Chorki is a Bangladeshi subscription-based over-the-top media service and original programming production company, owned by Transcom Group via Prothom Alo subsidiary of Mediastar Limited, and was launched on 12 July 2021 worldwide.[3] The service primarily shows original content and content from other third-party providers, including television series, films, and documentaries. The service is available in an ad-free version with limited content, while the premium tier includes a larger content library including original shows and films.Bangladesh has become a growing market for OTT.Sugar Free Season 1 Download
Foreign streaming services were doing business in Bangladesh successfully. But there were very little local content.[6][7] To fill the gap Mediastar Ltd. came forward, and in 2020, they announced to launch an OTT platform in next year and named it Chorki.[8][9] On April 2021, Indian High Commission of Dhaka shares 38 documentary films with Chorki.[10] Early 2021, it was told that 3 June 2021 would be the launching date.[11][12] But later, it was delayed to July 2021.[13] On 12 July 2021, a launching ceremony was held on online due to the lockdown of the Covid-19 pandemic and Chorki started its journey with a motto – Film, Fun, Foorti. Jaya Ahsan and many more stars joined in online in this opening ceremony.[14] Chorki is currently available for Android, iOS, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Samsung Smart TV.Chorki mainly focuses on Bangla language content.[17] They also show Turkish and Iranian films with Bangla dubbed version. They have two categories of contents premium and free respectively. To watch premium content subscription is required. They offer a wide variety of video content such as movies, series, Shows, non-fiction Content, Music Video, Chorki Original content, and many more Bangla and foreign language video contents.[18] They started their journey with over 200 titles of films, TV series, documentaries, TV dramas, etc