Asianet, the leading Malayalam entertainment channel, has launched Asianet Mobile TV, an app for live streaming of Malayalam channels.
The global launch of the OTT (over-the-top) service from Asianet was held in Dubai on Saturday to herald the Onam festival, a spokesman said here.
With this, Asianet has become the first multi-system operator in the country to launch an OTT service.
Android, IOS
G Sankaranarayana, President and Chief Operating Officer, Asianet Satellite Communications, said that the app was available for download from Google Play store or Apple App Store.
S Sathishkumar, Executive Vice President (OTT), said that Xperio Labs had developed the app for Asianet.
The app will be made available on the Windows platform soon. Registration and activation of the app can be done through the website http://www.asianetmobiletv.com.
20 channels
As many as 20 Malayalam channels with a mix of rich content in entertainment, news, travel, lifestyle, and spiritual will be available besides radio channels.
Asianet, a 20-year-old digital cable TV and broadband service provider in Kerala, has extended digital cable TV services to various states in South India.
The company is the top-ranking private internet service provider in Kerala and among the top nine offering DOCSIS 3.0 and GPON technologies.
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