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Just To expand OTT offerings, ACT Fibernet announces strategic partnership with ZEE5

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Fiber-focused wired broadband ISP (Internet Service Provider), ACT Fibernet, has announced a strategic partnership with ZEE5, India’s one of the fastest-growing OTT platforms. ACT Fibernet is onboarding a variety of video-on-demand content platforms to meet the entertainment needs of customers across all segments. The partnership is in line as a step to expand its OTT offerings and provide an unmatchable entertainment experience. As part of the partnership, ZEE5 will also be listed on the ACT Fibernet portal where existing customers can access premium content on the basis of their subscription status. Additionally, first-time users can always avail exclusive one-month free subscription through ACT Fibernet. This offer will be available at an additional cost of INR 99 across all the 17 cities where ACT Fibernet has its presence. Ravi Karthik, head of marketing, ACT Fibernet, commented, “ZEE5 as a platform provides entertainment across languages and multiple genres and we are very exci

Zee5 HiPi Finally Launched as a New TikTok-Like Short Video Platform

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Zee5 HiPi has always been launched as a new short-video platform that will also join the growing list of TikTok-like offerings, mainly including from the established players like Instagram and YouTube. HiPi will also look to take on the Indian alternatives to TikTok, such as Bolo Indya, Chingari, Mitron, and Share Chat's Moj. The new platform always comes as a part of the Zee5 app and is available for Android users. However, its iOS version is also in the works and would come at a later stage. HiPi mainly allows users to create videos of up to 90 seconds — along with music tracks, filters, and visual effects. The experience on HiPi on ZEE5 is just like what you'll get on other short-video platforms. It always offers vertical scrolling of hundreds of videos that can also be liked or shared across social media platforms. Content creators can always add music tracks in the background of their videos. Nevertheless, Kumar said that it was also the content differentiation that made

How to Cope With Signal Problems in your DTH Services? What Alternative Measures are Available?

  Have you ever been in a situation where you were watching your favorite serial and boom- your DTH lost its signal? Well, no matter what DTH service provider you use, everybody has been in this kind of situation or similar. You might be wondering the reason, right? Well, this mostly happens during the monsoon season. There’s no arguing with the fact that rains may significantly affect DTH services as it’s a common phenomenon. As the signals from the satellite get disturbed, the connectivity breaks, and ultimately you won’t able to binge-watch your favorite beloved TV serial. The main pinpoint is that customers are generally not able to get signals or unable to watch their favorite channels and stars during monsoon. And the worst thing is that we cannot tackle the natural phenomenon of nature! So what could be the possible solution? Is there any possible alternative available? ZEE5; The Best OTT Service You Should Choose to Binge-Watch Your Favorite Web Series or Serial

How ZEE5 is currently making strong inroads into from tier-2 and tier-3 markets

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  When Zee Entertainment mainly launched the new avatar of its digital entertainment platform ZEE5 (earlier OZEE, which was always the Zee Network's catch-up TV platform) in February 2018, the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime Video were launched aggressive with their respective content acquisition strategies and Hotstar (the digital offering of Star India) was also busy acquiring consumers on the back of its sports properties. So, the likes of Alt Balaji, Voot, and Eros Now were also there in the market. So, being a late entrant, ZEE5 mainly 76built its business on the back of language content. So, in this era "our team has have developed our UI (user interface), UX (user experience) and content strategy around 12-14 languages, and our app is also available in all those languages. So, even you can always stream ZEE5 for Hindi News for better updates. The first thing we mainly ask on our app is to pick your language," explains Tarun Katial, CEO, ZEE5 India. This strateg

After OTT, Zee5 is also going to launch HiPi short video platform after India suddenly bans China's TikTok

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The recent ban on TikTok and 58 other mobile applications by the Government of India have also resulted in a high number of boosting the 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' initiative as Zee5 , the online video streaming over-the-top (OTT) media service has always announced to launch a 'short video' platform for the content creators in India to get more viewers. Following the ban on 59 Chinese apps, various homegrown apps are also hitting the market as alternatives. The latest one is mainly Zee5's HiPi , a short music video maker app to replace the now-banned TikTok. The new social media is mainly said to be "made for an Atmanirbhar Bharat" (self-reliant India) and is aimed at content creators in India. Zee5 HiPi Launch The HiPi app by Zee5 is also set to debut on July 15 and aims to attract users from TikTok. So, for now, there's not much information regarding the HiPi app. Zee5, however, has always shared a couple of screenshots that tell us a few details about t

OMERTA: FILM REVIEW – GET READY TO FEAR RAJKUMMAR RAO

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After having won praises at international film festivals,  Hansal Mehta ‘s  Omerta   is finally available to stream online. If you know what or who this film is about, it will hardly come as a surprise to you that this crime drama is not for the faint-hearted. We are talking, of course, about the convicted terrorist,  Omar Sheikh , and the assassination of Daniel Pearl, where Bollywood’s golden boy,  Rajkummar Rao , takes on the role of the lead antagonist. The film chronicles the events in the life of Omar Sheikh, starting with his first job as a reported ISI agent. The kidnapping of American and British nationals in New Delhi in 1994 sent Omar to prison for five years before he was released in exchange for the passengers aboard the hijacked Indian Airlines Flight 814. In a flashback, we see how the massacre of Muslims in Bosnia gave rise to radical feelings during his University years. He then left England (where he was raised) to undergo training with Pakistan’s ISI in 1993. Omar wa