Mumbai, 21st July 2017: With the critical fourth phase of digitization underway, Tata Sky, India’s leading content distribution platform providing Pay TV and OTT services, has rolled out its latest ‘Dhamaka Rupee’ campaign. The 360-degree campaign features Nayanthara for the Southern markets and Amitabh Bachchan across other markets in India. The campaign aims to encourage consumers to make the right switch from analog cable to Tata Sky, with the Dhamaka Pack (for the rest of the country) and South Special Pack (for the five South states). These unique packs loaded with over 220 channels and services, includes the best of entertainment across genres.
In way that is quintessentially Tata Sky, the campaign, directed by national award-winning director Shoojit Sircar, has legend Amitabh Bachchan portraying a grumpy yet loveable shop owner – ‘Uncleji’ whose life has turned upside down because of the success of the Dhamaka 199 pack. The pack, selling like hot cakes, forces him to keep stocking one rupee coins as change to give back to the customer. Meanwhile in a small village in southern India, the affable Meenakshi, essayed by superstar Nayanthara, is grumpy too as she looks for the elusive one rupee coin, thanks to the success of Tata Sky’s South Special Pack.
Malay Dikshit, Tata Sky’s Chief Communications Officer said, “It’s second nature for us Indians to be exact about the value for what we buy. The simple and humorous communication in this campaign makes use of this peculiar behaviour and lands the price, the pack details and value for money messaging – all in a few seconds. Through this campaign we are looking at targeting 70 mn cable TV households across the country.”
Sukesh Nayak, Ogilvy and Mather‘s Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy West (India) said, “To sell Tata Sky’s most popular and extremely competitive value pack, priced at just 199, we decided to play on the fun side of the struggle that a shopkeeper has to go through, when he has to return the change for such a popular pack.”
Right from the ‘Phone Ghumao’ campaign in 2013 to the Missed Call campaign in 2015, Tata Sky has always looked to generate awareness about the merits of digitization in rural markets and on the simplicity to get a set-top box. The current 360-degree integrated campaign comprises of 2 lead films with 3 smaller duration films each that talk about how Tata Sky offers the best of entertainment at the best price possible as compared to conventional analog connections. The campaign will be rolled out in multiple languages that include Hindi, Marathi, Oriya, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil.
TVC Links:
Amitabh Bachchan
1. https://youtu.be/on5kg-JXwu0
2. https://youtu.be/B0O7_KX6Qbc
3. https://youtu.be/EXWO_aRzIkw
4. https://youtu.be/MOhkBLwHN5E
Nayanthara
1. Kannada – https://youtu.be/Qg7u6tGOp74
2. Malayalam – https://youtu.be/i_D3VsFRP3Y
3. Tamil – https://youtu.be/Sm4tCOavRGo
4. Telugu – https://youtu.be/ztvEa1EV_SI
To know more about the new packs, please find the links below –
1. Dhamaka 199
2. South Special 229
CREDIT LIST:
Production House:
Shoojit Sircar – Director, Rising Sun Films
Agency Credit List:
Sukesh Nayak – Chief Creative Officer
VR Rajesh – Executive Vice President, Account Management
Jaikishan Menon – Vice President, Account Management
Prem Narayan – Planning Head, Mumbai
About Tata Sky
Tata Sky Limited (‘Tata Sky’) is a joint venture between the Tata Sons and 21st Century Fox. Incorporated in 2001 and launched services in 2006, Tata Sky is India’s leading content distribution platform providing Pay TV and OTT services. With the objective of connecting to the best content in the world on any budget, any screen, anytime and anywhere, Tata Sky was the first to launch multiple products and services that redefined the subscribers viewing experience in the country.
Tata Sky has been a pioneer in the HD Set top box segment having significant market share in the category. It has been continuously adding new channels and platform services across various genres and languages to beef up its content offering to cater to all segments of the audience. Tata Sky currently has its footprints spread across 1.5 lakh towns with over 17 million connections in India.
For more information on Tata Sky, visit www.tatasky.com
For Further information contact:
Tata Sky:
Nida Paloba – 09821017561
Nida.paloba@tatasky.com
Aditya Ravi – 09821299550
Aditya.ravi@tatasky.com
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