India, Sept. 26 -- In a bid to promote Kannada cinema, the Karnataka Government has taken concrete steps to develop an over-the-top (OTT) platform dedicated to Kannada films.

Following a budget announcement earlier this month, the state issued an order on September 20, forming a 10-member panel tasked with preparing an outline for the OTT platform. The order was released by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) on Thursday, Indian Express reported.

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According to the report, the panel will be headed by the Commissioner of the Department of Information and Public Relations and includes key film industry figures such as Mehboob Pasha,...