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ZEE5 is all set to bring on Diwali with fervor and entertainment for its AVOD users with the annual campaign, ZEE5 Manoranjan Festival (ZMF).
Set to be held from October 22 – 28, 2022, ZEE5 Manoranjan Festival will see a slew of premium and successful SVOD content titles streamed across languages, at zero cost.
The initiative is in line with the brand’s vision to empower audiences with quality choices and binge-on to the latest hits from the content library of ZEE5.
During the 7-day festival, 35+ premium titles will be available for AVOD audiences from across genres – thrillers, fiction, romance, etc.
The line-up includes titles like ‘Kaun Banegi Shikharwati’, ‘Rashmi Rocket’, ‘Simmba’, ‘Dream Girl’, ‘14 Phere’, ‘Kedarnath’, in Hindi; ‘Zombivli’, ‘Kaale Dhande’, ‘Pandu’, ‘Mulshi Pattern’ in Marathi; ‘Varudu Kaavalenu’, ‘Geetha Govindam’ in Telugu; ‘Aranmanai 3’, ‘Oh My Kadavule’, ‘Dikkiloona’ in Tamil; ‘Guldasta’, ‘Kolkatar Harry’, ‘8/12 Binay Badal Dinesh’, in Bengali; ‘Bhajarangi 2’, ‘Ek Love Ya’, ‘Hero in Kannada’; ‘Prathi Poovankozhi’, ‘Kalki’, ‘Aaha’, ‘Allu Ramendran’ in Malayalam, among many others.
Launching the campaign, Manish Kalra, Chief Business Officer, ZEE5 India said, “There is a growing appetite for quality content, compelling stories, and varied genres on OTT platforms across markets including the tier II and III cities. We have designed the ZEE5 Manoranjan Festival to cater to that demand by making some of our popular content properties accessible to larger audiences. It has always been an endeavor to democratize the accessibility of quality content while offering better value propositions to our consumers. We hope our viewers enjoy the premium ZEE5 content slate as they celebrate the festivities.”
Talking about the campaign, Abhirup Datta, Head – of AVOD Marketing, ZEE5 said, “There has been an exponential growth in the number of AVOD viewers and with that, the demand for exclusive content has also seen an uptick. The overwhelming response and success of the ZEE5 Manoranjan Festival last year cemented our decision to bring this campaign back, on a much larger scale. With this campaign, we aim to empower ZEE5’s audiences with choice by bringing a wide selection of premium SVOD content titles across languages, at no cost for a limited period. We certainly do hope that our offerings will be appreciated and enjoyed by our audiences across the
