Lionsgate Play to exclusively premiere 73rd Emmy Awards in India

Lionsgate Play to exclusively premiere 73rd Emmy Awards in India

To carry live streaming on 20 September.

Lionsgate Play

Mumbai: Starz’s streaming service Lionsgate Play has announced that it will be exclusively premiering the 73rd Emmy Awards on 20 September at 5:30 a.m in India.

The latest edition of the Emmys will be hosted by Cedric the entertainer and unlike last year’s largely virtual event, it will have an in-person ceremony in Los Angeles. The ceremony will be directed by Hamish Hamilton and some of the biggest Hollywood stars are expected to make a special appearance this year.

“Emmys has been the most-watched and popular awards ceremony globally including India and we are thrilled to telecast it live so that people can watch it effortlessly," said Lionsgate EVP Amit Dhanuka. "We take this as a great opportunity for us to showcase this ceremony which is loved across the world."

Lionsgate Play currently has content available in six Indian languages including Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Bhojpuri.