Ssoftoons launches animation for all OTT platform, Ssoftoons Plus

Animation production house Ssoftoons has launched their own animation OTT, Ssoftoons Plus, that aims to offer entertaining animation content for all age groups.

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With over 100 shows in Bengali and 100 in Hindi already created, the platform plans on adding 4 new shows every week in both languages, creating a rich content bank of 500 shows in each language, in the coming months.

As a complete family entertainer, Ssoftoons Plus offers content across genre, from mythology, comedy, folklore, drama, and kid’s content, promoting Indian cultural values and historical knowledge. 

As per the records on statista.com, in 2021, the Indian animation and VFX industry was valued at about Rs 83 billion, despite the adverse effects of the global pandemic in 2020. Now, the sector is poised to grow at a rate of 29%, valuing up to Rs 180 billion by 2024.

While a booming entertainment industry bouncing back from the pandemic is one of the major drivers, the rise in OTT content consumption is also driving the growth of this sector. 

With its new OTT platform, Ssoftoons aims to create a niche for themselves as a leading ‘animation for all’ platform with content in multiple regional languages, with socio-culturally rich Indian content.

Sourav Mondal, Co-founder and CEO, Ssoftoons, said, “The increasing penetration of the internet and mobile devices, in rural India, is playing a vital role in driving the future of OTT services. Moreover, the rise of 5G will play a massive role in enhancing the mobile experience for users as it becomes even easier to consume content on the go. However, when it comes to animated content, most of it is readily available in Hindi and English while regional content is mostly in dubbed format and may or may not have the socio-cultural connect with viewers across the Indian population. With Ssoftoons Plus, we aim to directly connect with users across the demography, focusing on regional content that can be accessed through a one-size-fits-all subscription model and a more diverse subscription model, which caters to the populace of different income levels. I think for long-term benefit, OTT service providers must focus on ad delivery optimisation, targeting their audiences and monetisation tactics to drive revenue rather than locking viewers in a subscription-based model. Hence, we are thinking of a hybrid model in our near future, keeping the duration of advertisement in the video to a minimum. We are also adding merchandising products to gain extra revenue from our customers.” 

Currently, SSOFTOONS PLUS is targeting Bengali and Hindi consumers. But it plans to  add Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Oriya for its other regional viewers too.

Ssoftoons will be partnering with YouTube channels and the videos will be launched on Ssoftoons YouTube after a few months of OTT release.

The company is also thinking of releasing the content in podcast format as the next stage of Ssoftoons Plus. 

A few of the shows on the platform include ‘Dadi Maa ki Kahaniya’, a series based on fairy tales and folk tales from around the world, modified to relate to Indian viewers; ‘Choti Moti Kahaniya’, a comedy series created to capture the humour in daily lives of Indian families; ‘Darna Jaruri hai’, a series about ghosts who are funny, intelligent, silly, helpful and scary; ‘Bewkuf Naukar, Buddhuram’, the story of a stupid house help, and more.  

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