Vodafone Idea partners with Sun Nxt, widens bouquet of regional content

Telecom service provider Vodafone Idea Ltd. has announced a strategic partnership with Sun TV Network, the entertainment network from south India.

Sun TV Network’s OTT platform, Sun NXT, caters to Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam audiences having over 50,000+ hours of content and will now be accessible to Vodafone Idea customers. This partnership will offer Vodafone Idea’s customers access to Sun NXT’s exclusive digital content.

Through this partnership, Vodafone Idea has widened its bouquet of regional content through Sun NXT on Vodafone Play and Idea Movies and TV app, respectively. Sun NXT will power 30 + Live TV channels, 4000+ movies and a huge repository of TV shows, music videos and short format content on both Vodafone Play and Idea Movies and TV App. Vodafone Idea is first in the industry to launch this partnership for the entire catalogue, including movies.

The customers will be able to access top channels like Sun TV, Gemini TV, Udaya TV, Surya TV and popular movies and top-rated TV shows across the four languages on Sun NXT through Vodafone Play and Idea Movies & TV.

Sashi Shankar, Chief Marketing Officer, Vodafone Idea Limited, said, “When it comes to content, we are singularly focused on providing entertainment to our customers keeping in mind their consumption, language and culture. We believe that video and vernacular are the new growth drivers in digital content consumption today, especially in markets of South India. Regional content creates affinity among the consumers. We are delighted to partner with Sun TV Network to provide enriched entertainment to our customers by offering high quality regional content on Vodafone & Idea’s Mobile apps.”

Sun NXT Spokesperson said, “Vodafone Play and Idea Movies & TV app has built a robust portfolio of regional content. Now with Sun NXT, customers will have access to South India’s biggest movie library, top TV shows and Live TV in their native language.

From its launch in June 2017 till now, Sun NXT has fast become the most preferred content consumption destination for South Indians, not only in India but also across the World.

Its digital first strategy for releasing movies in South Indian languages won the hearts of the audience. Movies like ‘96’, ’Ratsasan’, ‘Tik-tik-tik’, ‘Raajakumara’, ‘Tagaru’, ‘Agnyaathavaasi’, ‘Jai Lava Kusha’, ‘Uncle’, ‘Abrahaminte Santhathikal’ etc., received tremendous response on its digital mediums. Our TV shows like Nayagi, Lakshmi Stores, Chandrakumari, Kalyana Veedu, Kanmani, Mathrudevobhava, Nandini, Mogalirekulu, etc. are now well-received both on TV and Sun NXT. With the Vodafone Idea partnership, it is now looking forward to reaching a wider audience and providing them quality entertainment at their convenience.

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