
AT ZEEL, WE HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN PROACTIVE STEPS TO ALIGN OURSELVES TO EMERGING CONSUMER PREFERENCES AND HAVE OFFERED RELEVANT CONTENT ACROSS PLATFORMS
At ZEEL, we are cognizant of the evolving patterns of content consumption, and have taken concrete steps to leverage our expertise for the digital-first era. Digital content is increasingly becoming mainstream, and in view of that, we have adopted a twofold strategy.
CREATING MULTIPLE DIGITAL OFFERINGS LIKE OZEE AND DITTO TV
CREATING CONTENT THAT IS CUSTOMISED FOR AUDIENCES ON DIGITAL MEDIUMS
Our focus is to drive larger market share of consumer eyeballs, push for inorganic growth through improved content services and leverage constant innovation to engage and ensure consumer stickiness on our media platforms. We will monetise this through a mix of strategies including tie-ups with advertisers, targeted SEO and brand solutions.
To grow the subscription side of the digital business, we will focus on:
MULTIPLE TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS THAT EMPOWER THE CONSUMER TO GET MORE BY PAYING LESS
ALLOWING BETTER USER EXPERIENCE AND SEAMLESS CONTENT CONSUMPTION
dittoTV is an entertainment revolution that delivers Live TV, Video-on-Demand, Music, News and much more across multiple devices. dittoTV’s revolutionary technology ensures quality viewing that is adapted to suit a range of internet speeds to deliver an optimised video viewing experience.
dittoTV achieved a few significant milestones during FY 2015-16, including:
dittoTV was popularised through various breakthrough campaigns which included:
TV BUDDY: Launched by dittoTV to highlight the bond shared by people over television viewing. The concept of ‘TV Buddy’ revolves around the idea of social engagement and interaction over TV viewing, despite physical distances.
PEHLE AAP: The Pehle Aap marketing initiative saw the creation of a feature that allows viewers to view their favourite content from the Zee Group channels hours before it is telecast on the main channel.
OZEE was launched to provide the vast library of entertainment content across the ZEEL channel network, free of cost, on an anytime, anywhere basis across devices. The platform showcases the latest and full episodes of TV shows from popular ZEEL Channels. Movies in Hindi and regional languages are available along with a vast library of popular music from Zee Music Company and videos across special interest categories like Food, Lifestyle, Gossip and Entertainment.
OZEE was created with a Brand Voice ‘Not Now’, an idea that acknowledges that viewers today want to access content on their terms and reject anything that is not built around their convenience.
ZEEL’s international OTT service, Zee Family TV streams over 30 live channels and has 2,000+ movies on demand besides 25,000+ hours of library content. It has over 86,000 users and is available across 152 countries. Zee Family TV is available across devices, and has considerably helped in curbing piracy.
India.com is ZEEL’s portal in partnership with PMC and United Internet. Since its launch five years ago, India.com has gained significant market position in several content categories that include entertainment, news and sports. India. com also has transactional brands in the automotive and educational spaces that have the potential to drive significant revenue streams. India.com helps ZEEL leverage and promote its powerful media assets. The platform attracted more than 70 million unique visitors in March’16 and is amongst the most popular internet brands in India, suited to the needs of the new Indian. India.com is today the No. 2 and fastest growing content publisher in India. It is the number 1 new-age content site in India.
Mashable, the leading media company for the digital generation, and India.com together launched Mashable India. This new online destination will bring together Mashable’s mission of inspiring and informing its global community about how digital and technology are changing the world with India.com’s strength in generating original content for Indian audiences and widespread reach in the Indian digital space.
ZEEL designed and introduced a unique instrumental musical show #LifeIsMusic that celebrates world music and highlights the true value of musicians who are experts in the instrumental genre. This initiative is a clutter-breaking original concept with an objective to inspire passion, unleash creativity and realise dreams in today’s era of free downloads. This exclusive series aims to engage, educate and entertain the youth about the variety and possibilities that exist with instrumental music. It will reach out to around 50 million viewers, making it a truly global multi-screen phenomenon. The platform also encourages aspiring musicians to showcase their talent to global audiences, demonstrating their skill and creativity transparently to global music talent scouts.
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