Republic Media Network’s English and Hindi news channel, Republic TV and R Bharat respectively, is all set to expand its digital presence with a strategic tie-up with Flipkart Video.
Flipkart Video, the OTT video streaming platform by e-commerce giant Flipkart, and Republic Media Network have announced a strategic partnership, where Republic TV & Republic Bharat’s live news is available round-the-clock on Flipkart Video.
Republic Media Network is already present on various HD OTT platforms such as Republic World, Republic World App, DailyHunt, Hotstar, JIO, Vodafone Play, Ola Play, Justdial, Paytm, Zee5, Airtel TV, Tata Sky, among others. This strategic partnership will enable Republic Media Network to further expand its news digital presence on OTT platforms, thereby, giving audiences access to reliable news on any platform of their choice.
With over 5000+ TV shows and films already available on Flipkart Video, this partnership to further give its users an unrestricted access to quality news and analysis by Republic TV & R Bharat.
CEO of Republic Media Network, Vikas Khanchandani, said, “Republic Media Network is available on every smartphone in the country through our exhaustive distribution strategy. News Video brings in immense engagement and DAU’s for all kinds of OTT’s including video, telco and Non-Video OTT platforms. We are seeing scale and huge volumes as smart phone penetration has crossed 450 Mn bringing in newer audiences and higher consumption with easy access on devices. We are extremely excited to be on the Flipkart Platform and I believe it will open up opportunities for both brands to create strategic revenue through respective strengths. In 2020, Republic will see higher monetisation and scale for the Network as we expand our viewership base exponentially agnostic of devices and screens.”
