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SOCIAL’s partnerships with Netflix and Spotify with a vision to bring people together
Mumbai : SOCIAL, India’s neighbourhood café announced its partnerships with global entertainment giants, Netflix and Spotify, with the vision to bring people together over their shared love for music, friendship and communities.The collaborations leverage SOCIAL’s offline presence pan-India to tap into emerging trends and deliver never seen before experiences that blend entertainment, dine in, and tech innovation.
Spotify X SOCIAL: Marrying Music and Mixology
Ahead of Spotify’s moment in the year, it has announced an exclusive partnership with SOCIAL unveiling special #SpotifyWrapped cocktails at select SOCIAL outlets. Guests are invited to bring their gang, showcase their listening personality card on the Spotify app to the server, and receive a custom personality cocktail. As an added bonus, patrons can savour these signature cocktails on the house!
#DisconnectToConnect with Netflix
In partnership with Netflix, SOCIAL Offline is set to launch a campaign centred around the film”Kho Gaye Hum Kahan.” Embracing the theme of “Disconnect to Connect,” this campaign will unfold across 41 outlets in key cities including Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Chandigarh, Bengaluru, and Pune. Patrons can anticipate a fusion of cinematic and culinary experiences as they engage with the #DisconnectToConnect challenge. As part of the challenge, guests who dine in at a SOCIAL outlet need to keep their phones inside a locked box for an hour, in an effort to inspire people to make real life connections with the ones around them. Resilient winners who manage to not use their phones during this time and engage with each other over fun and games, get to win a portion of shareable “Friendship Fries” on the house.
Commenting on the partnerships, Impresario Entertainment and Hospitality Pvt. Ltd chief growth officer Divya Aggarwal said, “Building quality partnerships that focus on synergies and impact are key to the growth of SOCIAL as a brand. The recent initiative with Netflix and Spotify doubled down on our commitment to reinvent and liven the social experience. From the enticing ‘Disconnect to Connect’ campaign with Netflix to the exciting #SpotifyWrapped Cocktails, we’re excited about working with collaborators and brands who want the audience to break free and embrace the extraordinary.”
#SpotifyWrapped outlets will be available at:
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Mumbai |
Khar SOCIAL |
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New Delhi |
Civil Lines SOCIAL |
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Hauz Khas SOCIAL |
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Saket SOCIAL |
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Bengaluru |
Koramangala SOCIAL |
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Indiranagar SOCIAL |
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Kolkata |
Park Street SOCIAL |
*The free #SpotifyWrapped cocktails will be available until 25 December 2023, and the #SpotifyWrapped menu will be available till 31 December 2023
#DisconnectToConnect will be active in following outlets:
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Mumbai |
Carter Road Social |
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Colaba Social |
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Nesco SOCIAL |
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Versova Social |
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Goregaon Social |
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Chembur Social |
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Vashi Social |
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Thane Social |
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Vikhroli Social |
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Capital Social |
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Dadar Social |
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Malad Social |
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Powai Social |
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New Cuffe Parade Social |
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Nesco Social |
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Ghatkopar social |
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Khar Social |
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Palladium Social |
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Delhi-NCR |
Dwarka Social |
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Nehru Place Social |
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Cyber Hub Social |
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Vasant Kunj Social |
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Noida Social |
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Aero City Social |
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Civil Lines Social |
IFC Social Gurgaon
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Sector 85 Social |
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Saket Social |
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Hauz Khas Social |
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Bangalore |
Whitefield Social |
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Churchstreet Social |
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Koramangala Social |
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Sarjapur Social |
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Indiranagar Social |
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New Bel Road Social |
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Hebbal Social |
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Nagavara Social |
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Pune |
Viman Nagar Social |
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FC Social |
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The Mill Social |
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Koregaon Park SOCIAL |
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Chandigarh |
Sector 7 Social |
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Elante Social |
The #DisconnectToConnect campaign will run from 20 December 2023 to 4 January 2024 excluding 24 December 2023 and 31 December 2023
Digital
Content India 2026 opens with a copro pitch, a spice evangelist and a £10,000 prize for Indian storytelling
Dish TV and C21Media’s three-day summit puts seven ambitious projects before an international jury, and two walk away with serious development money
MUMBAI: India’s content industry gathered in Mumbai this March for Content India 2026, a three-day summit organised by Dish TV in partnership with C21Media, and it wasted no time making a statement. The event opened with a Copro Pitch that put seven scripted and unscripted television concepts before an international panel of judges, and by the end of it, two projects had walked away with £10,000 each in marketing prize money from C21Media to support development and international promotion.
The jury, comprising Frank Spotnitz, Fiona Campbell, Rashmi Bajpai, Bal Samra and Rachel Glaister, evaluated a shortlist that ranged from a dark Mumbai comedy-drama about mental health (Dirty Minds, created by Sundar Aaron) to a Delhi coming-of-age mystery (Djinn Patrol, by Neha Sharma and Kilian Irwin), a techno-thriller about a teenage gaming prodigy (Kanpur X Satori, by Suchita Bhatia), an investigative crime drama blending mythology and modern thriller (The Age of Kali, by Shivani Bhatija), a documentary on India’s spice heritage (The Masala Quest, hosted by Sarina Kamini), a documentary on competitive gaming (Respawn: India’s Esports Revolution, by George Mangala Thomas and Sangram Mawari), and a reality-horror competition merging gaming and immersive fear (Scary Goose, by Samar Iqbal).
The session was hosted by Mayank Shekhar.
The two winners were Djinn Patrol, backed by Miura Kite, formerly of Participant Media and known for Chinatown and Keep Sweet: Pray & Obey, with Jaya Entertainment, producers of Real Kashmir Football Club, also attached; and The Masala Quest, created and hosted by Sarina Kamini, an Indian-Australian cook, author and self-described “spice evangelist.”
The summit also unveiled the Content India Trends Report, whose findings made for bracing reading. Daoud Jackson, senior analyst at OMDIA, set the tone: “By 2030, online video in India will nearly double the revenue of traditional TV, becoming the main driver of growth.” He noted that in 2025, India produced a quarter of all YouTube videos globally, overtaking the United States, while Indians collectively spend 117 years daily on YouTube and 72 years on Instagram. Traditional subscription TV is declining as free TV and connected TV gain ground, forcing broadcasters to innovate. “AI-generated content is just 2 per cent of engagement,” Jackson added, “highlighting the dominance of high-quality human content. The key for Indian media companies is scaling while monetising effectively from day one.”
Hannah Walsh, principal analyst at Ampere Analysis, added hard numbers to the picture. India produced over 24,000 titles in January 2026 alone, with 19,000 available internationally. The country now accounts for 12 per cent of Asia-Pacific content spend, up from 8 per cent in 2021, outpacing both Japan and China. Key exporters include JioStar, Zee Entertainment, Sony India, Amazon and Netflix, delivering over 7,500 Indian-produced titles abroad each year. The top importing markets are Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, the United States and the Philippines. Scripted content dominates globally at 88 per cent, with crime dramas and children’s and family titles performing particularly strongly.
Manoj Dobhal, chief executive and executive director of Dish TV India, framed the summit’s ambition squarely. “Stories don’t need translation. They need a platform, discovery, and reach, local or global,” he said. “India produces more movies than any country, our streaming platforms compete globally, and our tech and creators win international awards. Yet fragmentation slows growth. Producers, platforms, and tech move in different lanes. We need shared spaces, collaboration, and an ecosystem where ideas, technology, and people meet. That is why we built Content India.”
The data, the pitches and the prize money all pointed to the same conclusion: India is not waiting for the world to discover its stories. It is building the infrastructure to sell them.
