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Aha (streaming service)
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Aha (stylised as aha) is an Indian over-the-top streaming service which offers Telugu and Tamil-language content. It is owned by Arha Media & Broadcasting Private Limited, a joint venture between Geetha Arts and My Home Group.[4][5] The service was soft launched on 25 January 2020 and launched officially on 25 March 2020,[6] coinciding with Ugadi, the Telugu New Year.[7][6]
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History
Allu Aravind revealed that he was enamoured with the digital environment and developed a habit of binge-watching. Soon he came up with the idea of starting a streaming platform for hosting solely Telugu content. He then discussed the idea with his family, who encouraged him and which led to talks with Jupally Rameswar Rao, who joined as a partner in the venture, Allu Aravind and Jupally Ramu Rao are active promoters who run the business, while Meghana Gorukanti Jupally is the Head of marketing advisory committee and Ravikant Sabnavis heads the platform as CEO.[5]
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Market and expansion
After opting for a soft launch on 8 February 2020 an event named aha Preview was conducted, where all the filmmakers who worked on ''aha Originals'' attended and presented their work.[8] In November 2020, aha announced actor Allu Arjun as its brand ambassador.[9] The platform has acquired one million subscribers within a year of its launch,[10] and by July 2021, it has over 1.5 million paid subscribers. In November 2021, the total paid active subscribers were 1.8 million, and as of 31 March 2024, the total paid active subscribers were 2.5 million,[6] and 40-million-plus users, catering predominantly to the markets of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states.[11]
In August 2021, aha launched aha kids, a sub-brand focusing on children's programming. It is scheduled to launch on 10 September, coinciding with Vinayaka Chavithi.[12] aha 2.0 was launched[13] in November 2021 on a cloud-native platform from Firstlight Media.[14][15]
The Tamil language version of Aha was launched in February 2022.[16]
Aha was launched for streaming on Tata Play in April 2023.[17]
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Original programming
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The service began its operation by acquiring digital rights of films such as Arjun Suravaram, Kaithi (Telugu dubbed version) and Choosi Choodangaane.[6]
Television shows
The original scripted content which debuted on the service during the soft launch was Kotha Poradu, Shithappens and Geetha Subhramanyam 2020.[18] Masti's created by Krish debuted on 8 February 2020. For the first year, the scripted original content included 25 original shows.[19][20] Talk show Sam Jam with Samantha as its host premiered on aha on 13 November 2020.[21] Aha has planned to offer over 50 original shows for the year 2021.[22] Unstoppable with Nandamuri Balakrishna ranked 5th on IMDb among the top 10 reality shows.[23]
Films
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Exclusive distribution programming
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These products, even though listed as Aha Originals, are programs that Aha has bought exclusive distribution rights to stream them.
Television shows
Films
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