Mumbai: ZEE5, Bharat’s home-grown video streaming platform, marked International Women’s Day 2024 with an impactful campaign, #NoNaariNoStory. Additionally, ZEE5 is streaming 49 premium titles across seven languages that are centered around women and their experiences from 2- 17 March. The campaign aims to celebrate women and their multifaceted roles in everyday life, fostering dialogue on women empowerment, well-being, safety, and security, while reiterating the significance of acknowledging and appreciating them.
#NoNaariNoStory was unveiled with a “Social Media Glitch”, executed creatively on the brand’s social media platforms. Key visuals of popular ZEE TV shows airing on ZEE5 featured male leads alone, portraying the incompleteness of the story without the female characters/leads. The #NoNaariNoStory trended on social media leveraging a combination of activations, influencer collaborations, actor pushes, and through a user-generated content contest. The campaign witnessed an overwhelming response, clocking a reach of over 11.6mn with 4.2mn plus video views and engaging with 169K plus viewers.
Speaking about the campaign, ZEE5 head – AVOD marketing Abhirup Datta said, "At ZEE5, we believe in the power of storytelling to spark meaningful conversations and bring about positive change. #NoNaariNoStory is not just about celebrating International Women's Day; it is about acknowledging the pivotal role women play in shaping our lives and communities. Through this campaign, we aim to express our gratitude to all the women who make our stories and lives complete. We thank all participants, supporters, and our esteemed audience for their enthusiastic participation and support."
The titles streaming for free on ZEE5 include blockbuster hits like ‘Dhaakad’, ‘Veere Di Wedding’, ‘Rashmi Rocket’, ‘Salaam Venky’, and ‘Saand Ki Aankh’ in Hindi; ‘Geetha Govindam’, ‘Ninnila Ninnila’, ‘Sita on the Road’, ‘Sailaja Reddy Alludu’, ‘Pandaga Chesko’ in Telugu; ‘Sairat’, ‘Zombivli’, ‘Naal’, ‘Hawahawai’, 'Bandishala’, ‘Vijeta’, ‘Bibtya’, ‘Sweety Satarkar’ in Marathi; ‘Ghosty’, ‘Kanaa’, ‘Ka Pae Ranasingam’, and ‘Dora’ in Tamil; ‘Monsoon Raaga’, ‘Drishya 2’, ‘Ek Love Ya’, ‘Raymo’ and ‘Thayige Thakka Maga’ in Kannada; ‘Mini’, ‘Parineeta’, ‘Boudi Canteen’, ‘Shrimati’, ‘Guldasta’, ‘Onek Diner Pore’, ‘The Lovely Mrs. Mookherjee’, and ‘Elar Char Adhyay’ in Bangla; ‘Lalbagh’, ‘Ini Utharam’, ‘Super Sharanya’, ‘Keedam’, ‘Happy Wedding’, and ‘Crossroad’ in Malayalam, and many more.
Creative agency: Sociowash
Currently the highest-growing OTT platform in India as per latest industry reports, ZEE5 is known for its diversified content across varied taste clusters and its focus on real, relevant, and meaningful storytelling. Alongside the growth in India, ZEE5 Global has emerged as the foremost South Asian streaming platform across international markets with a decisive lead in major markets like the US, Europe, Middle East and key APAC markets.