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OnePlus short film personifies Diwali
MUMBAI: OnePlus, a mobile technology startup, has released a short film titled “The Perfect Partner for a #HappyDiwali” to mark the beginning of the festivities as part of its Diwali Dash campaign 2017.
This year’s creative aims to engage with youth through a clutter-breaking story-line in a true OnePlus style. The video is a first of its kind take on Diwali festival with a cheerful vibe which aims to appeal the millennials. Once again OnePlus brings offbeat content to audiences which they can relate to and enjoy, in line with the OnePlus’ ‘Never Settle’ motto.
OnePlus India general manager Vikas Agarwal said, “The idea was to develop a simple yet entertaining creative that is not just relatable but also leave you with a smile on your face.”
The video personifies Diwali as the most ravishing festival who works hard to fulfill everyone’s dreams and wishes but is eventually bogged down by all the madness surrounding the festival. In a way, she reflects the lives and challenges of a modern youth who is expected to multi-task and consistently deliver on everyone’s expectations.
In this case, Diwali lacks a partner who can help her retain the title of the ‘Star Performer’ and help her through multi-tasking and making the festival memorable for everyone. OnePlus 5 comes to her rescue as the perfect partner for Diwali which brightens her up with the power of 8GB RAM, highest resolution Dual Camera System and Dash Charge for fastest charging, making for a #HappyDiwali.
Dentsu Digital India senior creative director Rajesh Narasimhan says: “Diwali is when brands go berserk, so it is imperative that we push ourselves to serve consumers some explosive stuff and break through the clutter. Narratives are changing and so are film durations.”
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UK’s OnlyFans seeks US investor at $3bn valuation after owner’s death
The adult video platform is seeking stability after the death of its billionaire owner
LONDON: OnlyFans is looking for a new partner. The London-based adult video platform is in advanced talks to sell a minority stake of less than 20 per cent to Architect Capital, a San Francisco-based investment firm, in a deal that would value the business at more than $3bn (£2.2bn).
The move is driven by an urgent need for stability. Leonid Radvinsky, the Ukrainian-American billionaire who owned OnlyFans, died of cancer last month at the age of 43, leaving the future of one of Britain’s most profitable privately held businesses suddenly uncertain.
The choice of Architect Capital is not arbitrary. The firm has deep expertise in financial services, which aligns neatly with OnlyFans’ ambitions to offer banking products to its creators, many of whom have long struggled to access basic financial services because of the nature of their work.
The numbers behind OnlyFans are, by any measure, staggering. The platform posted revenues of $1.4bn in the year to 30th November 2024, with a pre-tax profit of $684m, up four per cent on the prior year. Payments to creators totalled $7.2bn over the same period, a rise of nearly ten per cent. Radvinsky personally collected $701m in dividends from the business in 2024 alone, on top of more than $1bn in such payments he had already received. The platform, run through its parent company Felix International, hosts 4.6m creator accounts, with performers keeping 80 per cent of subscription proceeds and the platform pocketing the remaining 20 per cent. It has 377m fan accounts in total.
The current minority stake talks represent a notable scaling back of ambitions. In January, OnlyFans was reported to be in discussions with Architect about selling a majority stake of 60 per cent. Before that, the company had explored a sale to a consortium led by Forest Road Company, a Los Angeles-based investment firm. Neither deal materialised.
OnlyFans has built an enormously lucrative business on content that mainstream finance has long refused to touch. Now, with its owner gone and a $3bn valuation on the table, it is looking for the kind of respectable institutional backing that might finally persuade the banks to take its calls.
