BigFlicks acquires UTV movies for online on demand service

MUMBAI: BigFlicks, the Reliance Group’s digital entertainment business, has entered into a movie licensing deal with UTV Motion Pictures for its movie-on-demand service – BigFlix plus.

This deal will make available select blockbuster UTV titles to BigFlix plus subscribers to help expand their personal movie collection whilst simultaneously adding popular titles to the user’s Personal Blockbuster Theatre.

The deal includes movies like Jodhaa Akbar, Wake up Sid, Raajneeti, I Hate Luv Storys, No One Killed Jessica, Dev.D, Udaan, Fashion, Race, and Kaminey amongst others.

UTV Motion Pictures Sr VP, International Distribution and Syndication Amrita Pandey says, “Pay per View (PPV) and Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) options on internet platforms like BigFlix is a great way for audience to watch movies at their convenience. This is the one of our first internet deals in India. BigFlix is one of the first players in this space in India and we are happy to have our movies available for their vast subscriber base.”

BigFlicks COO Pankaj Chandra adds, “It is our constant endeavour to equip consumers with latest blockbuster movies and our partnership with UTV is a step closer to enhance, strengthen and expand the VOD (Video on Demand) service in India. It gives me great pleasure that UTV has partnered with us and is supporting our subscription based initiative and we are confident this partnership with UTV Motion Pictures will add significantly to our movie offering.”

The movies will be available without advertisements, across all devices such as desktop, tablets, smartphones and connected TVs.