MX Player
Indian VOD service
MX Player 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 Times Internet Created by MX Media & Entertainment Key people Parent The Times Group URL www .mxplayer .in Launched As video player: 18 July 2011 As OTT: 20 February 2019
MX Player is an Indian video streaming and video on demand platform, developed by MX Media & Entertainment platform currently operates on an ad-supported model.
In 2018, Times Internet acquired a majority stake in MX Player for $140 million.[1]
In October 2019, MX Player raised $110.8 million in an investment led by Chinese conglomerate Tencent .[2] [3]
History
Video player
MX Player was launched as a video player on 18 July 2011. It featured subtitle support and offline video viewing capabilities.
OTT platform
On 20 February 2019, MX Player was relaunched as an OTT platform with original programming. It has also licensed contents from various Indian and International studios including FilmRise , Sonar Entertainment , Screen Media Films , Goldmine, Hungama , Shemaroo , Paramount Pictures , Sony Entertainment and Sun TV Network .[4] [5] In 2020, it tied up with Ullu App for adult content.[6]
International expansion
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 .[7] Elsewhere, it is still a video player.
Acquisition by Amazon
In February 2023, it was reported that Amazon was in talks to acquire MX Player as part of a broader effort to expand its presence in the Indian entertainment market.[8]
Amazon acquired the company in June 2024, at less than $100 million.[9]
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 [10]
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 [11]
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 [12]
Drama, Action
6 March 2020
2 Season, 20 Episodes
Hindi
Telugu, Tamil
2020
Samantar [13]
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 [14]
Crime, Drama
14 August 2020
1 Season, 7 Episodes
Hindi
Telugu, Tamil
2020
Aashram [15]
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 [16]
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.[17] [18] As of 24 March 2021, the app has more than 100 million active users.[citation needed ]
MX Takatak to merge with ShareChat's Moj to create India's largest short video platform [19]
References
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