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  • Budget ’17: OTT players hoping for tax rationalisation to boost growth

    Budget ’17: OTT players hoping for tax rationalisation to boost growth

    MUMBAI: 2016 was indeed a critical year for the over-the-top (OTT) services in India. In an emerging market like India, the potential of more content consumption is certainly a reality. Increasing availability of smart phones, internet penetration, affordable data rates, 4G rollout, availability of good quality content and new entrants have led the OTT industry to bloom in 2016 and the trend is likely to continue. But the segment players are also looking up to the government for a clearer economic roadmap after the shockwaves of demonestisation.

    “The entertainment industry has always been on the forefront of economic contribution. Though it is expected that GST rollout (as and when it happens later this year) would bring about more uniformity in the system of paying multiple taxes, it is also expected that finance minister Arun Jaitley will announce reforms, which will help control piracy issues in the country and help boost video on demand market in India,” said Muvizz.com COO and co-founder Abhayanand Singh.

    Zee’s business head of digital for India Archana Anand opined that 2016 will go down as the year in which the wheels were set in motion for the growth of OTT. According to her, OTT platforms likely to become the go-to source of entertainment in the coming years, particularly for the millennials, who do not have easy access to a TV set and for whom it’s really about the content and not the size of the screen. But for that economic incentives are also needed from the government.

    Echoing similar views, Web Talkies chairman and managing director Virendra Shahaney asserted the government needs to beef up digital infrastructure like Internet and faster implementation of free wi-fi projects. “A relaxed taxation policy for start-ups would be welcome and tax breaks for start-ups should increase to five years with a significant improvement in ease of doing business,” he added.

    Pointing out that India downloaded six billion apps in 2016 making service usage the highest globally, Dekkho co-founder Tanay Desai said ,”The BHIM app has been downloaded 10 million times already indicating a healthy potential payment pipeline. GST will aid online payments for users as well as brands by reducing tax barriers across states in India and the industry looks forward to additional (tax) relaxation measures in the upcoming Budget.”

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  • Budget ’17: OTT players hoping for tax rationalisation to boost growth

    Budget ’17: OTT players hoping for tax rationalisation to boost growth

    MUMBAI: 2016 was indeed a critical year for the over-the-top (OTT) services in India. In an emerging market like India, the potential of more content consumption is certainly a reality. Increasing availability of smart phones, internet penetration, affordable data rates, 4G rollout, availability of good quality content and new entrants have led the OTT industry to bloom in 2016 and the trend is likely to continue. But the segment players are also looking up to the government for a clearer economic roadmap after the shockwaves of demonestisation.

    “The entertainment industry has always been on the forefront of economic contribution. Though it is expected that GST rollout (as and when it happens later this year) would bring about more uniformity in the system of paying multiple taxes, it is also expected that finance minister Arun Jaitley will announce reforms, which will help control piracy issues in the country and help boost video on demand market in India,” said Muvizz.com COO and co-founder Abhayanand Singh.

    Zee’s business head of digital for India Archana Anand opined that 2016 will go down as the year in which the wheels were set in motion for the growth of OTT. According to her, OTT platforms likely to become the go-to source of entertainment in the coming years, particularly for the millennials, who do not have easy access to a TV set and for whom it’s really about the content and not the size of the screen. But for that economic incentives are also needed from the government.

    Echoing similar views, Web Talkies chairman and managing director Virendra Shahaney asserted the government needs to beef up digital infrastructure like Internet and faster implementation of free wi-fi projects. “A relaxed taxation policy for start-ups would be welcome and tax breaks for start-ups should increase to five years with a significant improvement in ease of doing business,” he added.

    Pointing out that India downloaded six billion apps in 2016 making service usage the highest globally, Dekkho co-founder Tanay Desai said ,”The BHIM app has been downloaded 10 million times already indicating a healthy potential payment pipeline. GST will aid online payments for users as well as brands by reducing tax barriers across states in India and the industry looks forward to additional (tax) relaxation measures in the upcoming Budget.”

    Also Read:

    Budget ’17: Media segments seek succour, digital direction from govt

  • Shirish Kunder’s ‘Kriti’ to release exclusively on Muvizz.com

    MUMBAI: Kriti  a short film produced by Muvizz.com and presented by actor Manoj Bajpayee, will be launched exclusively on Muvizz.com a video on demand platform. The poster which was released recently is a prelude to the 18-minute psycho-thriller which is scheduled to release in the month of June. Shirish Kunder’s debut short film will showcase the three leading actors, Manoj Bajpayee, Radhika Apte and Neha Sharma in a very mysterious and spine-chilling manner as portrayed in the poster.

    Manoj Bajpayee who will be seen in a completely unusual role as compared to his previous short films, Taandav, and Jai Hind, commented, “Acting in short films gives me an opportunity to work with different film makers and the digital medium offers such creative satisfaction”.

    The film is an intriguing mix of drama and suspense which will keep the audience hooked throughout. It revolves around a writer (Manoj Bajpayee), who after an unexpected set of events finds himself in the middle of a psychological drama. Radhika Apte and Neha Sharma’s characters will further add to this mental whirlpool. Manu Rishi, who will be seen also in the film, will play a pivotal role as a police officer. 

    Piiyush Singh, Co-Founder, Muvizz.com says, “We are very excited to work with such immensely talented actors. Shirish has done a great job and we hope to create such amazing content with him again. ‘Kriti’ has been written in such a way that it will not only have a lasting impression but will also keep you thinking about the film long after it ends. We are sure the audience will enjoy the film and get to know about the work that a portal like Muvizz is trying to accomplish.”

    Muvizz.com is a platform which aims to assist innovative filmmakers and quality cinema to gain global exposure as it is doing with ‘Kriti’.

     

  • Shirish Kunder’s ‘Kriti’ to release exclusively on Muvizz.com

    MUMBAI: Kriti  a short film produced by Muvizz.com and presented by actor Manoj Bajpayee, will be launched exclusively on Muvizz.com a video on demand platform. The poster which was released recently is a prelude to the 18-minute psycho-thriller which is scheduled to release in the month of June. Shirish Kunder’s debut short film will showcase the three leading actors, Manoj Bajpayee, Radhika Apte and Neha Sharma in a very mysterious and spine-chilling manner as portrayed in the poster.

    Manoj Bajpayee who will be seen in a completely unusual role as compared to his previous short films, Taandav, and Jai Hind, commented, “Acting in short films gives me an opportunity to work with different film makers and the digital medium offers such creative satisfaction”.

    The film is an intriguing mix of drama and suspense which will keep the audience hooked throughout. It revolves around a writer (Manoj Bajpayee), who after an unexpected set of events finds himself in the middle of a psychological drama. Radhika Apte and Neha Sharma’s characters will further add to this mental whirlpool. Manu Rishi, who will be seen also in the film, will play a pivotal role as a police officer. 

    Piiyush Singh, Co-Founder, Muvizz.com says, “We are very excited to work with such immensely talented actors. Shirish has done a great job and we hope to create such amazing content with him again. ‘Kriti’ has been written in such a way that it will not only have a lasting impression but will also keep you thinking about the film long after it ends. We are sure the audience will enjoy the film and get to know about the work that a portal like Muvizz is trying to accomplish.”

    Muvizz.com is a platform which aims to assist innovative filmmakers and quality cinema to gain global exposure as it is doing with ‘Kriti’.

     

  • Muvizz.com acquires 25 titles from PVR

    Muvizz.com acquires 25 titles from PVR

    MUMBAI: The Online video streaming platform muvizz.com increased its library by signing a deal with PVR and has acquired 25 movie titles for exclusive streaming.

    The deal will now give subscribers access to movies such as: The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012), Another Year (2010), Greenberg (2010), The Greatest (2009), A Single Man (2009), Nightwatching (2007), etc. The 25 titles include some major award winning films and are already available to all the registered users of muvizz.com.

    Muvizz.com declared that these titles span across multiple languages and genres, including feature films, documentaries and short films. The website currently has around 300 titles and is planning to acquire more in the coming months.

    “Our intent is to get closer to our audience,” said Muvizz.com founder Abhayanand Singh. “We also hope that this content acquisition will help muvizz.com grow and provide our users with some remarkable films. We want such interesting films to reach the audiences and cinephiles so that they can enjoy good cinema.”

    Muvizz.com offers only a curated list of titles ranging from short films to documentaries to feature films in various languages to its users, so that they don’t have to go through thousands of titles to decide which one to watch. One major example is the critically acclaimed film “Path of Zarathustra” that muvizz.com recently started streaming.

  • Muvizz.com acquires 25 titles from PVR

    Muvizz.com acquires 25 titles from PVR

    MUMBAI: The Online video streaming platform muvizz.com increased its library by signing a deal with PVR and has acquired 25 movie titles for exclusive streaming.

    The deal will now give subscribers access to movies such as: The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012), Another Year (2010), Greenberg (2010), The Greatest (2009), A Single Man (2009), Nightwatching (2007), etc. The 25 titles include some major award winning films and are already available to all the registered users of muvizz.com.

    Muvizz.com declared that these titles span across multiple languages and genres, including feature films, documentaries and short films. The website currently has around 300 titles and is planning to acquire more in the coming months.

    “Our intent is to get closer to our audience,” said Muvizz.com founder Abhayanand Singh. “We also hope that this content acquisition will help muvizz.com grow and provide our users with some remarkable films. We want such interesting films to reach the audiences and cinephiles so that they can enjoy good cinema.”

    Muvizz.com offers only a curated list of titles ranging from short films to documentaries to feature films in various languages to its users, so that they don’t have to go through thousands of titles to decide which one to watch. One major example is the critically acclaimed film “Path of Zarathustra” that muvizz.com recently started streaming.