Watch India's Tour of New Zealand Live and Exclusive on Sony LIV

Watch India's Tour of New Zealand Live and Exclusive on Sony LIV

MUMBAI, January 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --



Watch the much awaited New Zealand vs. India cricket series on all digital platforms,
with Sony LIV - Multi Screen Media (MSM)'s premium video-on-demand service. Along with
live streaming of the entire series, Sony LIV offers you a chance to catch up with a
complete package of match highlights, fours, sixes, wickets, best catches and fielding
moments, 100's/ 50's and 10/5 wicket hauls and the 'Man of the Match' moments.
Additionally, viewers can also enjoy the special fun moments on and off the field.



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The series will be held in New Zealand and is scheduled from the 19th January to the
18th February 2014. The 30-day tour starts with five ODIs followed by two Test matches.
Fans can watch the match live on www.SonyLIV.com [http://www.SonyLIV.com ] or by
downloading the Sony LIV application for mobiles and tablets from iOS, Android, Windows
and Java app stores. Another way to download the Sony LIV application on mobile phones is
sending an SMS with LIV to 5252525.



Speaking on the availability of the cricket series on Sony LIV, Nitesh Kripalani,
Executive Vice-President - New Media, Business Development and Digital/Syndication at Sony
Entertainment Network, commented, "We want to make 2014's first India series available to
our viewers on multiple digital platforms. Viewers can log on to Sony LIV via any
connected device and enjoy the cricketing action live. We have also introduced special
content packages from the series to give cricket enthusiasts a complete immersive and
engaging viewing experience."



Sony SIX, India's premier sports and entertainment channel has acquired the exclusive
broadcast rights to this cricket series.



Mr. Prasana Krishnan, EVP & Business Head, Sony SIX said, "It gives us immense
pleasure to partner with Sony LIV for the series. Sony LIV has been successfully catering
to the entertainment needs of the online users across segments. With this association, we
wish to extend our commitment to deliver the best of sports entertainment to our viewers
across platforms. Our viewers will now be able to follow live cricket action while being
on the move."



The India tour of New Zealand 2014 bilateral series is a part of the Future Cricket
Tour Program (FTP) prepared by International Cricket Council (ICC). This is the first
series for the Indian team in the 2014 calendar. The two teams last met in New Zealand
five years back in 2009 where India were able to register a series win in New Zealand
after 41 years.



Schedule for New Zealand vs India Cricket series:




Date and Time Match details and Series
1st ODI - New Zealand vs India,
Sun Jan 19 - 6:30 AM IST Napier
2nd ODI - New Zealand vs India,
Wed Jan 22 - 6:30 AM IST Hamilton
3rd ODI - New Zealand vs India,
Sat Jan 25 - 6:30 AM IST Auckland
4th ODI - New Zealand vs India,
Tue Jan 28 - 6: 30 AM IST Hamilton
5th ODI - New Zealand vs India,
Fri Jan 31 - 6:30 AM IST Wellington
1st Test - New Zealand vs India,
Thu Feb 6 - Mon Feb 10 3:30 AM IST Auckland
Fri Feb 14 - Tue Feb 18, 3:30 AM 2nd Test - New Zealand vs India,
IST Wellington


About Sony LIV (http://www.SonyLIV.com):



Sony LIV is Multi Screen Media (MSM)'s premium video-on-demand service. Sony LIV
platform comprises of 18 years of rich and exclusive content from Sony's stable, covering
genres including drama, comedy, thriller, reality shows and many more. Viewers can watch
their favorite current shows and archive shows from Sony LIV, anytime and from anywhere.
Sony LIV, the premier Video on Demand brand is available online as well as across all
mobile platforms including Google Android, Java, Windows Phone 8, Apple IOS, Windows 8 PCs
and tablets.



The platform offers superior immersive user experience through various innovative
features. Users can use the Mood Wheel on Sony LIV to watch their favorite video as per
their mood/genre; they can create playlists of their choicest of shows through My Q and be
rewarded as a LIV Guru, by consuming Sony LIV content. In addition to original complete
content, Sony LIV also offers short content formats like Catch-up episodes, Quickisodes
and Short crunch episodes. The platform provides shows across the Sony spectrum including
Sony Entertainment Television, MAX, SAB, MIX, with a whole host of movies also in the
pipeline.



About MSM:



Sony Pictures Television (SPT) backs Multi Screen Media Private Limited, which is
India's leading television network. It comprises Sony Entertainment Television (SET), one
of India's leading Hindi general entertainment television channels; MAX, India's premium
Hindi movies and special events channel; SAB, a family comedy entertainment channel; PIX,
the English movie channel; MIX a refreshing Hindi music channel, SIX, India's Premier
Sports Entertainment Channel and LIV, the digital channel. Multi-Screen Media's channels
are available across the Globe and influence over 400 million viewers in the Indian
sub-continent, and the South Asian Diaspora worldwide.



Along with Sony Entertainment Television, Sony HD, MAX, SAB, MIX, PIX, SIX, SIX HD,
AXN, Animax, Aath, Discovery Channel, Discovery Channel Tamil, Animal Planet, TLC,
Discovery Science, Discovery Turbo Discovery Kids and Discovery HD World, it also
distributes the leading news network in the country - the TV Today Network channels -
Headlines Today, Aaj Tak and Tez and the premium Sports' channels - Neo Prime and Neo
Sports.



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