Pakistan to launch first online video streaming platform
Islamabad, 23rd October: Pakistan’s first online video streaming platform is ready for launch.
Baaghi TV: According to reports, Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry has announced the launch of Netflix (Pakistani version) service in the country soon.
Fawad Chaudhry on Twitter said that Pakistan’s first OTT is going to be launched, (in the style of Netflix) we have solved the technology issue.
پاکستان کا پہلا OTT لانچ ہونے جا رہا ہے، (Netflix کی طرز پر) ہم نے ٹیکنالوجی کا معاملہ حل کر لیا ہے PEMRA کو کہا ہے کہ وہ Content پر گائیڈ لائین تیار کر لے جوں ہی پیمرا کی گائیڈ لائیں ملتی ہے ہم پارئیویٹ کمپنیز سے کہیں گے کہ ہمارے ساتھ ملیں اور OTT سروس شروع کریں
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) October 23, 2020
Fawad Chaudhry says that PEMRA has been asked to prepare a guideline on content, as soon as PEMRA guideline is received we will ask private companies to join us and start OTT service.
Keep in mind that many users in Pakistan use the American online streaming site Netflix.
So far, Pakistan does not have its own online streaming site, which is why the launch of Pakistan’s first Netflix-style version is considered a great achievement.
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