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GoQuest Media Takes Turkish Drama Ezel to Nigeria
MUMBAI: The viewers in Nigeria will be on an edge-of-the-seat journey from the month of November. GoQuest Media, an India based television content sales agency, has licensed Ezel – a Turkish crime drama series to a popular television channel in Nigeria.
GoQuest Media Ventures, licenses TV series and Bollywood films to territories across the world. Ezel has been a popular TV series and has been broadcasted around the world. GoQuest Media had licensed Ezel to a top channel in Uganda earlier this year. Owing to its strong foothold in Africa and especially in Nigeria, GoQuest has managed to get this famous Turkish Series to Nigeria. With this deal, the company stands true to its image of providing best programming and is proud to bring the first ever Turkish Drama to Nigeria.
”We have always enjoyed good relationships with broadcasters in Nigeria and continue to license popular Indian series in the territory. Continuing with our initiative to provide innovative content, we look forward to bring interesting Game Show Formats and Entertaining Scripts to Nigeria in the near future”, said GoQuest Media managing director Vivek Lath.
Ezel produced by the renowned Ay Yapim Turkish production company is set in modern day Istanbul, Turkey. In 1997 Omer Ucar (Ismail Filiz) and his family lived a comfortable lower middle-class life, until one day his life was changed forever. After betrayal by his best friends and the love of his life, Omer returns with a new face, new identity and with a flawless revenge plan. GoQuest Media has licensed Ezel from the global drama and formats distributor, Eccho rights.
Mumbai: Astra Studios, a bold new force in global creative technology, has been officially launched. Founded by the former senior leadership from MPC, The Mill and Technicolor India – Biren Ghose, RK Chand, Rajarajan Ramakrishnan and Shajy Thomas, the company is backed by a strategic investment from the Hombale Group, creators of India’s most successful storytelling franchises including KGF, Salaar and Kantara along with Perpetual Capital.
The rise of Machine Learning & Gen AI is disrupting every layer of content production, triggering a reinvention of creative workflows, talent dynamics, and business models in the industry. Blending decades of global expertise in Creative Storytelling, Visual Effects, Animation, Immersive & Experiential Media, the Astra Studios leadership team is poised to redefine how high-quality content is imagined & produced. With next-generation workflows and a focus on compelling, character-led storytelling universes, Astra is setting out to empower filmmakers, brands and content platforms alike.
“Astra is our launchpad for a creative revolution – a studio purpose-built for the future of content. We are fusing world-class artistry with cutting-edge emerging technologies. We will play in the arena where cinematic brilliance meets next-gen computer graphics. This will redefine how stories are designed, created, shared and experienced. India is at an inflection point in the global content arena, and Astra aims to lead that evolution, creating new jobs while continuing to partner creatives globally.” said Astra Studios founder Biren Ghose.
“We are supporting the vision behind Astra Studios to help grow stories and movie franchises across different platforms using emerging technologies. Astra’s founding team brings a wealth of talent and experience as well as global connectivity and passion for new technology. This will enable the Hombale Group to undertake projects with greater scope and complexity to create powerful new ‘story worlds’ for our franchise fandoms.” said Hombale Films founder Vijay Kiragandur.
Astra Studios’ core focus areas include:
●End to End Creative Solutions for Films, Series and Brand Campaigns – Ideation, Visualisation, VFX, Generative AI Solutions and Post-Production
● Development of original Character Universes and Global IP
● Immersive Experiences across brands, AR/VR and Location-based media
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