CuriosityStream Inks Indian Partnership Pact

Bharti Airtel, India’s largest integrated telecommunications services provider, has entered into a content partnership with CuriosityStream.

CuriosityStream lets viewers explore their passions and discover new ones with thousands of films and series covering space, art, volcanoes, history, travel, cars, architecture, dinosaurs and more. The complete content catalog of CuriosityStream, including exclusive originals, will now be available to Airtel customers on its converged digital entertainment platform, Airtel Xstream.

Airtel Thanks Gold and Platinum customers will get complimentary access to exciting CuriosityStream content on the Airtel Xstream app and airtelxstream.com.

Adarsh Nair, chief product officer at Bharti Airtel, said: “We are thrilled to join hands with CuriosityStream to introduce India to best-in-class factual entertainment content, which will be available to customers on the screen of their choice. There is growing demand in India for quality content and we believe that CuriosityStream’s award-winning series will add to our effort of delivering a differentiated experience to our customers.”

Sunil Taldar, CEO and director of DTH at Bharti Airtel, said, “We are delighted to partner with CuriosityStream for our Airtel Xstream platform and bring some really exciting and premium content to Indian homes. With the new Airtel Xstream Hybrid Box, customers can enjoy the best of linear TV and online content, including exclusive factual shows commissioned by CuriosityStream.”

Clint Stinchcomb, president and CEO of CuriosityStream, said, “CuriosityStream is the definitive experience for satisfying curiosity and supercharging the imagination. Our partnership with Airtel is built for today and for the future, reaching the important Indian audience at scale through Airtel’s vast footprint and multiple screens. We are excited to team with Airtel for this first-of-a-kind partnership.”