MUMBAI: Around 70 companies and 1200 trade visitors from Asia, Europe and the Middle-East participated in Global Content Bazar 2018 which concluded here recently.

High-quality trade and other visitors witnessed echoed a sentiment of highly beneficial exchanges with exhibitors and buyers at the bazaar which delivered on its assurance of showcasing the latest in content. India’s first-ever content market -- Global Content Bazar 2017 -- concluded in Mumbai recently. The show witnessed many eager visitors who echoed a sentiment of highly beneficial interactions with exhibitors, buyers, sellers and participants.

As a professional trade show focused on content that powers India’s vast entertainment and infotainment industry, the content bazaar delivered on its promise of showcasing newest happenings in content for film, television, animation, docs & shorts, virtual reality, OTT-IPTV-VOD, 3D, music, radio, interactive gaming, mobile and more.

The 'Content Monetising Avenues Conference' held on the show's first day proved to be the highlight of the three-day event; with over 20 speakers presenting papers on the latest trends in the content industry and related subjects.

Leading content providers, buyers and sellers such as Shanghai WingsMedia from China (with 10 prominent Chinese companies), Zee TV, Viacom 18, Sony Pictures Network, Doordarshan, DTV Turkey, ATV Turkey, Fight Globe, NH Studioz, Ultra Media & Entertainment, Creative Eye Ltd., WebTVAsia, Pocket Films, Green Gold Animation, Global One Enterprise, Qube Cinema and Fashion TV among others made their presence felt at the show and in the Indian content industry.

Apart from India, companies from China, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, the Netherlands, the UAE, Turkey, France, Austria and Russia participated in the show this year.

The Global Content Bazar 2018 is scheduled to be held at the World Trade Centre in mid-January.