Indian video streaming platform
Amazon MX Player Formerly MX Player (2011—2024)
Amazon MX Player (2024—Present) Type of business Public Type of site
Available in 11 languages List of languages
Bengali ,
Bhojpuri ,
Tamil ,
English ,
Gujarati ,
Hindi ,
Kannada ,
Malayalam ,
Marathi ,
Punjabi ,
Telugu Headquarters Mumbai , India Area served As Video Player: Worldwide As OTT: Only in India Owner Key people
Karan Bedi(CEO )
Abhishek Joshi(SVP & Head of Marketing and Business partnerships)
Nikhil Gandhi(COO )
Gautam Talwar(CCO )
URL www .mxplayer .in Launched As a video player : 18 July 2011; 13 years ago (2011-07-18 ) Relaunch as an OTT platform : 20 February 2019; 5 years ago (2019-02-20 ) Current status Active
MX Player now officially known as Amazon MX Player is an Indian video on demand and over-the-top streaming service, owned by Amazon India . The platform currently operates on an ad-supported model.
History
MX Player was launched as a video player for Android on July 18, 2011 by J2 Interactive.[ 1] It featured subtitle support and offline video viewing capabilities.
On 20 February 2019, MX Player was relaunched as an OTT platform with original programming. It also licensed content from various Indian and International studios including FilmRise , Sonar Entertainment , Screen Media Films , Vipin Agnihotri Films, Hungama , Shemaroo , Paramount Pictures , Sony Entertainment and Sun TV Network .[ 2] [ 3] In 2020, it tied up with Ullu App for adult content.[ 4]
Initially available only in India , in March 2020, MX Player announced the launch of its OTT service internationally to selected markets, including the United States , United Kingdom , Australia , New Zealand , Pakistan , Bangladesh and Nepal .[ 5] Elsewhere, it is still a video player.
In February 2023, it was reported that Amazon , which also owns and operates Prime Video and Freevee , was in talks to acquire MX Player as part of a broader effort to expand its presence in the Indian entertainment market.[ 6]
Amazon acquired the company in June 2024 for $100 million.[ 7]
List of original shows
Year
Title
Genre(s)
Premiere
Seasons / Episodes
Language(s)
Original
Dub
2019
Famously Filmfare Season 2 (Bollywood)
Talk Show
19 February 2019
1 Season, 10 Episodes
Hindi
2019
Famously Filmfare (Tollywood)
Talk Show
19 February 2019
1 Season, 10 Episodes
Telugu
2019
Famously Filmfare (Kollywood)
Talk Show
19 February 2019
1 Season, 5 Episodes
Tamil
2019
Famously Filmfare (Sandalwood)
Talk Show
19 February 2019
1 Season, 6 Episodes
Kannada
2019
Famously Filmfare (Mollywood)
Talk Show
19 February 2019
1 Season, 6 Episodes
Malayalam
2019
Famously Filmfare (Bengali)
Talk Show
19 February 2019
1 Season, 11 Episodes
Bengali
2019
Famously Filmfare (Punjabi)
Talk Show
19 February 2019
1 Season, 10 Episodes
Punjabi
2019
Famously Filmfare (Marathi)
Talk Show
19 February 2019
1 Season, 12 Episodes
Marathi
2019
Aafat
Comedy, Drama
19 February 2019
1 Season, 6 Episodes
Hindi
2019
F Buddies [ 8]
Romance
25 March 2019
1 Season, 8 Episodes
Tamil / English
Telugu, Hindi
2019
Love Ok Please
Travel Reality Show
25 March 2019
1 Season, 14 Episodes
2019
Kiski Sarkar
Comedy
15 April 2019
1 Season, 5 Episodes
Hindi
2019
Express Yourself
Music
26 April 2019
1 Season, 4 Episodes
Hindi
2019
Bollywood Buzzinga S1
Game Show
4 May 2019
1 Season, 10 Episodes
Hindi
2019
Thinkistan
Drama
24 May 2019
1 Season, 23 Episodes
Hindi
2019
Aani Kay Hava
Romantic Comedy
28 June 2019
2 Seasons, 12 Episodes
Marathi
Hindi
2019
Bollywood Buzzinga S2
Game Show
16 August 2019
2 Seasons, 26 Episodes
Hindi
2019
Once A Year
Romance
20 September 2019
1 Season, 6 Episodes
Marathi
2019
Pandu
Comedy
20 September 2019
1 Season, 6 Episodes
Marathi
2019
Hello Mini
Thriller
1 October 2019
3 Season, 35 Episodes
Hindi
2019
Shaadi Fit
Reality
15 November 2019
1 Season, 11 Episodes
Hindi
2019
Hey Prabhu!
Comedy, Drama
14 November 2019
1 Season, 6 Episodes
Hindi
Tamil
2019
Cheesecake
Drama
29 November 2019
1 Season, 5 Episodes
Hindi
2019
Queen [ 9]
Historical Drama
14 December 2019
1 season, 11 episodes
Tamil
Telugu , Hindi , Bengali
2019
The Untamed
Historical, Drama, LGBT, Mysterise
Adapted from : Mo Dao Zu Shi
50 Episodes
Chinese
Hindi
2020
Pawan & Pooja
Romance, Drama
14 February 2020
1 Season, 10 Episodes
Hindi
Telugu , Tamil
2020
Ek Thi Begam
Action, Thriller
15 April 2020
1 Season, 10 Episodes
Marathi
Hindi
2020
Bhaukaal [ 10]
Drama, Action
6 March 2020
2 Season, 20 Episodes
Hindi
Telugu, Tamil
2020
Samantar [ 11]
Suspense, Drama
13 March 2020
1 Season, 9 Episodes
Marathi
Hindi, Telugu and Tamil
2020
Mastram
Comedy, Fantasy
30 April 2020
1 Season, 10 Episodes
Hindi
Telugu, Tamil
-
2020
Raktanchal
Crime
28 May 2020
1 Season, 9 Episodes
Hindi
Telugu
2020
Times of Music
Music, Reality Show
20 June 2020
1 Season, 11 Episodes
Hindi
2020
Dangerous [ 12]
Crime, Drama
14 August 2020
1 Season, 7 Episodes
Hindi
Telugu, Tamil
2020
Aashram [ 13]
Crime, Drama
28 August 2020
3 Seasons, 28 Episodes
Hindi
Telugu, Tamil
2020
Basement Company
Web Series
19 February 2020
1 Season, 5 Episodes
Hindi
2020
High
Crime
7 October 2020
1 Season
Hindi
2020
Bullets
Action
30 October 2020
1 Season
Hindi
Telugu, Tamil
2020
Beehad Ka Baghi
Crime
27 November 2020
1 season,5 Episodes
Hindi
2020
Pati Patni Aur Panga
Romance, Drama
12 December 2020
1 Season
Hindi
Telugu, Tamil
2020
The Missing Stone
Horror
25 December 2020
1 season, 5 episodes
Hindi
2021
Chakravyuh – An Inspector Virkar Crime Thriller
Crime, Thriller
12 March 2021
1 Season, 8 Episodes
Hindi
Telugu
2021
Bisaat
Mystery, Thriller
15 April 2021
1 season, 8 episodes
Hindi
2021
Indori Ishq
Romantic Comedy
10 June 2021
1 season, 9 episodes
Hindi
2021
Chhatrasal [ 14]
Historical Drama, War
29 July 2021
1 Season, 20 Episodes
Hindi
2021
Nakaab
Crime, Thriller
12 September 2021
1 season, 8 episodes
Hindi
Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
2021
Sanak Ek Junoon
Thriller
16 October 2021
1 season 8 episodes
Hindi
2021
Matsya Kaand
Crime Thriller
18 November 2021
1 season
Hindi
Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu
2022
Campus Diaries
Comedy
7 January 2022
1 Season
Hindi
2022
Anamika
Action, Thriller
10 March 2022
1 season, 8 episodes
Hindi
Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, kannada, Bengali, Marathi
2022
Roohaniyat
Romance, Mystery, Thriller, Family
23 March 2022
2 Seasons, 40 Episodes
Hindi
2022
Miya, Biwi aur Murder
Crime, Thriller
1 July 2022
1 season, 9 episodes
Hindi
2022
Shiksha Mandal
Crime, Drama
9 September 2022
1 season
Hindi
2022
Tu Zakhm Hai
Romantic, Thriller
15 October 2022
1 season
Hindi
2023
Tinders
Romance, Drama, Web Series
27 March 2023
1 season
Hindi
MX TakaTak
In July 2020, MX Player launched the short video app MX TakaTak.[ 15] [ 16] As of 24 March 2021, the app had more than 100 million active users.[ 17] MX Takatak to merge with ShareChat's Moj to create India's largest short video platform [ 18]
References
^ "About" . mx.j2inter.com . Retrieved 29 July 2024 .
^ "MX Player inks content deal with Paramount Pictures, Vipin Agnihotri Films and Sony Pictures Television India" . @businessline . 6 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020 .
^ Bhushan, Nyay (31 October 2019). "China's Tencent, India's Times Internet Lead $110M Investment in Indian Streamer MX Player" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 3 November 2020 .
^ "ओटीटी पर शुरू हुई एडल्ट कंटेंट की जंग, जी5 से मुकाबला करने को एमएक्स प्लेयर ने मिलाया उल्लू से हाथ" . Amar Ujala (in Hindi).
^ "India's MX Player expands to US, UK and other markets in international push" . finance.yahoo.com . 26 March 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020 .
^ Singh, Manish (10 February 2023). "Amazon in talks to buy Indian video giant MX Player" . TechCrunch . Retrieved 13 February 2023 .
^ Singh, Manish (6 June 2024). "Amazon buys Indian video streaming service MX Player" . TechCrunch . Retrieved 8 June 2024 .
^ MX Player launches the trailer of f*ck buddies - Mumbai Live
^ "Teaser of 'Queen' released: Web series on Jayalalithaa starring Ramya Krishnan" . www.thenewsminute.com . 1 December 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2020 .
^ "If you haven't seen MX Player's 'Bhaukaal' yet, here are 4 reasons that will make you binge-watch the series now!" . The Economic Times .
^ "All You Need To Know About Swwapnil Joshi and Tejaswini Pandit's Samantar – Times of India" . The Times of India . 11 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020 .
^ "Dangerous trailer: Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover reunite for a sleek thriller" . 6 August 2020.
^ "Aashram trailer: Bobby Deol plays a spiritual leader who veers between 'aastha' and 'apraadh' in Prakash Jha's new series" . Hindustan Times . 17 August 2020.
^ "Chhatrasal trailer out. Ashutosh Rana, Jitin Gulati's web series to premiere on July 29" . India Today . 21 July 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021 .
^ Mittal, Aarzoo (9 July 2020). "Tencent-backed MX Player launches short video app MX TakaTak" . Entrackr . Retrieved 24 January 2021 .
^ "What is TakaTak? Know all about it" . The Economic Times . Retrieved 24 January 2021 .
^ "MX Taka Tak's monthly active users up 150%" . IndianTelevision.com .
^ "MX Takatak to merge with ShareChat's Moj to create India's largest short video platform" . The Economic Times .
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