ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SLING TV, the
leading provider of international news and entertainment, continues
to expand its South Asian offering with the addition of Eros Now, a
leading over-the-top (OTT) South Asian entertainment platform owned
by Eros STX Global Corporation (NYSE: ESGC) ("ErosSTX" or "the
Company"), a global entertainment company. Eros Now is now
available to stream on SLING.
SLING TV, the leader in international programming, provides U.S.
users with premier content from around the world.
SLING's International subscribers have access to Eros Now's over
1,500 titles - including top web originals and films. The Eros Now
library on SLING will continue to grow over the coming months to
over 6,000 film titles, and will be available in Hindi,
Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil and other regional languages.
"SLING TV is the leading American provider of South Asian
content and continues to perfect our offering to connect consumers
to the content they love," said Liz
Riemersma, VP of International, SLING TV. "Eros Now
offers an expansive web originals and film collection for our South
Asian customers, and will make a fantastic addition to our Desi
Binge bundle."
"Indian content is hugely popular in North America. With Eros Now packaged and
bundled on a popular service like SLING TV, the audiences will get
access to the best catalogue of Indian Films and Originals Series,"
said Ali Hussein, Chief Executive
Officer, Eros Now. "This
partnership also dovetails nicely into Eros Now's strategy of
building audiences on the large screen in North America and further accentuates our
strong distribution in the region."
Eros Now service is available to customers with the
groundbreaking Desi Binge package, which includes other leading
South Asian Content like Sony LIV and Voot, as well as the Hindi
Pack and the Hindi Mega Pack at no additional cost to customers.
Customers may also purchase Eros Now as a standalone service or as
an add-on to another SLING TV service for $5 per month. To learn more about SLING
International and its South Asian content offerings, visit
www.sling.com/international/desi-tv.
SLING TV is America's leading provider of international and
multicultural programming, with content from 27 countries in over
20 languages, starting at only $5 per
month.
About SLING TV
SLING TV is an Emmy® Award-winning live
streaming TV service that provides more than 700 channels from
today's most popular networks across its general market, Latino and
international services. It is available on all major streaming
devices, smart televisions, tablets, game consoles, computers and
smartphones. SLING offers two general market streaming services,
SLING Orange and SLING Blue, that collectively feature content from
Disney/ESPN, Fox, NBC, AMC, A&E, AXS, Discovery, Scripps,
Turner, Viacom, NBA TV, NFL Network, NHL Network, Pac-12 Networks,
GSN, Hallmark, SHOWTIME, STARZ and EPIX. On select devices, SLING
offers customers access to free content, à la carte channels and
services, plus Pay-Per-View events and movies on-demand. SLING
provides a suite of stand-alone and add-on Spanish-language
services and packages tailored to English-dominant, bilingual and
Spanish-dominant U.S. households. SLING is the leading U.S.
provider of foreign-language programming, with more than 400
channels in over 20 languages. Additionally, SLING offers a variety
of local channel solutions through the AirTV brand, which provides
products and services that simplify the modern over-the-air (OTA)
entertainment experience. Visit sling.com and AirTV.net for more
information. SLING TV L.L.C. and AirTV L.L.C. are wholly owned
subsidiaries of DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH).
About Eros STX Global Corporation:
Eros STX Global
Corporation, ("ErosSTX") (NYSE: ESGC) is a global entertainment
company that acquires, co-produces, and distributes films, digital
content & music across multiple formats such as theatrical,
television and OTT digital media streaming to consumers around the
world. Eros International Plc changed its name to Eros STX Global
Corporation pursuant to the July 2020
merger with STX Entertainment, merging two international media and
entertainment groups. The combination of one of the largest Indian
OTT players and premier studio with one of Hollywood's fastest-growing independent media
companies has created an entertainment powerhouse with a presence
in over 150 countries. ErosSTX delivers star-driven premium feature
film and episodic content across a multitude of platforms at the
intersection of the world's most dynamic and fastest-growing global
markets, including US, India,
Middle East, Asia, and China. The company also owns the rapidly
growing OTT platform Eros Now which has rights to over 12,000 films
across 13 languages with over 19 million premium paid subscribers,
20.9 million base paid subscribers and 224 million registered users
as of March 31, 2021.
For further information, please visit ErosSTX.com.
About Eros Now:
Eros Now, a division of Eros STX
Global Corporation, is the world's leading Indian OTT platform with
over 19 million premium paid subscribers, 20.9 million base paid
subscribers and 224 million registered users from over 150
countries across the world. It offers endless entertainment
hosting one of the largest movie libraries (over 12,000 digital
titles), as well as premium original episodic series, music videos,
unmatched in quantity and quality. Eros Now also has a deep library
of short-form content, totaling over 4,400 short-form videos
including trailers and original short exclusive interviews. To date
Eros Now has successfully premiered over 180 films in 13 languages
including Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam,
Telugu, Punjabi and more. Eros Now was named as the 'Best OTT
Platform of the Year 2019' at British Asian Media Awards. The
platform has also won awards for original content and marketing at
the SCREENXX 2020.
To access Eros Now please visit: www.erosnow.com or
download the application.
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