John Thakur Das
Karachi, October 17 2005: Two British entrepreneurs have launched Bollywood.tv, the first broadband service to offer films to subscribers over the internet. For a monthly fee of £9.95 or $16.95, users get unlimited access to the company’s online archive of films. Around 65 are currently offered with hundreds more waiting to be added.
Talking to Pakistan Observer from London Content Director Mohan Thariyan said: “We are delighted to be unveiling a unique service that will make the best of Bollywood available to millions of fans in living rooms around the world.”
His business partner Nigel Regan added: “The quality of the movies is superb, and you would never know you were not watching a DVD. Without any doubt at all, this makes the film industry more accessible than ever before.”
As the films will be streamed over a broadband connection, they say that DVD quality films can be seen without the need to wait or download glitches. The company has devised its own software to deliver the films.
The idea for Bollywood.tv was born when Mohan Thariyan, 48, and Nigel Regan, 31, met by chance in London in November 2002. The former was an executive at B4U network, while the latter provided the technological know-how.
Mohan Thariyan added: “It was clear to us from the beginning that by marrying Nigel’s technological know-how with my access to Bollywood movie rights we were going to deliver the best in a completely unique way that would appeal to millions of fans around the world.” The website is likely to prove attractive to fans who do not have access to local Bollywood rental shops, in the UK and worldwide.
Source: Pakistan Observer
Date:10/17/2005
