Chorki is a Bangladeshi subscription-based
over-the-top media service
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and
original programming
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production company
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, owned by
Transcom Group
Transcom Group Limited is a Bangladeshi business conglomerate. The businesses under this group include beverage, pharmaceuticals, newspaper, radio channel, electronics, foods, etc. Transcom is the local agent or comprador of international bra ...
via
Prothom Alo
''The Daily Prothom Alo'' ( bn, প্রথম আলো) is a daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in the Bengali language. It is the largest circulated newspaper in Bangladesh. According to National Media Survey 2018, conducte ...
subsidiary of Mediastar Limited, and was launched on 12 July 2021 worldwide. 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.
Background and history
Bangladesh has become a growing market for OTT. Foreign streaming services were doing business in Bangladesh successfully. But there were very little local content. 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. In April 2021, Indian High Commission of Dhaka shares 38 documentary films with Chorki. Early 2021, it was told that 3 June 2021 would be the launching date. But later, it was delayed to July 2021. 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''.
Jaya Ahsan
Jaya Maswood (born 1 July), commonly known as Jaya Ahsan, is a Bangladeshi actress and producer. Starting her career as a model and, later, as a television actress, she currently works mostly in Bangladeshi and Indian Bengali films. She won Ba ...
and many more stars joined in online in this opening ceremony. Chorki is currently available for
Android
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Science and technology
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,
iOS
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,
Apple TV
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,
Amazon Fire TV
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,
Android TV
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, Samsung Smart TV. Chorki won the Best Digital Diversification Project award at the Bangladesh Media Innovation Awards 2022 held in September 2022.
Content
Chorki mainly focuses on
Bangla
Bangla (Bengali: বাংলা) may refer to:
*Bengali language, an eastern Indo-Aryan language
*The endonym of Bengal, a geographical and ethno-linguistic region in South Asia
*''Bangla-'', a prefix indicating Bangladesh
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language content. They also show Turkish and Iranian films with
Bangla
Bangla (Bengali: বাংলা) may refer to:
*Bengali language, an eastern Indo-Aryan language
*The endonym of Bengal, a geographical and ethno-linguistic region in South Asia
*''Bangla-'', a prefix indicating Bangladesh
Businesses and organ ...
dubbed version. They have two categories of contents premium and free respectively. To watch premium content subscription is required. They offer a wide variety of video content such as movies, series, Shows, non-fiction Content, Music Video, Chorki Original content, and many more Bangla and foreign language video contents. They started their journey with over 200 titles of films, TV series, documentaries, TV dramas, etc.
Technology Partner
Chorki has partnered with leading global streaming and OTT solution provider, ViewLift to power its on-demand video streaming service.
Chorki platform uses AVOD, SVOD and TVOD models to monetize its content.
Original programming
Feature films
Drama
Comedy
Documentaries
TV Shorts
Exclusive programming
Foreign Films
Foreign series
Chorki Selects
References
External links
Official Website
{{Chorki original programming
Entertainment companies of Bangladesh
Internet television streaming services in Bangladesh
Companies based in Dhaka
Bangladeshi entertainment websites
Bangladeshi companies established in 2021