Hindi Language Channel Now Reaches Over 550
Million Indians
TORONTO and MUMBAI, India,
Aug. 5, 2020 /CNW/ - QYOU
Media (TSXV: QYOU) (OTCQB: QYOUF) announced that
the company will be conducting an investor update call led by
Co-Founder and General Manager Sunder Aaron to discuss its
India operation, The Q
India, on Wednesday August 12th
at 11AM EST. The call will
provide both current and prospective investors with an update on
current activities in India along
with outlining key initiatives for the second half of
2020.
Investors and participants can join the call by either phone
or computer. The url for the call is
uberconference.com/indiaupdate and the PIN is 51941. The
phone number for callers from the US and Canada is 310-504-2636 and the PIN is also
51941.
The Q India is an advertiser supported Hindi language channel
and VOD provider delivering hit digital programming from social
media stars and leading digital video creators targeting Young
Indian audiences. With a growing library of over 750 programs
it now reaches an audience of over 550 million via 50 million
television homes with partners including TATA Sky, Airtel DTH &
SitiNetworks; 355 million OTT users via platforms including
MX Player, ZEE5 and Dish Watcho; and 150 million users on mobile
and digital platforms including JioTV, Airtel Xstream and
SNAP.
India is the world's fastest
growing internet market with 700 million internet users and nearly
as many yet to come online for the first time. Despite the
worldwide pandemic and economic slowdown, 2020 has been a year of
tremendous investor activity for media and entertainment in
India.
Among the leading distribution partners for The Q India is the
app based platform Jio TV and their recently launched broadband
service Jio Fibre. Jio Platforms has recently received
investment of over $20 billion from a
list of investors that includes Google, Facebook, Intel, Qualcomm,
KKR, General Atlantic, Silver
Lake, Vista and the UAE Sovereign Wealth Fund. Jio
Platforms now houses an array of media operations including music
streaming service JioSaavn, fibre-to-the-home service JioFibre,
on-demand live television service JioTV, and payments service
JioPay. It also has a 5% stake in Bollywood streaming service Eros
International.
Sunder Aaron, Co-Founder and General Manager of The Q India
commented, "The smartest investors in the world have recently
invested billions of dollars into the India media ecosystem despite the Covid
crisis. India continues on
its path towards becoming the world's leading market in both
internet and media consumption".
"Our channel, The Q India, sits at the forefront of this growth
trend with content created by India's leading social media stars and digital
content creators. We attract the Young India audience that forms
the core demographic sought by advertisers across all traditional
and emerging platforms. We believe we are in the right place at the
right time."
About QYOU Media
QYOU Media operates in India
and the United States producing
and distributing content created by social media stars and digital
content creators. In India, we
curate, produce and distribute premium content including television
networks and VOD for cable and satellite television, OTT and mobile
platforms. In the United States,
we manage influencer marketing campaigns for major film studios and
brands. Founded and created by industry veterans from Lionsgate,
MTV, Disney and Sony, QYOU Media's millennial and Gen Z-focused
content reaches more than 550 million consumers around the
world. Experience our work at www.qyoumedia.com and
www.theqindia.com.
SOURCE QYOU Media Inc.