Zenga
TV bags Mobile rights for US Open Tennis Championship 2013
New
Delhi. August 28, 2013: Zenga TV,
India’s largest mobile TV platform announced today that they have bagged the
exclusive rights for 2013 US Open Tennis Championship that will be played from
August 26 to September 9 for India.
This event is licensed by Zenga Media Pvt Ltd from Seven3Sports who has
licensed it from Ten Sports. Besides cricket, tennis is probably the
most widely watched sports in the country. With this initiative, over 22 million
users of Zenga TV can watch live tennis action on their mobile device and
listen to live commentary as well. With unmatched streaming quality that
doesn’t buffer at crucial moments, this service will be completely free of
charge except for the data consumption charges. For watching live tennis
matches on a mobile device, new users have to download Zenga application on
their mobile or simply visit: http://m.zengatv.com. The tennis matches will
remain available also after the matches.
Mr. Abhishek Joshi, CEO, Zenga TV, said, “U.S.
Open is the final grand slam of the year that has millions of ardent fans
around the world glued to their TV sets thereby restricting their mobility. Our
mobile streaming of the tournament is intended to give you the freedom to watch
the action live and on the go. Our constant endeavor to fulfill viewer’s
requirements has helped us emerge as a pioneer and a market leader. This
initiative adds up to the many milestones Zenga TV has achieved in a short span
of time. At this point of time, I am delighted to announce that there are
hordes of surprises in store for our viewers in the coming months”.
Mr.Shabir Momiin, MD & CTO,
Zenga TV.com, said, “Unlike other
mobile TV live 3G applications that do video streaming from internet in real
time, we ensure good live streaming because the cloud computing database airs the
content. This is one of the major plus points of our application. At present,
we have over 224 million video views per month. I am sure this initiative will
not only increase the number of visitors to our site but will further enhance
our company’s popularity and repute”.
Mr. Jatin Ahluwalia, CEO, Seven 3 Sports Said “We are delighted to partner with a Zenga TV to power US
Open in the mobility space. Zenga is a very progressive and innovative company
and our association with them is in line with Seven3Sports "Multi-Platform
Approach" to provide an outstanding end -user experience and enable
millions of fans stay connected with the game.