MUMBAI: Bharti Airtel has partnered with ErosNow for its carrier agnostic mobile application – Wynk Movies.
A first-of-its kind video marketplace, Wynk Movies offers a specially curated library of thousands of movies and other videos from a host of partners including ErosNow.
With this partnership, users of Wynk Movies can access ErosNow’s Bollywood content offering new and classic Bollywood movies including exclusive online premieres like Tanu Weds Manu Returns, Shamitabh, Badlapur, Happy Ending and NH 10 even before their television premiere.
While the app content can be accessed across 2G, 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi services, users can enjoy the app best on 4G given its seamless internet capability.
Wynk CEO Kartik Sheth said, “We always partner with the best and are confident that having Eros’s premium content as one of channels on our app will help drive faster adoption for video services in the country. As smartphones penetrate deeper leading to a surge in the consumption of videos on mobile, Wynk Movies will further empower users to seamlessly access the best of video content on the move.”
Eros Digital CEO Rishika Lulla Singh added, “Armed with our content library and first mover advantage, our vision for ErosNow is to fulfil the growing consumer need for endless premium entertainment on-demand and on-the-go, whether on their smartphones, tablets, laptops or internet enabled devices. An important part of our strategy is to be platform-agnostic and we are delighted to tie up with Airtel, a leading player in its space and a front runner in the 4G revolution where we believe our content and distribution synergies will create a win-win consumer proposition.”
Eros International president – business development Kumar Ahuja said, “ErosNow has already garnered over 19 million registered users worldwide for ErosNow and we believe our integration with Airtel for their Wynk Movies platform will further give momentum to our customer acquisition strategy.”