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Bengali OTT platform hoichoi unveils their ‘Subscriber Watch-Time’ for the first time in Asia TV Forum 2019

Kolkata, December 3rd, 2019: hoichoi is a leading Bengali entertainment platform with over 2,000+ hours of Movies, exclusive Original Series, Songs, Music Videos and more. 

For the first time, hoichoi reveals their unique ‘Subscriber Watch-Time’ at Asia TV Forum 2019. Within 2 years of its launch, the Bengali OTT platform completes 5 Billion minutes of Watch-Time across all devices. The interesting bit is that the content consumption is done by paid subscribers only as hoichoi follows an SVOD model. hoichoi is accessible in multiple devices like Apple TV, Amazon Firestick, Android TV, Roku and Mi LED TV for its worldwide audience base.

With features like Offline Download, AD free Seamless Viewing Experience, unlimited HD Video Streaming, Bilingual Interface (English & Bengali), Multi-Device Capability and English subtitles, hoichoi aims to take the best of Bengali content globally and connect the 250+ million Bengalis residing worldwide to their roots.  Recently, a few dubbed versions of its popular shows have been streaming (in Hindi, Tamil, etc).

hoichoi also announced the return of its maiden detective web show – Byomkesh, a Bengali literary character loved and respected by millions, for which, hoichoi decided to give the detective a debut on web in 2017. The 5th Season of Byomkesh, starring renowned actors Anirban Bhattacharya, Ridhima Ghosh and Suprobhat Das in titular roles, will be streaming this Christmas.

Vishnu Mohta, the Co-Founder of hoichoi, is a distinguished speaker at Asia TV Forum (ATF) with imminent panellists Jimmy Kim (Managing Director of Genflix), Ariya Banomyong (President of BEC World) and moderator Mitch Mallon (Founder & CEO of Stadium Media). The topic of discussion is Digital Monetisation – The Geographical Grip. hoichoi being a worldwide app, Mr Mohta will share his insights on placing a regional language driven entertainment platform on the world map.

About hoichoi:

hoichoi is a leading Bengali entertainment platform with over 2,000+ hours of Movies, exclusive Original Series, Songs, Music Videos and more. hoichoi aims to take the best of Bengali content globally and connect the 250+ million Bengalis residing worldwide to their roots. With features like Offline Download, AD free Seamless Viewing Experience, unlimited HD Video Streaming, Bilingual Interface (English & Bengali), Multi-Device Capability and English subtitles – one can download the hoichoi App from Android (http://bit.ly/AndroidHCDownload) and iOS App Stores (http://bit.ly/iTunesHCDownload) to watch on their Mobile Phones, as well as on Desktop/Laptop through www.hoichoi.tv and on TVs through Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Roku and Mi LED TV.

Founded in 2017, it is SVF New Media’s maiden venture. hoichoi is headed by Co-Founder Vishnu Mohta who is also a Director at SVF.

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