Amazon miniTV to stream ‘PLAYGROUND’

Rusk Media, the Gen-Z first digital content IP network announced that its latest offering ‘PLAYGROUND’, World’s First Gaming Entertainment Show will stream Live on Amazon miniTV for free. Targeted at Zoomers, gaming enthusiasts, and anyone looking for innovative entertainment content, the show will premiere on Amazon miniTV from May 24, 2022, and can also be viewed on PLAYGROUND’s YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram channels.

Mayank Yadav, CEO, Rusk Media, says, “Rusk Media is building a full stack of entertainment for 13-30 year olds across video entertainment to P2E gaming.  With Playground, Rusk Media aims to bridge the same and provide an innovative platform to the youngsters for entertainment as well as to build their careers as professional gamers. We are happy to have Amazon miniTV on board as they provide us the right platform and audience for our unique content IP ‘PLAYGROUND’ that targets GenZ”.

Playground is a unique eSport gaming competition, featuring multiple casual and pro games, between 4 teams, each owned & mentored by Asia’s leading gaming superstar namely CarryMinati, Triggered Insaan, Mortal and Scout. The show will be hosted by RJ Mahvash, Actor & VJ Benafsha Soonawalla and RJ Rohit Varghese.

“India has emerged as one of the biggest gaming hubs in the world, and we are proud to bring Playground by Rusk Media to our viewers on Amazon miniTV. Featuring India’s largest gaming talent on the show, gaming enthusiasts across India are surely in for a treat”. Said Girish Prabhu, Head of Amazon Advertising.

In this unique gaming led show, 4 teams comprising four players and four backups, a total of 20 gaming entertainers and influencers, compete across multiple casual and pro games at the gaming arcade for the grand title of ‘Ultimate Gaming Entertainer’. In this four-week long competition, everything right from games, activities, relegation, teamwork, celebrity visits, audience reactions & support, entries and exits to and from teams and a plethora of both personal and professional circumstances, will be captured and presented in a series of riveting and engaging episodes to audiences and fans.

All the four teams will stay under one roof for the show duration of four weeks. They will plan and strategize daily to win games and clear the rounds to move forward in the competition. In this 40-minute-long episode, the audiences will enjoy the high pressure behind-the-scene environment along with the excitement and anxiety of each team.

Speaking about the audience response, Triggered Insaan, a leading gamer, influencer and PLAYGROUND mentor, said, “The initial response to Playground has been really encouraging. We have had a very competitive line up participants who fought their way into the show in the vigorous round of auditions. I can’t wait to see how they will perform during the show duration engaging in fierce battle of strategy, mind games, team work and individual performance and to eventually win over the judges and audience to emerge as the Ultimate Winner. The show PLAYGROUND will bring forth a one of its kind elevated experience for gaming fans across India and globally.”

Everything from awards and rewards for winning gaming matches as well as the viewers’ vote is valued in points and the contestant that sits on the top of the leader board with highest points after 4 weeks will be declared the winner. The winner will walk away with a whopping INR 50 lakhs as prize money.