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BigFlix records 1 mn registered users
Mumbai: BigFlix, a movie-on-demand service that caters to movie buffs across the world, has recorded 1 million registered users.
According to the company, with the recent addition of diverse catalogues and an upgraded user interface, BigFlix has been the preferred personal blockbuster theatre among film enthusiasts. “With consumers across the world watching films on-the-go at anytime, anywhere, the BigFlix app, which is available across platforms, has revolutionised the movie watching culture.”
To celebrate the milestone achieved, BigFlix has announced a special celebratory offer for all its existing subscribers who have been a part of the journey of BigFlix since the very beginning. As a part of the offer, subscriptions worth Rs 1 million are to be gifted to certain invaluable customers who have been a part of the journey.
BigFlix business head Shreyash Sigtia said, “This is indeed a milestone for BigFlix. We have come a long way from where we first began, and every single user who has joined us in the journey has made it possible for BigFlix to grow. It has been an honour for us to serve 1 million registered users so far by means of constantly introducing interesting movie catalogues in a number of languages and by consistently improvising on the user interface and customer service. With this success, our endeavour is to continue providing high quality, ad-free films across languages and genres to consumers across the world on PC, tablets and mobile.”
Commenting further on the celebratory subscription offer he added, “The success of our service is attributed to the users of BigFlix. The subscription offer is a small token of appreciation from our side to the users who have been an integral part of the BigFlix journey.”
The celebratory subscription offer is being conveyed to the customers by means of personalised mailers. The offer is valid throughout the month of May 2013.
Applications
Canva acquires animation and AI startups Cavalry and MangoAI
The deals strengthen Canva’s push into enterprise and AI-led design workflows
AUSTRALIA: Global visual communication platform Canva has stepped up its acquisition drive, buying UK-based 2D animation platform Cavalry and US-based AI startup MangoAI to deepen its AI-powered creative stack.
Cavalry, whose tools are used by brands including Amazon, Meta, Google and Netflix, will strengthen Canva’s motion design capabilities. The deal builds on Canva’s 2024 acquisition of Affinity, which has crossed four million downloads since launch. With Cavalry, Canva now counts seven Europe-based acquisitions, underscoring its global expansion strategy.
MangoAI, an early-stage startup focused on video advertising optimisation, will integrate its reinforcement learning systems into Canva AI. The move aims to enable brands to generate personalised marketing content in real time, cutting production cycles while improving campaign performance. MangoAI co-founder Vinith Misra will join Canva as reinforcement learning lead in its research lab.
Canva co-founder and chief operating officer Cliff Obrecht said the acquisitions reflect the company’s ambition to make professional-grade creative tools more accessible without sidelining human creativity. The goal, he said, is to bring everything from vector to motion design into a single, integrated suite.
The company now reports 265 million active users, including 31 million paid subscribers, and $4 billion in annualised revenue, up 36 per cent year on year. The latest buys further position Canva against rivals such as Adobe and Apple’s Creator Studio as it pushes deeper into enterprise workflows.
Canva head of pro design marketing Liam Fisher, said AI is intended to act as a creative assistant rather than a replacement, reinforcing the primacy of craft and individual design judgement.
