Watch India Enjoys Successful Channel Launch with over 100,000 Viewers Worldwide
August 02 2007 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Narrowstep� Inc. (OTCBB: NRWS), the TV on the Internet company,
recently partnered with Watch India to launch a groundbreaking new
Internet TV channel. In their first month alone, Watch India has
proved to be a resounding success with over 100,000 unique viewers.
With over 4.5 million Indian expatriates living in North America
and over 30 million worldwide, Watch India stands poised as a
channel with tremendous potential. Their success lies in their
ability to provide Indian expatriates living around the world with
access to popular Indian programming in TV-like quality by visiting
http://www.watchindia.tv. For just $25/month subscribers can view
an assortment of video content powered by Narrowstep�s Internet TV
platform, telvOS�. Narrowstep�s state-of-the-art technology allows
viewers to enjoy a rich TV-like experience unlike any other found
on the Internet. �Internet TV offers the ideal platform for ethnic
programming like Watch India. By removing the geographic
limitations of traditional broadcasting, Watch India can offer
content to large audiences around the world,� said Todd Narwid,
Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Narrowstep.
�Furthermore, the tremendous demand for culture-specific
programming, provides advertisers with a cost-effective medium to
reach very specific, targeted audiences.� Watch India�s viewers are
able to watch India�s most popular programming including the best
of Indian TV and entertainment, breaking news, hit TV series,
Bollywood movies, music, entertainment, religion and the latest
sports. Premiere programming is available from India�s top networks
and TV stations including Zee Telefilms, which is the largest
television network in India. They provide Watch India with the best
of the Zee channels, including Zee TV, featuring top Indian
entertainment and culture, and Zee Sports, the leading sports
channel, offering the latest Indian cricket, football and more.
Additionally, other premium channels exclusive to Watch India
include Times Now News, which features live, breaking-news 24/7,
Zoom, the number one music and entertainment channel in India, and
Aastha TV, India�s leading spiritual and religious channel. �We
have amassed a truly outstanding collection of programming
representing the best of Indian TV, and we continue to add even
more premium channels, expanding our already phenomenal selection
of content,� said Tripti Singh, U.S. Spokesperson for Watch India.
�This is the first time Indian TV channels are available live, over
the Internet, to the Indian diaspora in the U.S.� Increasingly,
more films are being produced in India than anywhere else in the
world, and Bollywood fans seem to have an insatiable thirst for
more of these hits. To help quench this thirst, Watch India�s India
Online provides the best of Bollywood movies, both new releases as
well as a library of classics. The web portal allows users to watch
any of its movies on-demand without additional charges. Each week,
more and more movies are being added, so viewers can get the best
of Bollywood direct to their PC in full screen. The Watch India
library includes video-on-demand direct from India, allowing users
to view past content, similar to a DVR. For the first time viewers
have the option to watch Indian TV live or view past programming
on-demand for up to 2 weeks, on all 6 channels, at no additional
cost. So now there is no need to stay up late to watch a favorite
live show, popular movie or a cricket match. �For the millions of
people in the Indian community living in the U.S., Watch India
offers a way to not only get the latest news, but also stay up to
date with culture, entertainment, music and sports - keeping them
involved with life back home,� added Singh. About Narrowstep
Narrowstep� Inc. (OTCBB: NRWS), the TV on the Internet company, is
a leading provider of Internet TV services to 100+ companies
worldwide. Narrowstep�s propriety technology, the Television
Operating System� or telvOS� delivers the most television-like and
true community- building Internet TV experience available. A
pioneer in the IPTV spectrum, Narrowstep offers the expertise to
build channels, as well as state-of-the-art technology that can
send video to multiple platforms. For more information about
telvOS�, please visit http://www.narrowstep.com/technology/
internet-tv-software-platform.aspx and for more information about
Narrowstep, please visit http://www.narrowstep.com or call (212)
404-1400. (Due to the length of this URL, it may be necessary to
copy and paste it into your Internet browser's URL address field.
You may also need to remove an extra space in the URL if one
exists.) About Watch India Watch India is the first site for Live
Asia TV LTD, an innovative new Internet Television company,that was
founded in early 2006. Live Asia�s goal is to bring ethnic Asian
programming to those residing outside their country of origin.
Watchindia.tv, the first Internet tv arena launched by Live Asia TV
has partnered with top rated networks in India to provide breaking
news, hit series and entertainment specials, fascinating
documentaries, thrilling sports events, cricket matches, and the
best of Bollywood movies. Zoom, Times Now, Aastha, IOL, Zee TV, and
Zee Sports can all be viewed live on WatchIndia.com, on
video-on-demand. For more information, visit
http://www.watchindia.tv, or call (847) 227-3100.
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