UTV Movies International now in Canada

[Dileep Kumar]

MUMBAI: To take the entertainment quotient a notch higher, Disney India has taken its 24 hour Hindi movie channel - UTV Movies International to Canada.

The channel that was launched on 17 July in Canada aims at drawing the audiences together to share their universal passion for Bollywood.

While UTV Movies International was launched first on Bell Fibe, it is also available across key platforms in Canada. And now, to take a step further to ensure better reach, the channel will be distributed through Asian Television Network (ATN).

According to Disney India VP – revenues, media networks Nikhil Gandhi, Canada is a very important market for the network as it has a large South Asian diaspora who are looking for fresh and distinctive Hindi movie content. He said, “UTV Movies has been consistently engaging with audiences in India and internationally. With the UTV Movies International channel launch in Canada,

we are further expanding our footprint in the international markets and are extremely excited to work with Canada’s largest television broadcaster - Asian Television Network.”

“We are very pleased to be associated with UTV Movies International,” said ATN president and CEO Dr Shan Chandrasekar. “Bollywood is one of the most loved genres in the country and the audiences here have a special connect with Hindi films.

ATN has been responsible in bringing a range of specialty channels to the diverse audiences in Canada and UTV Movies International is a great addition to our network.” he added.
Over the past five years, UTV Movies International has addressed the viewer’s approach of looking to television for uninhibited entertainment, instantly gratifying them with a direct experience of the spirit of Bollywood.

The channel, currently present in 26 countries, has been engaging with audiences in key regions such as USA, Middle East and Africa along with countries such as Nepal, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand. UTV Movies International also has a presence in the United Kingdom under the name of UMP Movies.

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[Thakur]

MUMBAI: To take the entertainment quotient a
notch higher, Disney India has taken its 24
hour Hindi movie channel - UTV Movies
International to Canada. The channel that was
launched on 17 July in Canada aims at drawing
the audiences together to share their universal
passion for Bollywood.
While UTV Movies International was launched
first on Bell Fibe, it is also available across key
platforms in Canada. And now, to take a step
further to ensure better reach, the channel will
be distributed through Asian Television
Network (ATN).
According to Disney India VP – revenues,
media networks Nikhil Gandhi, Canada is a very
important market for the network as it has a
large South Asian diaspora who are looking for
fresh and distinctive Hindi movie content. He
said, “UTV Movies has been consistently
engaging with audiences in India and
internationally. With the UTV Movies
International channel launch in Canada, we are
further expanding our footprint in the
international markets and are extremely
excited to work with Canada’s largest television
broadcaster - Asian Television Network.”
“We are very pleased to be associated with UTV
Movies International,” said ATN president and
CEO Dr Shan Chandrasekar. “Bollywood is one
of the most loved genres in the country and
the audiences here have a special connect with
Hindi films. ATN has been responsible in
bringing a range of specialty channels to the
diverse audiences in Canada and UTV Movies
International is a great addition to our
network.” he added.
Over the past five years, UTV Movies
International has addressed the viewer’s
approach of looking to television for
uninhibited entertainment, instantly gratifying
them with a direct experience of the spirit of
Bollywood.
The channel, currently present in 26 countries,
has been engaging with audiences in key
regions such as USA, Middle East and Africa
along with countries such as Nepal, Malaysia,
Australia and New Zealand. UTV Movies
International also has a presence in the United
Kingdom under the name of UMP Movies. UTV Movies International now in Canada | Indian Television Dot Com