Alibaba might acquire an Indian site for online movie ticket booking
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The Jack Ma-founded company holds major shares in India’s popular digital payment app Paytm.
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"Within the group, there is already a momentum like the Paytm investment," He Xiaopeng, president of mobile business at Alibaba, told ET. "We are also going to have some investment in online movie tickets booking sites."
He added that they are looking for sites similar to BookMyShow, a major player in the industry.
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As per recent reports,
The reason why Alibaba is attracted to India is that even though there is a global slowdown, the number of mobile phone and internet users in India is continuously growing.
The entry of Reliance Jio in the telecom sector is being seen as a good sign by Alibaba, since the low data tariffs offered by Jio would only mean a rise in the number of internet users.
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