldwide and Eros Now is committed to delivering its viewers the largest and best of movies across all connected devices. This campaign is a focus on the most iconic characters played by our superstars across films over the years. About eight million subscribers have already tuned onto Eros Now and we are encouraging more to experience the vast catalogue for a very reasonable monthly price”.