India’s subscription-driven video entertainment mobile app nexGTV, which is claimed to have over 25 million downloads, has partnered with acclaimed Bollywood director Imtiaz Ali to launch a new project called ‘SPOTLight’.
SPOTLight is an ideal platform for the budding entertainers to develop original short videos across a variety of genres including horror, satire, drama, social, poetry, comedy original music, fiction and reality. NexGTV will carry selected videos under the program ‘SPOTLight’ on its well established ‘TV on mobile’ platform, which reaches out to millions of users. Imtiaz Ali will judge top five-viewed videos on nexGTV every month and select one video for the grand prize of INR 1 lakh. Besides this, the winner’s next video production will also be sponsored by nexGTV.
Besides above award, you start earning as soon as your video crosses 3000 views. Check out the slab below for details:
| PAYMENT SLAB / VIDEO | MIN VIEWS | MAX VIEWS | PAYOUT / HIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 3,001 | 25,000 | 8 p |
| Gold | 25,001 | 50,000 | 9 p |
| Platinum | 50,000 + | – | 11 p |
Speaking on the launch, Mr. Abhesh Verma, COO, nexGTV, said, “Spotlight means centre stage, and that is exactly what we are looking to offer those bitten by the creative bug. By bringing someone of Imtiaz’s class and caliber, we are offering a unique chance to not just independent video content creators but to everybody to discover and showcase their talent in order to get it judged by a Master of the Craft. The cash prize is meant as an incentive to encourage the aspiring video content creators to channel their creativity and further innovate.”
With the help of Spotlight, upcoming entertainers can reach out to larger audience while simultaneously helping themselves monetize their content. Individuals, who wish to participate, need to just log on to http://www.nexgtvspotlight.
