Dive into the world of fiction & fantasy with superb narrations from renowned actors including Dame Joan Collins, Charlotte Rampling, Stephen Fry, Sir Michael Caine & Sir Roger Moore
New Delhi, February 23, 2016: An immersive world full of tales that test children’s imagination and uniquely nurture creativity within them – that was the principle behind the inception of fairy tales. Bringing this vibrant world closer to kids is nexGTv, India’s largest subscription-led video entertainment app. It has associated with GivingTales Kft, an illustrative fairy tale narration platform backed by Sir Roger Moore. As part of the association, nexGTv will now feature Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tales with voice-overs provided by legendary actors including Dame Joan Collins, Charlotte Rampling, Stephen Fry, Sir Michael Caine, and Sir Roger Moore himself.
GivingTales is an initiative by Sir Roger Moore with an aim to offer a collection of well-curated fairy tales for kids across the globe. Sir Roger Moore is also the Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF (United Nation International Children’s Education Funds) and the initiative has pledged to donate 30% of its revenues to the program for betterment of children across the globe. The featured stories revolve around popular folklore that beautifully encompasses a world full of fantasy and surrealism. Adding to the overall essence of the stories is the fact that they are narrated by fabled artists who have been known to be great contributors for children’s causes.
Commenting on the association, Abhesh Verma, COO, nexGTv, said, “Every grown up person has a special association with fairy tales, something that modelled their imagination during childhood. They are popular for increasing curiosity and fascination amongst kids and often provide a sense of motivation during hardship and despair. Capturing the brilliance of these childhood fantasies in well-illustrated videos are the premium GivingTales stories which can now be availed through our platform. With a long list of legendary celebrities including Sir Roger Moore, Stephen Fry, and Sir Michael Caine narrating the spell-binding stories for kids, we are sure that this world-class experience will be a big hit with our users.”
The videos will be available to nexGTv users across the globe excluding China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. They can be seamlessly viewed on nexGTv’s mobile applications (available on both Android and iOS platforms) or through the platform’s website www.nexgtv.com
About nexGTv and DigiVive:
With over 25 million downloads, nexGTv – the flagship, multi award-winning application from DigiVive – is the unmistakable TV button on your mobile. Offering unlimited and compelling entertainment across multiple devices (mobile, tablets or laptops/PCs), nexGTv offers its users an unrivalled suite of 150+ Live TV channels aside from a huge content library comprising movies, TV shows & videos for every mood. The app has won numerous awards including 'The Best Digital Experience' at the prestigious World Communication Awards 2014, in London, and is ranked amongst the Top Entertainment applications in app stores.
In keeping with its mission of providing the most relevant entertainment solutions to consumers across age groups, nexGTv has launched several dedicated apps for its users around the world. It launched nexGTv Kids to curate and deliver the most entertaining and educative content meant especially for the kids aged between 2 to 10 years. The platform’s exclusive news app, nexGTv News, has been launched as the go-to destination for mobile-based video news content aimed at revolutionizing the way news is currently consumed in the country through enhanced accessibility. Through its partnership with One Network Entertainment Pvt. Ltd (ONE), nexGTv has also launched the Comedy One, a first-of-its-kind comedy app having premium original comedy content ranging from stand-up, gags and spoofs to sketches and web-series. iFaith, nexGTv’s exclusive devotional app, will enable anytime, anywhere access to devotional content for nexGTv users. nexGTv has also delighted fitness enthusiasts by launching an exclusive Yoga app, nexGTv Yoga, which enables access to a host of videos on meditation, breathing techniques and yoga postures anytime, anywhere. The nexGTv Movies n Music app has been launched specifically for movie and music buffs around the world, and boasts of a library comprising nearly 2500 movies including titles such as Singham Returns, Holiday, Ragini MMS 2, Buddha In A Traffic jam, Dirty Politics and many more. Moreover, in order to enhance accessibility, the company has rolled out My nexGTv, a wrapper/aggregator tool that allows users to manage, install and access multiple nexGTv apps such as nexGTV Kids, nexGTV Yoga, nexGTV News and nexGTV Comedy One etc through one consolidated platform.
nexGTv has partnered with leading channels such as B4U, 9X Jalwa, Tashan, B4U Music, M Tunes and 9XM Music to showcase high-quality entertainment solutions on its platform. Meanwhile, its partnership with India’s leading digital media firm, Culture Machine will enable access to various digital channels like Being Indian, Put Chutney, Blush, Epified, What's Trending India, Whack, Old Delhi Films, Rascalas, Vendhar TV etc to its viewers. Moving towards international web series content, the platform has acquired the digital telecast rights to UK-based Daehan Drama’s popular comedy web series, At the Counter in order to diversify its offerings with high-quality international content.
But that is not all. SPOTLight, India’s first mobile talent discovery platform, has been introduced by nexGTv with ace director and master storyteller Imtiaz Ali as the creative judge, as a medium to enable both amateurs and professional video enthusiasts to not only showcase their talent pan-India, but also earn off it. nexGTv also unveiled an original 14-part mobi-series in association with Priyanka Chopra and Fluence, ‘It’s My City’, in order to provide relatable and engaging video entertainment content to the country’s new-age digital viewership. In her inimitable style, Priyanka Chopra appears in and as herself, assuming the mantle of an official landlady, unofficial guardian and protective friend to the young protagonists.
Conceived by technology professionals together with deep consumer insights, DigiVive focuses on creating offerings in line with trends, with best-in-class content, ease-of-use, availability and affordability, giving consumers an unparalleled and immersive viewing experience. Its partners include leading telecom operators and OEMs. Established in 2010, DigiVive is a group company of Media Matrix Worldwide Limited which is listed on the BSE. It provides expertise across Direct to Consumer and Managed Value-Added Services.