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“Wapas aa rahe hain KBC pe”: Actor Amitabh Bachchan to host yet another season of Kon Banega Crorepati
Since its debut in 2000, the quiz reality show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 13’ has been a topic of discussion amongst masses. The registration process for the show, which is hosted by megastar Amitabh Bachchan, began some time ago, and the promo has now been released.
The first half of the trailer was revealed by the Bollywood superstar, Amitabh Bachchan himself, and it appears to be rather amusing.
Taking to Instagram, Big B shared the video of the same and wrote, “Wapas aa rahe hain … KBC pe.”
See promo here-
The scene is set in a village, with everyone asking the head when the school will open. He discloses that he is short on cash and that the administration is not assisting him. The entire community mulls over a solution when a KBC commercial appears on the TV.
Many people apply for the show, but only one person, a barber, succeeds in getting a spot. Interestingly, the video of the promo ends there writing ‘To be continued.’
While many reports claim that the show will begin to air on August 23, no official announcement about the same has been made by the makers yet.
According to reports, the show has undergone significant alterations as a result of the COVID pandemic. Since its inception in the year 2000, the show has had a variety of hosts. During these 12 seasons, many contestants sat in the hot seat and tried their luck, but only 8 contestants were fortunate enough to be chosen as a ‘crorepati.’
Amitabh Bachchan, he has a couple of projects in the pipeline including, ‘Goodbye’, ‘Chehre’, and ‘Brahmastra’. Apart from this, he even has ‘Jhund’ as his upcoming works.
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Casino Days Reveal Internal Data on Most Popular Smartphones
International online casino Casino Days has published a report sharing their internal data on what types and brands of devices are used to play on the platform by users from the South Asian region.
Such aggregate data analyses allow the operator to optimise their website for the brands and models of devices people are actually using.
The insights gained through the research also help Casino Days tailor their services based on the better understanding of their clients and their needs.
Desktops and Tablets Lose the Battle vs Mobile
The primary data samples analysed by Casino Days reveal that mobile connections dominate the market in South Asia and are responsible for a whopping 96.6% of gaming sessions, while computers and tablets have negligible shares of 2.9% and 0.5% respectively.
The authors of the study point out that historically, playing online casino was exclusively done on computers, and attribute thе major shift to mobile that has unfolded over time to the wide spread of cheaper smartphones and mobile data plans in South Asia.
“Some of the reasons behind this massive difference in device type are affordability, technical advantages, as well as cheaper and more obtainable internet plans for mobiles than those for computers,” the researchers comment.
Xiaomi and Vivo Outperform Samsung, Apple Way Down in Rankings
Chinese brands Xiaomi and Vivo were used by 21.9% and 20.79% of Casino Days players from South Asia respectively, and together with the positioned in third place with a 18.1% share South Korean brand Samsung dominate the market among real money gamers in the region.
Cupertino, California-based Apple is way down in seventh with a user share of just 2.29%, overshadowed by Chinese brands Realme (11.43%), OPPO (11.23%), and OnePlus (4.07%).
Huawei is at the very bottom of the chart with a tiny share just below the single percent mark, trailing behind mobile devices by Motorola, Google, and Infinix.
The data on actual phone usage provided by Casino Days, even though limited to the gaming parts of the population of South Asia, paints a different picture from global statistics on smartphone shipments by vendors.
Apple and Samsung have been sharing the worldwide lead for over a decade, while current regional leader Xiaomi secured their third position globally just a couple of years ago.
Striking Android Dominance among South Asian Real Money Gaming Communities
The shifted market share patterns of the world’s top smartphone brands in South Asia observed by the Casino Days research paper reveal a striking dominance of Android devices at the expense of iOS-powered phones.
On the global level, Android enjoys a comfortable lead with a sizable 68.79% share which grows to nearly 79% when we look at the whole continent of Asia. The data on South Asian real money gaming communities suggests that Android’s dominance grows even higher and is north of the 90% mark.
Among the major factors behind these figures, the authors of the study point to the relative affordability of and greater availability of Android devices in the region, especially when manufactured locally in countries like India and Vietnam.
“And, with influencers and tech reviews putting emphasis on Android devices, the choice of mobile phone brand and OS becomes easy; Android has a much wider range of products and caters to the Asian online casino market in ways that Apple can’t due to technical limitations,” the researchers add.
The far better integration achieved by Google Pay compared to its counterpart Apple Pay has also played a crucial role in shaping the existing smartphone market trends.
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