As part of this campaign, the global streaming platform now rolls out a slew of initiatives across multiple priority markets, with the Middle East being amongst the first few that it initiates its immersive customer engagement activities in.

South Asian audiences in the Middle East get treated to a set of on-ground experiences especially curated by ZEE5. The initiatives include a 4-week movie experience every Thursday at different locations. The first screening was held at Al Naboodah Ruwayyah in Dubai on 4^th July and will be followed by another at DIP 2, Dubai on 12^th July. Over the next few weeks more screenings will be organised at several other locations including Jabel Ali and Saja Sharjah. ZEE5 will screen the Bollywood box-office hit Simmba, starring Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan, giving audiences a taste of classic Indian entertainment filled with drama, action and emotion.

ZEE5 has also partnered with leading local brand Choithrams and looks to further increase this footprint through these and other partnerships.  

ZEE5 Intensifies outreach in the Middle East; rolls out a slew of initiatives

ZEE5 Intensifies outreach in the Middle East; rolls out a slew of initiatives

ZEE5’s movie screening and platform demo in Al Naboodah Ruwayyah, Dubai

Commenting on the initiatives, Archana Anand, Chief Business Officer, ZEE5 Global said, “Given the vast diaspora of South Asians in The Middle East as well as its appetite for desi content, this is the first of the three markets where ZEE5 kicks-off a range of consumer engagement activities. Our new campaign ‘Full-on Entertainment’ invites people into a world of entertainment that takes them on a journey of emotions and keeps them on the edge of their seats. For this we are rolling out a multitude of interactive initiatives, where we have the chance to engage with our audiences across the Middle East and build deep conversations with them.”

About ZEE5 Global

ZEE5 is the digital entertainment destination launched by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL), a global Media and Entertainment powerhouse. The platform launched across 190+ countries in October 2018 with content across 12 languages; Hindi, English, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Bhojpuri, Gujarati & Punjabi, and now houses content across five international languages as well i.e. Malay, Thai, Bahasa, German and Russian. ZEE5 is home to 100,000 hours of On Demand Content and 60+ live TV channels. The platform brings together the best of Originals, Movies and TV Shows, Music, Cineplays, Live TV and Health and Lifestyle content all in one single destination. ZEE5 offers ground breaking features like 16 navigational languages, content download option, seamless video playback and Voice Search.