74 percent of internet users in the country watch video content on smart phones. And 50 percent of the video streaming platform’s audience is between the ages of 18 and 24. OTT platforms Toffee, Binge, Bioscope, Bongo and Chorki have a total of 2 crore subscribers. Thanks to them, currently the market size of video streaming platform in Bangladesh is Tk. 300 crore (per year). Which will reach 1000 crore by 2030.
These statistics were presented in the video presentation presented at the seminar titled ‘Content as Currency’ of the Creative Summit Fab Fest held at Bangla Academy on Friday.
Ekattor TV Managing Director Mozammel Babu, HSBC Bank CEO Mahbub Ur Rahman, Star Cineplex Managing Director Mahbub Rahman, Chorki Managing Director Redwan Roni, Toffee App Director Abdul Mukit Ahmed, actor Raonak Hasan participated as panelists in the seminar organized by Film Alliance Bangladesh. , produced by Ashfaq Nipon.
Participating in the discussion, Mozammel Babu opined that ‘It is necessary to eliminate the licensing system in OTT’. Chorki has subscriptions from 29 currencies, says Redwan Rony, chief operating officer of Chorki.