Eros Now Partners with Dish TV India
June 30 2020 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
DishTV & D2H customers can access Eros Now
services on their Android Set-Top boxes – Dish SMRT Hub & D2H
Stream
Eros Now is also available on Dish SMRT Stick
& SMRT Kit and soon it will be available on D2H magic & D2H
Magic Voice Enabled
Eros Now, the cutting-edge digital over-the-top (OTT) South
Asian entertainment platform owned by Eros International Plc (NYSE:
EROS) ("Eros" or "the Company"), a Global Indian Entertainment
Company, today announced its partnership with Dish TV, the leading
direct-to-home (DTH) offering the best of online entertainment. As
part of the association, Dish TV & D2H users can access Eros
Now's massive content library including 12,000 plus movie titles,
original shows, short-format content Quickie, music through their
android set-top boxes – Dish SMRT Hub & D2H Stream,
respectively.
Online content consumption is increasing rapidly as consumers
access streaming services from their home. This partnership further
deepens Eros Now's reach by providing seamless access to Dish TV
India's vast number of consumers in the country. DishTV & D2H
users can avail free access to Eros Now on the first month's
subscription after which users can pay as per their subscription
plans. The inclusion of Eros Now in DishTV and D2H set-top box,
SMRT Stick and SMRT Kit with Alexa services enhances consumers'
streaming experience.
Dish SMRT Hub’ and ‘d2h stream’ are internet-based Android-based
HD Set Top Boxes and offer a host of features including built-in
Google Assistant, Chromecast, Google Play and access to all popular
apps. Coupled with the ease of using voice commands via Google
Assistant, these Android-based set-top boxes are compatible with
any television set and available for INR 3,999 for new subscribers
& INR 2,499 for existing subscribers.
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."
Commenting on the association, Mr. Anil Dua, Executive
Director & Group CEO, Dish TV India Ltd, said, “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.”
In addition to Android STBs, Eros Now is also available on Dish
SMRT Stick & SMRT Kit and will be soon available on D2H magic
& D2h Magic Voice-Enabled.
About Eros International Plc
Eros International Plc (NYSE: EROS) a Global Indian Entertainment
company 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 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 12,000 plus Movie
titles, Music Videos, Television Programming and others Eros Now
caters to more than 186.9 million registered users and 26.2 million
monthly 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 Dish TV India Limited
Dish TV India Limited is India’s leading direct-to-home (DTH)
Company and owns multiple individual brands like DishTV, Zing and
d2h under its umbrella. The company benefits from multiple
satellite platforms including SES-8, GSAT-15, and ST-2 and has a
bandwidth capacity of 1278 MHz, the largest held by any DTH player
in the country. Dish TV India Limited has on its platform more than
700 channels & services including 31 audio channels and 71 HD
channels & services. The Company has a vast distribution
network of over 3,700 distributors & around 400,000 dealers
that span across 9,400 towns in the country. Dish TV India Limited
is connected with its pan-India customer base through call-centers
that are spread across 22 cities and are equipped to handle
customer queries 24X7 in 12 different languages. For more
information on the Company, please visit www.dishtv.in
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