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{{Short description|Marathi OTT platform}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox website
| name = Planet Marathi OTT
| logo = Planet Marathi.png
| company_type = [[OTT platform]]
| language = Marathi<br/>English
| founded = 2021<ref name=":1" />
| area_served = 100+ countries<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-18 |title=Soumya Vilekar announces her exit from Planet Marathi OTT after 7 years of association |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/brandwagon-soumya-vilekar-announces-her-exit-from-planet-marathi-ott-after-7-years-of-association-3368570/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref>
| owner = Planet Marathi Group
| founder = Akshay Bardapurkar<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-05 |title=Planet Marathi Founder: Industry no longer bound by narrow vision of old gatekeepers |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/planet-marathi-founder-industry-no-longer-bound-by-narrow-vision-of-old-gatekeepers/articleshow/90655936.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-02-12 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br>Soumya Vilekar<ref name=":1" />
| key_people = Akshay Bardapurkar ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])<br>Aditya Oke ([[Chief Operating Officer|COO]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Planet Marathi OTT Launches Pay Per View Ticket Window |url=https://www.koimoi.com/television/planet-marathi-ott-launches-pay-per-view-ticket-window/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=Koimoi}}</ref>
| industry = [[Entertainment]]
| products = {{flatlist|
* [[Streaming media]]
* [[Video on demand]]
* [[Digital distribution]]
}}
| assets = {{INR|200 crore}}<ref name=":1" />
| subsidiaries = Planet Bharat<br>Planet Goem
| url = [https://planetmarathi.com/ planetmarathi.com]
| commercial = Yes
| registration = Optional
| users = 1 million (January 2024)<ref name=":1" />
| current_status = Active
| headquarters = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
}}

'''Planet Marathi OTT''' is an Indian [[Subscription video on demand|subscription video on-demand]] [[Over-the-top media service|over-the-top]] [[streaming media]] service which is [[India|India's]] first digital platform provide content in [[Marathi language|Marathi]].<ref name=":0" /> Planet Marathi claims to have over 550,000 installs and over 24 million video plays since its launch.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Lata |date=2022-09-04 |title=Marathi OTT platform Planet Marathi records 500% increase in subscriber base |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/marathi-ott-platform-planet-marathi-records-500-increase-in-subscriber-base-11662274353040.html |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref>

Planet Marathi had appointed [[Marathi people|Marathi]] actress [[Mrinal Kulkarni]] to its board of founders.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mrinal Kulkarni on Planet Marathi OTT's board of founders {{!}} Media |url=https://www.campaignindia.in/article/mrinal-kulkarni-on-planet-marathi-otts-board-of-founders/478341 |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=Campaign India}}</ref> Director of content, [[Abhijit Panse]], was appointed by the company.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-08 |title=Planet Marathi OTT appoints Abhijit Panse as director of content |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/brandwagon-planet-marathi-ott-appoints-abhijit-panse-as-director-of-content-3388136/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref>

In November 2023, the Planet Marathi Group and [[Vista Media Center|Vistas Media]] announced the launch of ''Planet Bharat'', an over-the-top platform.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-14 |title=Planet Marathi Group and Vistas Media join hands to launch an OTT platform, 'Planet Bharat' |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/planet-marathi-group-and-vistas-media-join-hands-to-launch-an-ott-platform-planet-bharat/articleshow/102718260.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-02-11 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> The company had also launched a news vertical and a [[Konkani language|Konkani]]-language digital entertainment platform, ''Planet Goem''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Lata |date=2023-04-25 |title=Planet Marathi Group to launch news vertical |url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/planet-marathi-group-to-launch-digital-news-vertical-aims-to-revolutionize-marathi-news-landscape-worldwide-11682400979580.html |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref> Soumya and her son, Anitya Vilekar, who held positions as directors within the company, have stepped down in 2024 from their roles on the board of directors.<ref name=":1" />

== Launch ==
The platform was launched in [[Mumbai]] by [[Madhuri Dixit]] in the presence of popular Marathi film personalities including [[Amruta Khanvilkar]], [[Tejaswini Pandit]], [[Sanjay Jadhav]], [[Sonalee Kulkarni]], [[Prasad Oak]], [[Siddharth Jadhav]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-09-01 |title=Planet Marathi: Madhuri Dixit launches India's first Marathi OTT platform |url=https://www.thedailyjagran.com/entertainment/planet-marathi-madhuri-dixit-launches-indias-first-marathi-ott-platform-10031466 |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=English Jagran |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-31 |title=Madhuri Dixit launches 'Planet Marathi' OTT platform |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/madhuri-dixit-launches-planet-marathi-ott-platform-730577 |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=India TV News |language=en}}</ref>

== Availability ==
The platform is available on [[Android (operating system)|Android]], and [[iOS]] worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Planet Marathi OTT launches Planet Goem |url=https://www.indianbroadcastingworld.com/planet-marathi-ott-launches-planet-goem/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=Indian Broadcasting World |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=India's first Marathi video streaming platform, Planet Marathi OTT to launch in December |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/entertainment/indias-first-marathi-video-streaming-platform-planet-marathi-ott-to-launch-in-december-5517821.html |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=[[Moneycontrol]] |quote=The OTT will be available on both iOS and Android globally.}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==

*[https://planetmarathi.com/ Official website]

[[Category:Indian entertainment websites]]
[[Category:Subscription video on demand services]]
[[Category:Companies based in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Mass media companies based in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2017]]
[[Category:2017 establishments in Maharashtra]]

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