Prasar Bharati launches OTT platform, aims to revive nostalgia
Mumbai, Nov 21 (IANS) Chief Minister of Goa Dr.Pramod Sawant connected Thursday launched OTT level 'WAVES' of the nationalist national broadcaster, Prasar Bharati astatine the opening ceremonial of 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) successful Goa.
Dignitaries specified arsenic Sanjay Jaju, Secretary I&B, among different names were besides contiguous connected the occasion.
India's iconic nationalist broadcaster Doordarshan has ventured into the OTT abstraction to cater to the.
The precocious launched level aims to revive nostalgia portion embracing modern integer trends by offering a affluent premix of classical contented and modern programming, according to a connection by pib.gov.in.
It volition showcase “Ramayan”, “Mahabharat”, “Shaktimaan”, and “Hum Log” to sanction a few. Additionally, it offers news, documentaries, and determination content, reinforcing its committedness to inclusivity and diversity.
'WAVES' makes its introduction arsenic a ample aggregator OTT with Inclusive India stories embracing Indian civilization with an planetary outlook, successful implicit 12 Languages specified arsenic Hindi, English, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati, Punjabi, Assamese.
It volition person implicit 10 genres of infotainment and volition besides supply video connected demand, free-to-play gaming, Radio streaming, Live TV streaming, 65 unrecorded Channels, respective App successful App integrations for video and gaming content, and online buying done Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) supported e-commerce platform.
WAVES besides offers its level to contented creators including National Creator Awardees similar Kamiya Jani, RJ Raunac, Shraddha Sharma and others. It has opened its portal to pupil graduation films of movie and media colleges similar Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Annapurna, and AAFT.
Aligning with the absorption of 55th IFFI connected young filmmakers, the level volition surface 'Roll No.52,' a pupil grad movie from Annapurna Film and Media Studio by Nagarjuna and Amala Akkineni.
'Fauji 2.0,' a modern adaptation of the iconic 1980s Shahrukh Khan amusement Fauji and 'Kicking Balls' by oscar winning Guneet Monga Kapoor among galore others.
The level includes LIVE events similar the Prabhu Shriram Lalla Aarti unrecorded from Ayodhya and the monthly Mann ki Baat by Prime Minister Narendra Modi among galore others.
Other films and shows connected WAVES see 'Monkey King: The Hero is Back,' Vipul Shah's thriller amusement Bhed Bharam, household play Thode Door Thode Paas featuring Pankaj Kapoor, Kailash Kher's euphony world amusement Bharat ka Amrit Kalash, and films specified arsenic Corporate Sarpanch, Dashmi, and Kariathi, Jaanki.
WAVES besides has a drawstring of animation programs specified arsenic Doggy Adventure, Chota Bheem, Tenaliram, Akbar Birbal, and games similar Krishna Jump, Fruit Chef, Ram the Yodha, Cricket Premier League tournament.