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Type of business | Private company | ||
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Type of site | Over-the-top media service | ||
Available in | Bengali language | ||
Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||
Country of origin | Bangladesh | ||
Area served | Worldwide | ||
Owner | Transcom Group | ||
Key people | Redoan Rony (COO) | ||
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Parent | Prothom Alo (Mediastar Ltd.) | ||
Registration | Required | ||
Launched | 12 July 2021 |
Chorki is a Bangladesh subscription video on demand Streaming media|streaming service owned by Transcom Group via Prothom Alo subsidiary of Mediastar Limited, and was launched on 12 July 2021 worldwide.[1] The service primarily shows original content and content from other third-party providers, including television series, films, and documentaries. The service is available in an ad-free version with limited content, while the premium tier includes a larger content library including original shows and films.[2][3]
Bangladesh become a growing market for OTT. Foreign streaming services were doing business in Bangladesh successfully. But there were very little local content.[4][5] To fill the gap Mediastar Ltd. came forward, and in 2020, they announced to launch an OTT platform in next year and named it Chorki.[6][7] On April 2021, Indian High Commission of Dhaka shares 38 documentary films with Chorki.[8] Early 2021, it was told that 3 June 2021 would be the launching date.[9][10] But later, it was delayed to 12 July 2021.[11] On 12 July 2021, a launching ceremony was held on online due to the lockdown of the Covid-19 pandemic and Chorki started its journey with a motto - Film, Fun, Foorti.[12] Chorki is currently available for Android (operating system)|Android, iOS, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Samsung Smart TV.[13][14]
Chorki mainly focuses on Bengali language|Bangla language content.[15] They also show Turkish and Iranian films with Bengali language|Bangla subtitles. They have two categories of contents premium and free respectively. To watch premium content subscription is required. They produced films, web series, web shorts and many more.[16] They started their journey with over 200 titles of films, TV series, documentaries, TV dramas, etc.
Year | Title | Director | Notes | Ref. |
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2021 | Morichika | Shihab Shaheen | TV series | [17] |
Unoloukik (Bangladeshi TV Series)|Unoloukik | Robiul Alam Robi | TV series | [18] | |
Lal Katan Nil Dakat | Vicky Zahed | TV shorts | [19] | |
Youtumor | Adnan Al Rajeev | Film | [20] | |
Networker Baire (film)|Networker Baire | Mizanur Rahman Aryan | Film | [21] |
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