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OTTplay becomes No. 1 with over 9.5 mn users
Mumbai: OTTplay, India’s first AI-powered OTT recommendation and content discovery platform, has risen to the top of the rankings for movie and web-series recommendations.
OTTplay has established itself as the category leader, with over 9.5 million users. The platform recommends content from its extensive library, which includes over 60 OTTs, 65,000 web series, movies, and shows spanning 18 genres and multiple languages. The platform, which includes cutting-edge AI software, provides audiences with smart recommendations, allowing users to discover the content they are most likely to enjoy.
Commenting on the successful run of the platform, OTTplay CEO and co-founder Avinash Mudaliar said, “OTTplay is based on consumer ethos & consumer want. The journey to 9.5 million users in one year and still growing makes us happy, but we feel it’s just the beginning for OTTplay. We aim to solve the core problem of OTT users, which is what to watch, where to watch, and how to watch. With OTTplay Premium, we hope to provide a variety of OTT services within the app while keeping them affordable for consumers. So you can get recommendations, reviews, and a subscription to watch your favourite content all in OTTplay. We look forward to adding more value to the consumer journey and keeping the hustle real.”
With OTTplay, audiences can now access their favourite content from 12 different OTT platforms with a single subscription. OTTplay previously served as a content discovery engine that curated content from more than 60 Indian and international OTTs. The premium subscription platform, OTTplay Premium, which offers 20,000+ shows, webseries, and movies from 12 different OTTs at a reasonable price, is in fact living up to their slogan, “Mazey Karo Multiply.”
Gaming
Iqoo S8ul wins Rai Star x Gyan Gaming Cup
MOBA Legends squad bags Rs 12.5 lakh after 4-3 final thriller over Godlike from 1,024-team field.
MUMBAI: Iqoo S8ul just farmed the ultimate prize clutching a heart-stopping 4-3 grand final win over Godlike Esports to lift the Rai Star x Gyan Gaming Cup crown in Kolkata on 18 February. The month-long MOBA Legends 5v5 showdown drew a massive 1,024 teams through open qualifiers in single-elimination Bo1 format, with just 16 powering into the main brackets. S8ul Esports’ powerhouse roster IGL Mohammad Saad (Apex), Abhijeet Katkar (Abhi), Mehta Jay (J), Chirag Singh (Radium), Debasish Sana (Anti), and Joseph Nehhunjang (Kakarot) sliced through Group A like a well-timed ultimate, 2-0 Bo3 quarterfinal rout of Megatron Esports, 3-1 Bo5 semifinal domination of PEAK, and a flawless 4-0 Bo7 sweep of Elusivity to storm the decider.
There, composure trumped chaos in a Bo7 nail-biter, netting the squad Rs 12.5 lakh and cementing S8UL’s stranglehold on India’s MOBA scene.
S8ul co-founder Animesh Agarwal beamed, “This victory is a testament to the structure and long-term vision we are building at S8ul. The Indian MOBA ecosystem is entering a new phase of growth… Wins like this validate our investment in building elite lineups.”
IGL Apex, fresh off MLBB Mid Season Cup 2024 at the Esports World Cup ($3 million pool), added, “Coming into this tournament with so many teams, we knew the margin for error would be extremely small… That grand final was one of the most intense series we’ve played as a team and this title belongs to everyone who believed in us.”
For esports newbies, it’s like watching chess on steroids strategy, split-second calls, and crowd-roaring comebacks. S8ul’s run? Pure legend fuel, priming them for bigger global scraps.
