ZEEL to enter Germany with launch of TV channel by mid-2016

[Dinesh jain]

: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) will
enter Germany with the launch of a free-to-air (FTA)
television channel by mid-2016.

The channel will, for the first time, bring Bollywood films
produced by the Indian movie industry as well as popular
Indian TV series to German screens, 24-hours a day.

The new channel´s core target group will be females
between the ages of 19 and 59. The channel is planned to be available on the most important satellite and cable
platforms.

Friederike Behrends will be responsible for business
operations in the German-speaking area.

Added Neeraj Dhingra, CEO Europe at Asia TV Ltd, “The
launch of the channel will signify ZEEL´s entry into one of
the world´s most important television markets, in which
the Bollywood genre is still barely represented as yet. With
210,000 hours of programming and more than 3,500 film
titles, our endeavor is to delight the German audiences
with Indian content.”

“We also welcome Friederike to the ZEE family. She
brings with her a rich experience and in-depth knowledge
of Media, Broadcasting and TV content. Her extensive
international and national industry expertise will help us
not only to cement our presence in the German market,
but take it to greater heights;” Dhingra added.
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[jpja]

MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) will enter Germany with the launch of a free-to-air (FTA) television channel by mid-2016.
The channel will, for the first time, bring Bollywood films produced by the Indian movie industry as well as popular Indian TV series to German screens, 24-hours a day.
The new channel´s core target group will be females between the ages of 19 and 59. The channel is planned to be available on the most important satellite and cable platforms.
Friederike Behrends will be responsible for business operations in the German-speaking area.
Said Amit Goenka, CEO-International Broadcast Business, ZEEL: “Our foray into Germany is a major step as part of our international expansion strategy. The objective is to establish a lasting presence and grow in the German television market. With our highest levels of entertainment and new content, we are confident of being able to offer our German viewers an attractive enrichment to the existing range of television offerings.”
Added Neeraj Dhingra, CEO Europe at Asia TV Ltd, “The launch of the channel will signify ZEEL´s entry into one of the world´s most important television markets, in which the Bollywood genre is still barely represented as yet. With 210,000 hours of programming and more than 3,500 film titles, our endeavor is to delight the German audiences with Indian content.”
“We also welcome Friederike to the ZEE family. She brings with her a rich experience and in-depth knowledge of Media, Broadcasting and TV content. Her extensive international and national industry expertise will help us not only to cement our presence in the German market, but take it to greater heights;” Dhingra added.
Commented Friederike Behrends, “Bollywood content offers a much broader spectrum than is known on German television. The aim is to enhance Germany´s entertainment offerings by introducing an entirely new genre. We intend to capture the hearts of German viewers with Bollywood. We are currently engaged in intensive talks with German TV-platform operators with a view to expanding the reach as quickly as possible on a broad scale via all transmission paths.”
Until recently, Behrends was the Senior Strategy Advisor for the international streaming provider Magine, being responsible for its German market entry in 2014. From 2008 to 2012, she was Managing Director of WDR media group digital GmbH and the full-service internet agency webCOLONY in Cologne. She took over these positions after becoming a member of the Board of Directors at Bild.-T-Online.de AG & Co. KG, where she had worked since 2001. Previous career stages included a period at Grundy UFA TV Produktions GmbH.


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