Dialog Partners with Eros Now to Give Sri Lankans Best in Regional Content
June 28 2018 - 9:50AM
Business Wire
Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider,
announced its partnership with Eros International, a leading global
company in the Indian film entertainment industry, to launch its
premier Video Over The Top (OTT) platform, Eros Now. This
association allows users to seamlessly browse through over 20,000
hours of original Indian content in over 10 languages.
Available via the Dialog ViU app, Eros Now gives subscribers
access to a high-quality content library which comprises over
11,000+ movies with multi language subtitles, originals, music and
entertainment shows in High Definition (HD). Additionally, along
with a vast library of diverse content, the app will allow users to
curate movie and content playlists, receive personalized
recommendations, view content offline and sync all devices for a
superior viewing experience.
Users may download and subscribe to Eros Now using the Dialog
ViU app, available on the Play Store and will be charged a monthly
fee of Rs.100 +tax for a subscription.
Speaking on the launch, Mangala Hettiarachchi, Senior General
Manager – Global and Content Services, Dialog Axiata PLC said,
“Dialog has always strived to provide customers with the best video
experience on the best streaming network in Sri Lanka. Dialog ViU
has allowed approximately 1 million customers to access the best of
local, regional and international entertainment, and we are proud
to exclusively partner with Eros Now, to give Dialog ViU users
further access to an impressive content catalogue of Indian
blockbusters.”
Commenting on the partnership, Rishika Lulla Singh, CEO, Eros
Digital said, “We are delighted to announce our arrival in Sri
Lanka with our partner Dialog Axiata PLC. This partnership will
help us offer subscribers in Sri Lanka a one-stop-shop where they
can watch a wide variety of Indian language, Bollywood and regional
content. Sri Lanka is a growing market for digital entertainment
and we truly believe that Eros Now’s extensive content library will
appeal to audiences growing entertainment demands.”
About Eros Now
Eros Now is Eros International Plc’s On-Demand South Asian
Entertainment Video Service accessible worldwide to viewers across
internet enabled devices including mobile, web and TV. With 11,000+
Movie titles, Music Videos, Television Programming and others Eros
Now caters to 100 million registered users and 7.9 million paying
subscribers worldwide with the promise of endless entertainment
Product features, such as video in HD, multi-language subtitles,
movie downloads, and high quality original drama series
differentiate the Eros Now entertainment offering. To see, watch
now: www.erosnow.com
About Eros International Plc
Eros International Plc (NYSE: EROS) 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. Eros
International Plc became the first Indian media company to list on
the New York Stock Exchange. Eros International has experience of
over three decades in establishing a global platform for Indian
cinema. The Company has an extensive and growing movie library
comprising of over 3,000 films, which include Hindi, Tamil, and
other regional language films for home entertainment distribution.
The Company also owns the rapidly growing OTT platform Eros Now.
For further information, please visit: www.erosplc.com.
About Dialog Axiata Group
Dialog Axiata Group, a subsidiary of Axiata Group Berhad
(Axiata), operates Sri Lanka’s Leading Quad-Play Connectivity
Provider. Dialog Axiata PLC, listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange,
supplements its market leading position in the Mobile
Telecommunications sector with a robust footprint and market
presence in Sri Lanka’s Fixed Telecommunications and Digital
Television markets through its fully owned subsidiaries Dialog
Broadband Networks (Private) Ltd (DBN) and Dialog Television
(Private) Ltd., (DTV). Dialog Axiata Group is Sri Lanka's largest
Foreign Direct Investor (FDI) with investments totaling USD 2.3
Billion.
The winner of six Global Mobile Awards, Dialog has the
distinction of being voted by Sri Lankan Consumers as the Telecom
Service Provider of the Year for seven years in succession at the
SLIM-Nielsen People's Choice Awards. Dialog was also voted by Sri
Lankan consumers as the Internet Service Provider of the Year for
six years consecutively, and has topped Sri Lanka’s Corporate
Accountability rankings for the past eight years in succession, and
is an ISO 9001 certified company. The Company has received numerous
local and international awards including the National Quality Award
and Sri Lanka Business Excellence Award.
Dialog has been at the forefront of innovation in the mobile
industry in Sri Lanka since the late 90’s, propelling the nation’s
mobile telephony infrastructure to a level of advancement on par
with the developed world. The company delivers advanced mobile
telephony and high speed mobile broadband services to a subscriber
base in excess of 12.7 Million Sri Lankans, via 2.5G and 3G/3.5G
and 4G/4.5G networks.
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