ISLE OF MAN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Eros Now, the cutting-edge digital over-the-top (OTT) South Asian
entertainment platform owned by Eros International Plc (NYSE: EROS)
(“Eros” or “the Company”), a Global Indian Entertainment Company, today
announced a partnership with Amazon Prime Music India. The collaboration
will provide Amazon Prime Music in India access to Eros Now’s music
content. This catalogue includes Hindi tracks from recent Bollywood
blockbusters along with tunes from other Indian regional languages like
Punjabi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam, among others.
Amazon Prime Music currently caters to numerous music aficionados in
India at the cost of 129 INR per month (approximately US $1.85 per
month). This content partnership will supplement Amazon Prime Music’s
existing offering with the full catalogue of Eros Now titles from our
premium catalogue of classics and new releases as well as new music
being developed exclusively by Eros Now. The integration of both
platforms will provide the highest quality audio music content to
consumers in an ad-free environment. With this partnership, Eros Now
Music will be available across all major streaming platforms worldwide.
Such licencing models include minimum guarantees along with overflows
calculated based on per subscriber and/or streams of usage.
Commenting on the collaboration, Rishika Lulla Singh, CEO, Eros Digital
said, “Eros Now’s legacy of entertaining the masses is well-known and
our collaboration with Amazon Prime Music further strengthens our
relationship with global audiences. Amazon Prime Music is a great value
proposition to the Indian consumer, and we are delighted to be a part of
it.”
About Eros International Plc
Eros International Plc (NYSE: EROS) a Global Indian Entertainment
company that acquires, co-produces and distributes Indian films across
all available formats such as cinema, television and digital new media.
Eros International Plc became the first Indian media company to list on
the New York Stock Exchange. Eros International has experience of over
three decades in establishing a global platform for Indian cinema. The
Company has an extensive and growing movie library comprising of over
3,000 films, which include Hindi, Tamil, and other regional language
films for home entertainment distribution. The Company also owns the
rapidly growing OTT platform Eros Now. For further information, please
visit: www.erosplc.com.
About Eros Now
Eros Now is Eros International Plc’s On-Demand South Asian Entertainment
Video Service accessible worldwide to viewers across internet enabled
devices including mobile, web and TV. With 12,000+ Movie titles, Music
Videos, Television Programming and others Eros Now caters to more than
142 million registered users and 15.9 million paying subscribers
worldwide with the promise of endless entertainment Product features,
such as video in HD, multi-language subtitles, movie downloads, and
high-quality original drama series differentiate the Eros Now
entertainment offering. To see, watch now: www.erosnow.com
Contacts
Mark Carbeck
Chief Corporate and Strategy Officer
Eros
International Plc
+44 207 258 9909
[email protected]
Media:
Erica Bartsch
Sloane & Company
+1 212
446 1875
[email protected]
