ZeeQ kicks off on-ground initiative ZeeQ on-Wheels

MUMBAI: ZeeQ, Zeel‘s edutainment channel, has flagged off its on-ground initiative ZeeQ on-Wheels in Mumbai. The ZeeQ van will visit 20 cities across the country with the aim of connecting directly with kids.

The ZeeQ van will ply on the roads of Mumbai and then will cover the rest of the Western Zone. Apart from Mumbai, it will also visit Pune, Surat, Baroda, Ahmedabad, Indore, Bhopal and Nagpur in Western Zone.

In North the ZeeQ on-wheels is set to tour New Delhi, Jaipur, Agra, Kanpur, Allahabad, Lucknow, Chandigarh and Amritsar. In Southern region the touch points will be Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad, whereas in East, ZeeQ on-Wheels will mingle with children in Kolkata.

"ZeeQ‘s main aim behind this journey is to interact with children and their parents to communicate how learning can be fun," said ZeeQ Business Head Subhadarshi Tripathy at the launch.

ZeeQ on-Wheels is a knowledge treasure for children, providing opportunities of playing games like Balloon Maths, Bottle Cap Memory, Larger than Life Scrabble, English Wordmatch and M.I. Four Quiz.

Along with games, ZeeQ on-Wheels will also screen ZeeQ programmes like Amar Chitra Katha Heroes, Sid the Science Kid, Teenovation, Word Match, Science with Brain café and Cyber chase for children and parents on the van.

On the whole activity, ZeeQ Programming Head Aparna Bhosle, is confident that firsthand engagement with children will enrich the experiences of ZeeQ‘s Programming team. She said, "As a broadcaster, through our shows, we are committed to give life experience to children and this initiative, ZeeQ on-Wheels is the extension of our very same commitment."

From marketing perspective, ZeeQ on-Wheels will ensure sampling of ZeeQ‘s shows in its target market. Anuj Katiyar, ZeeQ‘s Head, Marketing and Research, informed that the activities on ZeeQ on-Wheels are interactive in nature and are formulated considering the four key subjects like English, mathematics, science, and general knowledge.