Streamers now shoot for satellite rights to step up play

Mumbai: Pure-play streamers have begun actively exploring and acquiring satellite rights, particularly for mid- and small-budget movies, over the past two months, according to producers and legal experts involved in negotiating these deals, marking a shift that could further cement the growing dominance of such platforms in the film distribution ecosystem.

A partner at a leading law firm in India said that, in the past two months, both pure and hybrid streamers had been showing clear interest in buying satellite rights.