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ISLAMABAD
Federal Minister of Science and Technology, Fawad Chaudhry has revealed that a Pakistani version of Netflix is in the offing.
Fawad Chaudhry took to Twitter on Friday, saying a first of its kind, the OTT platform will be available to the audience soon. Chaudhry added the technical aspect of the platform has been completed and now Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has been asked to prepare guidelines for the content that will be screened on the medium.
“We at @MinistryofST are all set to launch Pakistan’s first OTT TV (Pak version of #Netflix) Technology part is complete, have asked PEMRA to prepare a guideline on content and we will be all set to launch in PPP mode, it ll be just another humble contribution,” tweeted the minister.
The politician is hopeful the medium will be up and running in no time.
The need for a local OTT platform has been emphasised upon by many Pakistani artists, especially after five Pakistani original series were picked up by an Indian streaming giant. TLTP
