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The Next station for One Take Media Co. is Marathi Kids
MUMBAI: India is a land of diversity. We are diverse in our cultures, traditions and languages and yet we believe in Unity in Diversity. We are perhaps the richest country in the world, in terms of spoken languages. Exhibiting a baffling range of linguistic diversity, India is a home to many. The languages and dialect spoken here is huge. However, 96.71 per cent of the population in the country have one of the 22 scheduled languages as their mother tongue.
In a country of 1.2 billion people, Marathi became the third most spoken language. There are about 42 different dialects spoken in Marathi in the western part of the country, including Goa and Maharashtra. It is actually amazing to know that Marathi alone has more than 8.7 crores speakers in India.
Media and Entertainment Industry was not late in recognizing the potential of the Marathi Market. And that is the reason we have plethora of content, shows and channels available for this region. Right from reality show to Marathi movies, from Marathi dubbed movies to entertainment shows, everything is already on the platter. But for some reason, the kids segment in the Marathi market is yet to be explored. We don’t find much players catering to the regional kids’ market.
Realization of this gap brought One Take Media Co. to thinking and OTMC is finally here with its newest category to serve the market; Marathi Kids. One Take Media Co. has more 500 hours of kid’s content available in Marathi. It is regardless to say about the variety and the quality OTMC promises in the kids’ genre. All the big titles like Bablu Dablu, Bablu Dablu Cubs, Gattu The Power Champ, Beet Party, Jungle book and many more are already added to the Kids Marathi list.
One Take Media Co. has more than 10,000+ hours of content and covers almost all the genres. It has a varied range of content involving Hollywood Movies, Kids content, Cooking Content, Korean series and many more.The wide range of contentare available in English and in all the Indian regional languages. These includes Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Gujarati and Bhojpuri.
Mr. Anil Khera, Founder and CEO said, “The greatest relief, when you are in other country is to bump into someone who speaks your native language. It gives us a sense of belonging and a sense of home. Similarly, a person best enjoys the content when delivered in their own language. While everyone is enjoying Marathi then why not the innocent minds. We promise to delivers the best of animation content in Marathi to the kids.”
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Swiggy cofounder Nandan Reddy quits
Reddy exits to launch new venture as Swiggy reshuffles board with internal promotions and investor nominee change
BENGALURU: One of Swiggy’s founding trio is heading for the exit. Nandan Reddy, cofounder and head of innovation at the food and grocery delivery giant, is stepping down from his executive role and vacating his board seat to launch his own venture.
Swiggy disclosed the departure in a stock exchange filing. Reddy cofounded the company alongside group chief executive Sriharsha Majety and has been one of its most senior figures since inception. His most recent charge was Crew, Swiggy’s concierge app, which will now pass to Rohit Kapoor, chief executive of Swiggy’s food marketplace.
Two colleagues will move up to fill the board vacancy. Phani Kishan, cofounder and chief growth officer, and Rahul Bothra, chief financial officer, will both join the board of directors. Separately, Renan De Castro Alves Pinto of Prosus Ventures will join as a nominee director, replacing Roger Rabalais, who is stepping down following his own departure from the Dutch technology investor.
Reddy, in an email to employees, kept it brief and bullish. There were areas he had been deeply curious and passionate about, he wrote, and he wanted to give them the time and energy they deserved. He signed off with a note of confidence in Kapoor: he believed Swiggy was laying the foundations of a massive new consumer category, and he could not wait to see how big the Crew service becomes under Kapoor’s watch.
For Swiggy, which listed on Indian stock exchanges in late 2024, the timing is notable. The company is still fighting hard for profitability in a brutally competitive market. Losing a founder is never just a footnote — but Swiggy will be hoping the reshuffle reads more like a refresh than a retreat.
