Speakers including journalists, content creators and media activists at a seminar on Saturday said that contents should be inspiring and that they aimed to entertain audiences instead of mimicking different cultural values.
The seminar titled Let鈥檚 talk about Cinema, Content, OTT and Network was organised by Enigma Multimedia at the auditorium of Alliance Fran莽aise de Dhaka.
Children and media activist Fahmidul Islam Shantonu, also chief executive director of Enigma Multimedia presented the keynote speech at the seminar.
The seminar was attended by media and communication expert Islam Shafique, journalist A H Murad, Ahmed Tepantor, Mostafa Motihar, among others.
Due to click-based journalism and the rise of viral trends on online platforms, directors and producers aim to create popular contents instead of proper contents in the perspective of Bangladesh, Fahmidul Islam said, adding, 鈥楾he contents should be inspiring and they should entertain audiences instead of mimicking different cultural values.鈥�
There are almost 350 million Bengali audiences across the globe and 60 million students in this country, he said, adding that if good contents are created, they will achieve financial success.
Islam Shafique said that now social media was used by people from all walks of life and good contents impact a lot on society.
鈥楩ilms, dramas and other contents should fulfill the desire of youths. The contents should arise from discussions with people which can inspire audiences to change society,鈥� he added.聽聽
At the event, Enigma Multimedia announced that their online platform titled Doel would be inaugurated in May 2025.
