QYOU and Tata Sky Partner to Bring Online Video Content to Subscriber Homes in India

QYOU Media (TSXV:QYOU) has announced that it has expanded its partnership with Tata Sky, India’s leading content distribution platform.
As quoted in the press release:

Previously available through Tata Sky’s mobile app, this broader deal will make QYOU’s 24/7 service of online video content available to 17 million Tata Sky connections across television and mobile.
The rapid growth in internet access has seen the number of users in India surge to almost 400 million. Online short-form video available through sites such as YouTube, Daily Motion and Facebook is hugely popular, with the average length of a viewed video in India being less than twenty minutes. To cater to the tastes of digital native millennial and generation Z audiences who are engaging with short-form video on a daily basis, Tata Sky will feature The QYOU’s 24/7 service which curates unique digital-first content. This content will be featured through the screens and services its younger customers in India love to use, especially mobile and TV.
As part of the agreement, QYOU and Tata Sky will also start to feature content from local creators in India and some of the most popular online videos from the region in order to create highly localized shows that appeal to Indian audiences. The service will be available on Ch 200 (HD) & Ch 201 (SD) on Tata Sky and keeping in mind the ‘on the go’ nature of the content, it will also be available on the Tata Sky app on Live TV and VOD.

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