Indian television unveils the ace up its sleeve
Pocket Aces has secured funding from a marquee Silicon Valley investor right after signing a deal to stream its most popular show on Netflix
30 July 2019 - 17:31
Bengaluru — A tiny digital studio is making a name for itself in the world’s most prolific movie industry, scoring funding from a marquee Silicon Valley investor right after securing a deal to stream its most popular show on Netflix.
Pocket Aces has raised $14.7m from Sequoia Capital, DSP Group, 3one4 Capital and others to bankroll content aimed at pushing Indian shows beyond hackneyed Bollywood formulas — like “saas-bahu” or mother-in-law versus daughter-in-law dramas. It’s one of a band of startups moving away from familiar staples to try to hook an exploding population of mobile viewers...
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